Conference planner/consultant

Dart Center on Journalism and Trauma – “Global Institute on Early Experience and the Developing Brain” – plan agenda and lead panels for a mulit-year conference program for journalists reporting on the effects of trauma on early childhood development. 2016 to present.

Workshop leader on storytelling and podcasts

• Arts Midwest (Boston gathering of arts leaders), Fall 2018.
• PRX/Podcast Garage, Fall 2018.

Journalist Mentor

Center for Health Journalism, sponsored by University of Southern California, Annenberg Center. Six-month contracts guiding national journalism fellows through in-depth health projects. 2017, 2019.

Conference panel moderator/organizer

• Association of Health Care Journalists, Annual Conference, Baltimore, Spring 2019. (Panel on Podcasting.)
• NEPR Event on “Great God of Depression”, moderated a community discussion on mental health, in conjunction with podcast release. Gateway City Arts. Fall 2018.
• Association of Health Care Journalists, Annual Conference, Boston, Spring 2013. (Panel on brain development)
• Guest on multiple journalism panels (including AHCJ, Northampton Film Festival)

College Teaching

• Hampshire College, Adjunct Professor, Courses on Radio Journalism. 2004 – 2007.
• Springfield College, Adjunct Professor, Course on Radio Journalism. Fall 2001.
• UMass/Summer Program, Course on Radio and Print Journalism, 2000.
• Numerous guest lectures (on journalism and podcasting) at Amherst College, Hampshire College, University of Massachusetts, Holyoke Community College, 2000 to 2019.

Performer (Audio Storytelling)

Live Art Magazine, Northampton, MA. Fall 2015 and Fall 2017.

Project coordinator/Interviewer/Writer

Partners in Project Planning for Adolescent Health (a federally-funded, national collaborative.) Oversaw print and audio series on adolescent health. 2005-2006

Consulting Editor

Jacobs Foundation. Edited a collaborative white paper about brain plasticity and critical periods. Tasked with rewriting academic work into accessible prose for a lay audience. Fall 2018.