Phone:865- 254-2336
EXPERTISE
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I have extensive experience communicating complex environmental, technological, scientific, and policy information to a non-specialist audience.
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I communicate well with policy makers, scientists, researchers, and people of all walks of life, from the local to the international arena.
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I'm familiar with a wide variety of governmental and nongovernmental organizations on the local, national, and international level.
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As a working journalist, I am used to working on deadline and under pressure.
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I'm a thick-skinned writer and a sensitive editor.
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As an experienced managing editor, I am used to keeping writers, researchers, policy makers, and other players, including myself, on schedule.
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I am dedicated to meeting the requirements of my clients.
EDUCATION
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M.S., University of Tennessee, College of Communications, School of Journalism, concentration in science and environmental writing, 1997
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Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Department of Romance Languages, 1977.
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B.A., Emory University, Atlanta, GA, French and Humanities, 1970
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
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National Association of Science Writers
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Society of Environmental Journalists
Former member
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science
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The Society for Technical Communication
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The Virginia Society of Poetry
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The Virginia Ornithological Society
AWARDS
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Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, 2001 Communicator Crystal Award of Excellence; APEX 2001 Award for Magazines and for Education and Information Writing; Society for Technical Communication, East Tennessee Chapter, 2000 Best of Show; and the APEX 1999 Award for Most Improved Magazines and Journals
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Cenie M. Moon Memorial Prize, the Virginia Society of Poetry (VSOP), 1977; Rosa Dillard Poetry Prize, VSOP 1978