EDUCATION

M.S., 1991, University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication

Thesis: Turnabout is Fair Play: Censorship of Popular Music in the 1950s

B.S., 1988, General Studies/Social Science, Portland State University

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Society of Environmental Journalists

National Association of Science Writers

INVITED SYMPOSIA ATTENDED

The Adriatic Sea: A Sea at Risk, A Unity of Purpose - Religion, Science & Environment Symposium IV, 2002

Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment - Colorado University at Boulder,  May 22-27, 2000

Black Sea in Crisis - Religion, Science & Environment Symposium II, 1997

AWARDS

National winner, National Organization for Women U.S. Constitutional Bicentennial Essay Contest, 1988

First Prize, Fiction (Short Story), Willamette Writers Kay Snow Writing Contest, 1988

Third Prize, Essay, Willamette Week Writing Contest, 1988