Writing
A selection of my clips, primarily organized by publication, can be viewed here. Additional clips available upon request.
Reprint rights are available for many of these articles; please contact me for more information.
Bookslut
A complete list of my reviews for Bookslut can be found here.
- Smile When You’re Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer, by Chuck Thompson, February 2008 (online)
- The Palace of the Snow Queen: Winter Travels in Lapland, by Barbara Sjoholm, October 2007 (online)
- I’ve Heard the Vultures Singing: Field Notes on Poetry, Illness, and Nature, by Lucia Perillo, August 2007 (online)
- The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Story of How Modern Astronomy Began, by Stuart Clark, August 2007 (online)
- Becoming Shakespeare: The Unlikely Afterlife that Turned a Provincial Playwright into the Bard, by Jack Lynch, August 2007 (online)
- Museum: Behind the Scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, by Danny Danziger, June 2007 (online)
- The Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine, by Steven Rinella, May 2007 (online)
Colorado College Alumni Bulletin
- How the West Was Studied: State of the Rockies 2007 (p. 8 of PDF file), July 2007 (print and online)
- Turner Named Champion of the Rockies (p. 8 of PDF file), July 2007 (print and online)
- Laying a Cornerstone for the Arts (p. 6 of PDF file), April 2007 (print and online)
- Playing Soccer in Püke (p. 14 of PDF file), April 2007 (print and online)
- Interns Experience the Cutting Edge of Medicine, July 2006 (print and online)
- Singh Supports “Disruptive Innovations”: An Adaptive Continuum of Cancer Care, July 2006 (print and online)
- Marty Finds Ordinary Grace, March 2006 (print and online)
Student Health 101
- February 2008
- March 2008
- Exploring Sexual Identity, January 2008 (available upon request)
- The AIDS Crisis: Are You At Risk? December 2007 (available upon request)
- Not Just for Jocks: Students Turn to Alternative Exercise for Fun and Fitness, November 2007 (online)
- Gender Neutral Housing on the Rise, October 2007
- Health Brief: Back Pain? Bungee Cords to the Rescue!, February 2007 (online)
- Health Brief: Beat the Winter Blues, February 2007 (online)
- Health Brief: Spending Spring Break Helping Others, February 2007 (online)
Transitions Abroad
- Hiking in South Iceland, January/February 2008 (print)
- Immersion in Russia, September/October 2005 (print)
Miscellaneous Publications
- All in the Family, in Hands On, July 2007 (print and online) [first paragraph is editorial introduction]
- Escape the City: Nature Awaits, in Colorado Springs News & Views, June 2007 (print)
- Behind the Dioramas at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, in Gifted Travel, April 2007 (online)
- Software Review: Scrivener (Mac OS X), in Notes in the Margin, March 2007 (online)
- Dominica: The Caribbean “Nature Island,” in Geotimes, December 2006 (online)
- At the Ecotone, in Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds Newsletter, Fall 2006 (print)
- Jesus Was a Punk: Talking life and faith with Pastor E.J. Branch of The Refuse, in The Cipher, April 2006 (print)
- Not Your Average Biker Gang: C-Springs cyclists insist on their right to the road, in The Cipher, March 2006 (print)
Museums and Nonprofits
- The Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds, Inc., March 2007-present (website)
Content (primarily science, nature, and travel), photography, web design, and maintenance of nonprofit website. Run off WordPress open-source blogging software. - Patrick Kociolek Appointed New Director of Museum, April 22, 2008 (press release)
- University of Colorado Museum of Natural History brochure
Drafted and edited final text for quadfold brochure advertising the museum (graphic design by Sugar Design). Brochure describes the museum’s mission, public programs, research, collections, and ways to get involved. - University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Object of the Month: Fossil Ginkgo from Siberia, February 2008
Educational web feature for museum website. - T.D.A. Cockerell Centennial site bulletin and field trip guide June 2006, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (print)
Informative site bulletin about historical scientist and short field trip guide for the June 9-10 centennial of the Cockerell expeditions to Florissant, 1906-1908. For Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. - Mammals, Minerals, and Microorganisms: What’s new in research at Florissant Fossil Beds NM (PDF file), in Impressions (summer park guide and newspaper), Summer 2006, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (print)
Salem Press
- (upcoming) Luis W. Alvarez
(upcoming) Barbara Walters, Great Lives from History: The 20th Century
Biographies of nuclear physicist Luis W. Alvarez and journalist Barbara Walters. Will appear in upcoming educational reference book. - (upcoming) Organic food movement
AmeriCorps
Sustainable design, The Nineties
Encyclopedia entries for upcoming educational reference book.
JobMonkey
- Alaska Summer Jobs, April 2007
Research, interviews, and content about how to find and choose a non-fisheries summer job in Alaska. Covers hospitality and tourism industry, outdoor guiding, and seasonal scientist and ranger jobs. - JobMonkey: College Financial Aid, Outdoor Jobs, Summer Camp Jobs
Short web articles.