Content Writing and Editing 

I prepare accessible, engaging content that helps leading scientific journals, research institutions, nonprofits, and companies share their stories with the people they need to reach. I cover a broad range of scientific, medical, and environmental topics – please see a selection of my writing below.

I’ve worked with:

Stanford University

University of Washington

Kaiser Permanente

American Geophysical Union

Gladstone Institutes

PLOS

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health

Cancer Commons

Environmental Defense Fund

Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Character (now DENTSU CREATIVE)

Health Research Alliance

Cleveland Clinic

…and more

Selected work:

Press releases and news

The Best Thing Since Sliced Tissue” — Gladstone Institutes

New Tool Unsnarls DNA-Winding Mystery, with Likely Implications for Many Diseases” — Gladstone Institutes

It Takes Guts to Make a Heart” — Gladstone Institutes

Research Transforms Care for People with Multiple Sclerosis” — Kaiser Permanente

Diabetes Increased Among Kids During Pandemic” — Kaiser Permanente

Unearthing How a Carnivorous Fungus Traps and Digests Worms” — PLOS

Wolves More Prosocial Than Pack Dogs in Touchscreen Experiment” — PLOS

Consuming Refined Carbs Might Be Linked to Perceived Facial Attractiveness” — PLOS

Blog posts

When Pesticides Drift” — University of Washington

Flame Retardants and Diabetes” — University of Washington

Traffic Pollution and Dementia” — University of Washington

Five Questions for … Dr. Annette Langer-Gould” — Kaiser Permanente

Research paper summaries

Out With the Old, in With the Cold” — Eos/American Geophysical Union

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Saturn’s Changing Seasons” — Eos/American Geophysical Union

Visualizing the Deep Insides of Planets and Moons” — Eos/American Geophysical Union

Exploring Just How Extreme Future Storms Could Get” — Eos/American Geophysical Union

Fluid Dynamics of Tiny, Ancient Marine Animals” — Eos/American Geophysical Union

Earth’s Lakes Emit Less Methane Than Previously Thought” — Eos/American Geophysical Union

A Molecular Biology Tour de Force:” Pinpointing a Heart-Protective DNA Change” — Gladstone Institutes

Mini-Livers on a Chip” — Gladstone Institutes

Mechanism Underlying Bacterial Resistance to the Antibiotic Albicidin Revealed” — PLOS

Harnessing Nature to Promote Planetary Sustainability” — PLOS

People and profiles

Enchanted by the Earliest Stages of Human Life” — Gladstone Institutes

Rewinding Cells to Reverse Disease” — Gladstone Institutes

Serving Others by Joining a Cancer Clinical Trial” — Kaiser Permanente

Gladstone Scientists Stand with Ukraine” — Gladstone Institutes

Grace John-Stewart Recognized for Exceptional Public Health Research and Impact” — University of Washington

Sexual Harassment in the Fields” — University of Washington

Features

Solving the Aftermath of Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries” — Gladstone Institutes

Leading the Way to Better Treatments for People with Epilepsy” — Gladstone Institutes

Mini-Organs and Microtissues Open New Dimensions for Discovery” — Gladstone Institutes

Annual report content

The Rise of In-Home Cardiac Rehabilitation” — Kaiser Permanente

Research Committed to Firearm Injury Prevention” — Kaiser Permanente

Physician Trailblazers Seek Answers to Improve Their Patients’ Health” — Kaiser Permanente

Donor relationship/development writing

On behalf of leading researchers and their institutions, I prepare personally tailored reports and letters of gratitude to major donors, highlighting the impact of their philanthropic gifts. Please inquire to learn more about my experience with this type of writing.