Writing Portfolio
Here is a sample of past work for a variety of publications and institutions in the health, science and environmental categories.
Journalism
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The Washington Post
The next money crop for farmers: solar panels
Across the flatlands of Illinois, a new crop is rising among the traditional waves of grain as farmers increasingly apply to host acres of solar panels on their property. The move encouraged by a state law requiring that renewable resources provide 25 percent of Illinois power by 2025.
Chicago Tribune
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Intense storms fueled by climate change raise flooding risks
Evanston, Chicago and other suburbs have taken steps in recent years to upgrade sewer systems in an effort to reduce flooding. But those same towns are now examining how heavier and more frequent storms caused by climate change could result in more water and runoff seeping into homes.
Washington Post
Outside Chicago, historic Old Joliet Prison is open for tours
The prison outside Chicago is not the Alcatraz of the Midwest. It hasn’t been spruced up with exhibits and an audio tour. There is no heat or jail-cell restoration. Instead it is a tourist experience in “ruin porn” — the trendy photography genre that showcases abandoned and decaying buildings. And the Joliet Area Historical Museum hopes visitors will pay $20 each to walk through and listen to tales from local historians and former prison guards.
California Health Report
Various stories
Author page for my stories at California Health Report, which is a publication that seeks to report on issues impacting communities that are disproportionately affected by inequality.
Content Writing
Subaru
Swimmer relearns her sport after losing both legs
It was early 2020, and COVID-19 pandemic restrictions had closed indoor lap pools. So the one-time Olympic hopeful, then 22, convinced her neighbor to fill and heat the kidney-bean-shaped pool in his backyard. There, she tethered herself to a pole and began swimming in place as the snow fell. She was training for the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
University of Chicago Medicine
Medicine on the Midway: Where are they now?
Building houses, flying airplanes, writing books – and more. A dozen Pritzker School of Medicine alumni talk about their post-retirement pursuits in this publication for friends, alumni and faculty of the University of Chicago Medicine, the University of Chicago Division of Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine.
National Geographic
Education Resource Library
Contributed to National Geographic's Webby-award winning Education Resource Library
UC Santa Cruz
Seeing the forest
With the emerging new normal of California’s climate-change-fueled, supercharged drought and wildfire seasons, drones offer an unparalleled tool to facilitate field research aimed at assessing and informing measures to mitigate the resulting environmental effects.
Stanford Medicine
Scope 10K Articles
Author page for my entries on Stanford Medicine’s Scope blog, featuring original health and biomedical news, profiles and more.
I observed Genevieve in several roles at Patch. As an editor, she showed a willingness and ability to adapt as organizational priorities shifted. Her strengths included reporting, use of social media and data visualization. When she became a manager, she faced many challenges with changes in personnel and strategy. She handled those situations with poise and sought guidance from her supervisors when she needed it.
Ari Soglin
Digital Communications Strategist
