I've written for North by Northwestern, the Medill News Service and The Wichita Eagle. In addition, I've served various editorial roles at North by Northwestern, including Managing Editor, Back of Book Editor (Print) and Life & Style Editor. I have experience copy-editing and fact-checking at North by Northwestern and Texas Monthly.

View all of my stories for NBN here. Below is a selection of features, opinion pieces and creative non-fiction I have written.

Mommy's new frontier Magazine Writing final project, Dec. 2009

When mothers started blogging, they just wanted a community. Now, their territory is tainted by marketers seeking their own slice of the mommy money pie.

Creating a new program of studies is easier said than done originally published on North by Northwestern May 14, 2009

Forty years after the Northwestern black student alliance For Members Only rallied to institute an African-American studies department, Muslim and Latino students are fighting for their own programs. Northwestern isn't listening.

Searching for gold in the Prairie State originally published by North by Northwestern May 4, 2009

Remembering the River Fest, a yearly springtime festival in Wichita, Kans.

Is Northwestern screwing us over by closing Searle? originally published by North by Northwestern Apr. 12, 2009

After President Obama signed a bill making it easier for campus clinics to acquire low-cost birth control, closing Northwestern's on-campus pharmacy will be even more harmful to students.

Communication junior steps onto the Chicago stage originally published by North by Northwestern Apr. 12, 2009

After making her mark in Northwestern's campus theater, junior Caitlin Collins has moved to the Goodman Theater to act alongside Annette O'Toole in Regina Taylor's Magnolia.

Pet owners turn to organic food originally published by Medill News Service Mar. 6, 2009

A series of pet food recalls cause pet owners to abandon traditional fare in favor of organic, eco-friendly food.
 
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