WRITING PORTFOLIO
My writing is clear, strategic and audience-centered, translating complex ideas into concise, compelling narratives. I balance precision with warmth, ensuring accuracy while engaging readers and advancing organizational goals.
University of Notre Dame Press Releases
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Notre Dame earns Chronicle of Higher Ed’s ‘Great Colleges to Work For’ honor for seventh year
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Architectural firm selected to design Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
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New construction and Notre Dame Stadium renovations impact community
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​Erin Oliver appointed assistant VP for institutional equity
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Notre Dame earns LEED Gold for Duncan Student Center, Corbett Family Hall and O’Neill Hall
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Paul Kempf appointed assistant vice president for utilities and maintenance
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Notre Dame Security Police to be renamed Notre Dame Police Department
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Notre Dame earns LEED Gold certification for McCourtney Hall
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University of Notre Dame College of Science Press Releases
​​​Office of the Dean
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Science dean biking 3,250 miles to bring attention to rare disease research​​
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Second largest research award at Notre Dame fights malaria and dengue fever
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International Masterclasses open cutting-edge physics to young investigators worldwide
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International researchers collaborate at Parseghian scientific conference
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Notre Dame Haiti Program expands distribution of disease-preventing salt nationwide
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Vachon named director of Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine
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Astronomy and Physics
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Notre Dame researchers publish new findings on aging pediatric bruises
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Notre Dame physicists celebrate announcement of Nobel Prize for Higgs discovery
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Team of physicists finds new path toward increasing semiconductor functionality
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Notre Dame astrophysicist discovers planets similar to earth
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Research shows food-trade network vulnerable to fast spread of contaminants
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Notre Dame scientists announce new results on the Higgs boson
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Large Binocular Telescope director to speak on latest astronomy research
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Astrophysicists produce the first age map of the halo of the Milky Way
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Biology
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$5 million gift establishes Gallagher family professorships in adult stem cell research
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The 'gold' standard: A rapid, cheap method of detecting dengue virus
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Grant propels largest growth of Notre Dame Haiti Program's salt operations
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Notre Dame faculty share research discoveries on NPR's 'Science Friday'
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New master’s degree in global health focuses on science, health and the poor
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Spider web research shows promise for noninvasive genetic sampling
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Chemistry and Biochemistry
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International researchers collaborate at Parseghian scientific conference
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Notre Dame scientists develop largest developmental proteomic data set for any animal
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New research leads to sensors that detect contaminants in water
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Notre Dame researchers put chemistry lab on paper to detect low-quality medicine
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Notre Dame imaging specialists create 3-D images to aid surgeons
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Scientists develop algorithm to understand certain human diseases
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Notre Dame and Department of Energy collaboration enables development of unique spectrometer
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Alumnus receives ACS Infectious Diseases Young Investigator Award
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Researchers discover protein dynamics help regulate cell division
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Math and Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
University of Notre Dame Storytelling for NDWorks and nd.edu
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Using data to preserve the natural beauty of campus (strategic content on nd.edu)
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Recognizing the tremendous leadership of John Affleck-Graves
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​​Quick action gets 545 students,13 faculty and staff home from abroad
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Seamstress pivots to make face masks (The Alumni Association included my story in their alumni e-newsletter.)
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Utilities takes sensible precautions for staff during pandemic​​
Public Library Storytelling and Press Releases:
I published all of the following stories on the website. I also published some stories in the quarterly magazine, Unfold.
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Meet our Centre Branch team (I wrote feature stories on different teams every quarter in the Unfold magazine.)
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FTC grant makes laptops and internet connectivity possible (I also published this story in the Unfold magazine.)
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Local artists invited to apply for award to create social justice inspired exhibit
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Leading architects discuss design of Main Library and Community Learning Center
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Summer Reading Club begins at the St. Joe County Public Library (press release)
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Local artist’s work on exhibit at Main Library (press release)
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Author and cultural documentarian Candace Taylor to speak February 20
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Library partners with South Bend Symphony Orchestra to offer free tickets (I also shared story on our monthly patron email.)
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Library invites community to participate in summer reading club
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Community invited to evening with Anthony Ray Hinton (press release)
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Main Library scheduled to reopen November 14 (press release and Unfold)