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| Professional/Personal Overview |
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From the ordinary (reducing the risk of a heart attack) to the bizarre (using patients' own teeth to restore vision), I've got your medical topic covered. I write for doctors and laypeople, print and new media. Need an editor? I'll help make your writing clear, consistent, and organized.
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Editor |
20 Years |
| Reporter |
20 Years |
| Writer |
20 Years |
Specialty |
| Fitness |
20 Years |
| Health |
20 Years |
| Medicine |
20 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Medscape (11+), The Johns Hopkins White Papers (11+), Los Angeles Times (6-10) |
Other Work History
Executive Editor, The Johns Hopkins White Papers |
Computer Skills
Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS) certified, HTML, Quark, MS Word, Excel |
Equipment
Laptop, Olympus digital audio recorder, digital cameras |
Foreign Language Skills
proficient in French |
References
Evan Hansen, Crossways International
Catherine Richter, Medizine, Inc. |
Associations
National Association of Science Writers, American Medical Writers Association (Secretary of regional
chapter, 2006-2008), Association of Health Care Journalists, MediaBistro's AvantGuild |
Other
Hunter College, New York, NY, M.A., English, January 1994
G.P.A.: 3.9 out of 4.0
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, B.A., English, 1990
Semester abroad: Institut d'Etudes Europennes, Nantes, France
Continuing Education:
Rocky Mountain Evidence-Based Health Care Workshop
One of eight journalists nationwide selected to attend, August 2005
New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Basic Project Management, 2009
Marketing Principles and Practices, 2002
Principles of Organization and Management, 2001
Legal and Ethical Issues in Journalism, 1999
New School University, Adult Division, New York, NY
Statistics for Psychology, 2000
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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| Work Samples |
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Writing For Laypeople |
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(Los Angeles Times, 3/22/2010)
Packing on the pounds gets a well-deserved bad rap. Most Americans understand that excess weight contributes to heart disease and diabetes, not to mention the urge to hide behind the kids in family photos. But obesity as a risk factor for cancer?
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(The Los Angeles Times, 8/3/2009)
Doctors have more than 20 medications to choose from. But finding the right one is a process of trial and error.
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Writing For Physicians |
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(Medscape Ob/Gyn and Women's Health, 5/28/2010)
Women with endometriosis appear to be more likely to develop certain types of cancer. What scientists know about the link -- and why it might occur -- were the focus of a session at the inaugural symposium of the Endometriosis Foundation of America.
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