Producer, Discovery Earth website
(slated to go live Sept. 2008)
EXPERIENCE
More than seventeen years as an independent science journalist, live science radio broadcaster, newspaper reporter, documentary script writer, museum exhibits writer and interpreter of science for the public.
Special expertise in writing news, feature articles and scripts on topics in Earth, planetary, marine and space sciences. This includes, but is not
limited to, seismology, hydrology, geophysics, meteoritics,
oceanography, marine sciences, evolutionary biology, astrobiology,
meteorology, climatology, research technology, solar science, astronomy and astrophysics. I also have written extensively about biotechnology.
Outlets and organizations for which I have written include the following:
National Geographic online (NationalGeographic.com)
Nature
Popular Science
Geological Society of America
Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
Science World magazine
New Scientist
Astronomy
The Boston Globe
American Geophysical Union
Explora! Science Center of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Finger Lakes Radio
KFOK Community Radio, 95.1 LPFM, Georgetown, CA
BioMedNet
Earth (contributing editorship)
Exploring
(San Francisco Exploratorium)
Pacific Discovery (California Academy of Sciences)
Collier's Encyclopedia
Pew Initiative on Food & Biotechnology website (www.pewagbiotech.org)
Newspaper Reporter...
From 1993 through 1998 for the Santa Cruz County Sentinel, the
Salinas Californian, the Tahoe Daily Tribune and the Lahontan
Valley News. As a full-time staff writer at these publications I covered a
wide variety of beats including science, environment and natural resources,
water, tribal and social issues and was often called upon to edit other
reporters' articles. I wrote a regular science column at the Tahoe Daily
Tribune.
Earth Sciences Interpreter...
Ranger and Spanish translator for the U. S. National Park Service in Death
Valley (1991-1992) where I wrote articles, designed and presented multimedia
programs and exhibits for the public and hosted living history tours and natural history hikes.
Fiction Writer…
With stories and poetry published privately.
EDUCATION
Graduate Certificate in Science Writing, 1993 Science Communication
Program University of California, Santa Cruz
B.A. Earth Sciences, 1987 Emphasis on paleontology University of
California, Santa Cruz Oakes College distinguished service award
AWARDS & GRANTS
2007 Kavli Science Journalism Workshop: The Universe
2000 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Science Directorate Grant in
collaboration with Strong Mountain Productions.
Numerous awards for writing and graphics from the Nevada Press Association
from 1994 through 1998, including state Journalist of Merit for small dailies
in 1994.
AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Science Writers
New Mexico Science Writers Association
International Science Writers Association
Rio Grande Astronomical Society (board member)
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
The Albuquerque Astronomical Society
OTHER EXPERIENCE
High school science and math teacher.
Environmental geologist for Du Pont Environmental Remediation Services
Ecological study and travel in Ireland, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras,
Guatemala, Nicaragua, Hawai'i, England, Spain & Italy.
