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EDUCATION
Georgetown University, MA in Communication, Culture, and Technology,
2001
Princeton University, BA in English, 1995
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
The Chronicle of Higher Education 1995-Present * Senior Writer, November 2007-Present
Write news and feature articles for various sections of the newspaper and Web site. File daily contributions to The Wired Campus technology blog. Produce video and audio reports for award-winning Web site. * Web Editor, December 2006-November 2007
Served as the liason between the newsroom and Web production staffs to increase the newspaper's level and variety of online content. Started new blogs on topics including college fundraising, the 2008 election, campus architecture, and academic blogging. Oversaw and occasionally hosted The Chronicle's first weekly podcast. Worked with reporters to produce multimedia reports.
* Technology Editor, January 2004-December 2006
Led coverage of information technology for print and online editions, managing a staff of five reporters and working with interns and stringers. Assigned and edited magazine-length features as well as breaking news articles. Started and coordinated a technology blog and produced multimedia features. Planned agenda and moderated sessions for The Chronicle's annual technology conference for higher-education leaders.
* Students Editor, September 2002-January 2004
Coordinated coverage of student life and college admissions issues for print and online editions. Managed a reporter and worked with interns. Generated story ideas and edited news and feature articles.
* Reporter, May 1995-September 2002
Reported and wrote news and trend stories, as well as long-form feature articles. Developed and nurtured sources and broke news.
Freelance Writer, 1994-Present *Write occasional freelance articles for national publications. Articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Industry Standard, and AARP The Magazine.
BOOK CHAPTERS The Best of Technology Writing, 2007 (U. of Michigan Press, 2007) * Article on the World Trade Center collapse was selected for this annual anthology of the nation's best technology coverage.
Net Effects: How Librarians Can Manage the Unintended Consequences of the Internet (Information Today, 2003) * Article on movement to challenge journal publishing with a system of colleges posting free copies of scholarly research articles online.
TEACHING
University of Maryland College Park Philip Merrill College of Journalism * Adjunct Professor, Spring 2009-Present Teach multimedia journalism course to undergraduate and graduate students.
MULTIMEDIA SKILLS
Video editing:
Final Cut Pro Audio editing: Audacity, Pro Tools Web page creation:
Dreamweaver, HTML, Photoshop
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
* Science Laureate award for science and technology journalism, Purdue University, 2006 * Multimedia Reporting Fellowship, Western Knight Foundation
for Specialized Journalism, 2003
* Reporting Fellowship, Foreign Correspondents Program in
Finland, August 2001
* Merit Scholarship, Georgetown University Graduate School,
1999-2001
* National Education Writers Association award, second place
for
special-interest reporting, 1998
