Copywriting

Special capabilities: biotechnology, sciences (especially life sciences), clean energy, agriculture, academic and technical writing
Qualifications: B.S. biology (Allegheny College), M.F.A. creative writing (University of Minnesota)

“All the moon’s light is borrowed: a gift from the sun, which alone illuminates our way through the solar system. For every 400,000 photons of sunlight that make the eight-minute trip to earth, exactly one will bounce off the moon on its way to us.”

— Excerpt, "The Moon Garden"

Selected clips:

• “Customer-Led Innovation: Building the CTS Xenon” – Thermo Fisher Scientific

• “We can end the preventable crisis of Black maternal death” – Advertorial, Sahan Journal

• “The Moon Garden” – Medium

• Sample Press Release: Recombitek Oral Bordetella Vaccine – Boehringer Ingelheim

• Sample Fact Sheet: Hero Insecticide – FMC Crop Solutions

• “Berkeley Lab a “Build Back Better” Regional Challenge Finalist” – Berkeley Lab

• “Do Stars Welcome Us Into Their Realms?” – The Pinch

• Sample Scientific Report: A Possible Role for Auxin Efflux in Auxin-Induced Promoter Activation — Allegheny College thesis report and research for B.S. Biology degree

• The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor – Contributing Writer, 2017

• 2017 Sustainability Report – National Council of Farmer Cooperatives

• “Saving America’s Tree” – University of Minnesota

• “Palmer Amaranth Summit in Review” – University of Minnesota

• “When the past is present: the link between childhood trauma and addiction” – Wayside Recovery Center

• Give to the Max Day Minisite Fundraising Landing Page – Wayside Recovery Center

• “Recovery from Addiction is the Norm, Not the Exception” – Wayside Recovery Center

• “Pests and Diseases: Spotted Wing Drosophila Expand Their Territory” – Wine Business Monthly, November 2019

• Sample Video Narration Transcript: 3RIVE 3D Installation – FMC Crop Solutions

• “The Usual Suspects: 5 Pests That ‘Bug’ South Dakota Farmers & Gardeners” - Hungry for Truth, South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council

• “Robots Vs. Pests: 5 Ways Researchers Are Using Drones to Battle Invasive Species” – University of Minnesota

• “Meet the Researcher” Biography Series – Field Leader, Ohio Soybean Council

• Digital Home Energy Guide – Minnesota Commerce Department

• Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants & Pests Center: Overview – University of Minnesota