WRITING
Reaching diverse audiences
Throughout my graduate, undergraduate and professional careers, I have had the opportunity to write for several organizations and publishers. Below are several of my writing samples in different styles, covering a broad range of topics.
2022
BREAST CANCER IN TRANSGENDER POPULATIONS
Created as a class exercise for a Cancer Epidemiology course at the University of Minnesota. Highlighted the lack of data available for breast cancer among transgender individuals. Created a document that could provide a quick background for cancer epidemiologists or oncology practitioners interested in learning more.
2022
CHILDHOOD NUTRITION IN NEPAL
Created as a class exercise for a Global Maternal and Child Health course at the University of Minnesota. Using data from Demographic and Health Surveys, this data profile is intended to be used by local public health organizations as a source of information about the populations being served.
2016
JERUSALEM PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT 2015
As Program Assistant at the Lutheran World Federation Jerusalem Program, I was tasked with contributing to, compiling, and editing the 2015 Annual Report. Below is a link to the entire report, which I compiled and edited. I wrote the articles and took the photographs featured from page 30 to page 34.
2021
TITLE V MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BLOCK GRANT - MINNESOTA PRIORITY BRIEFS
Created in collaboration with Minnesota Department of Health personnel, these briefs provide information about the current state of each priority area in the state of Minnesota and a short description of plans to address needs. Significantly expanded the Boys and Young Men brief. Updated information to include a health equity lens and systems language within the Infant Mortality brief.
2013
WAVERLY HEALTH CENTER
While studying at Wartburg College, I held a five-month internship with the Waverly Health Center. During my time, I helped nurses create educational handouts for classroom visits to local elementary schools. I also wrote several press releases for events to be held by the hospital. My main task was to rewrite patient handouts for radiology procedures in accessible language, according to Planetree standards. Below is one sample of the handouts.
2012
MIDWEST UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE IN THE HUMANITIES
The Midwest Undergraduate Conference in the Humanities (MUCH) is an opportunity for undergraduate students to present papers in a conference setting. My paper, “Innate Atheism”, was accepted and placed on the panel entitled “Values and Identity in the Modern Age”. The paper was originally written for the class “Science and Religion” at Wartburg College.