Professional/Personal Overview
I have spent my career making technical topics such as medicine easy for the layman to understand. An award-winning health writer, I enjoy writing about complex topics for audiences ranging from low-literacy readers to CEOs and MDs.
Work Info
Expertise
Book Author
1 Year
Editor
2 Years
Writer
12 Years
Specialty
Health
2 Years
Technology
3 Years
Medicine
9 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
13 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Regional Newspaper Chain (11+), Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal (1-2), WorkingMother.com (1-2), Alpha Books/Penguin (1-2), My Little Nomads (Family Travel Blog) (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
McMurry Custom Publishers (3-5), Great Place to Work Institute (1-2), Local Green Technology Consultant (1-2)
Other Work History
Writer, StayWell/Krames Medical Publishers (staff)
Computer Skills
OS: Windows XP
Equipment
Desktop, laptop, digital recorder, digital camera
References
Available upon request
Awards
I received eight National Health Information Awards for the patient education materials I wrote at StayWell/Krames.
Associations
American Society of Journalists and Authors, Freelance Success, American Medical Writers Association, Society for Technical Communication
Other
I hold two Master's degrees and taught college-level writing and literature for four years. My teaching background is especially useful for consumer and educational projects.
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near San Francisco, CA. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
(Oakland Tribune Online , 10/8/2010)
Profile of a Bay Area engineer working on water sanitation projects in Uganda.
(MedFly , 8/5/2010)
Blog post about radiation overdoses from CT scans, written for my blog MedFly, which is part of the BlogHer Publishing Network.
(WorkingMother.com , 7/15/2010)
An overview of childhood vaccines and vaccination controversies, written for WorkingMother.com
(Complete Idiot's Guide to Vaccinations , 12/1/2009)
A PDF of Chapter 12, "Do Vaccines Cause Medical Problems?" from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vaccinations, which I co-authored with Michael J. Smith, MD.
(AGD Impact , 2/13/2009)
Article written for a dental trade journal describing what medical identity theft is, how new FTC rules are designed to prevent identity theft, and how to spot and prevent this problem in a dental practice.
(Parenting Magazine , 4/1/2008)
Article on deciphering seizure-like behavior in infants and young children.
(Medscape Medical News , 3/7/2008)
News article describing the use of aspirin to prevent complications after knee surgery.
(Cincinnati Parent , 10/1/2007)
Article on pediatric emergencies that I wrote for a regional parenting publication.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
