Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into. Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life. - Wayne Dyer
That's me on the left as Cuddles the Clown, one of my DASH Designs (make-up and costume).
Greetings!
I wish you good health, financial security, peace of mind and happiness. Welcome.
Contact Me
You may reach me directly at DashonDeadline@aol.com, or post a comment to reach me right away.
Services
~English and Writing Tutor, including SAT and ACT
~Writing Coach, especially creative nonfiction and memoir
~Editing, specializing in medical, science and the environment
~Editing, general audience, scholarly, trade
~Training and Workshop leader: editing, humor writing, news reporting, feature writing, interviewing
~Media Content Analysis
Widely published, international reputation as a writer and university professor.
DASH is my pen name. Initially it was a fashion label I made up as a budding costume designer at the drawing board.
Whether dressed as Cuddles the Clown or to lead a workshop in humor writing or intercultural interviewing, I view success as a shared result.
Little known about me is that I write chick lit, creative nonfiction, am a published poet and my paintings have been sold by a Chicago art gallery.
I specialize in media analysis, content analysis, and writing and editing about science and the environment. Over time I've worked with several of the nation's top companies and news outlets, universities both in the U.S. and overseas, and led writing workshops for assorted professional organizations. At WMAQ-TV, NBC-Chicago, I was called a creative catalyst by the news director, a label that has stuck throughout my career, whether as a writer, promoter or analyst. I enjoy reading stories, and would like to know yours. Please be in touch!
Dissertation download: http://www.lib.umd.edu/drum/handle/1903/1551 4,657 people downloaded my dissertation as of May 26, 2013. Check out the excitement! Free! Title: In the lion's mouth: Advocacy and investigative reporting about the environment at the turn of the 21st century
Scholarly article example: Listening out of the box: New perspectives for the workplace. International Journal of Listening. Available as pdf.
Articles: Many published in general audience and trade news outlets.
Quick Background Check
EDUCATION
Ph.D., 2004, University of Maryland at College Park. Dissertation: Investigative Reporting About the Environment - Is it Advocacy?
M.S., 1996, National-Louis University
Focus: Creative Nonfiction and Humor Writing
Transfer fiction writing courses from Columbia College Chicago
B.A., 1984, Roosevelt University
Major: Broadcasting
Also attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison for three years, majoring in theatre with a minor in English.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Society of Environmental Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
~ Media analysis. Mayo Clinic report, 2010.
~ Article. "The Relationship Between the U.S. Government and the Environment Pre-1960."7,000 words for The U.S. Government and the Environment: A Public Policy Reference Encyclopedia. Forthcoming.
~ Article. "The U.S. Government and the Global Future." 5,000 words for The U.S. Government and the Environment: A Public Policy Reference Encyclopedia. Forthcoming.
~ Workshop. Have You Heard The One About...? Using Humor to Tell Environment Stories. Society of Environmental Journalists Conference, 2009.
~ Article. "Reporting National News."InEvensen, B. (ed.) The Responsible Reporter, pp. 159-160. New York: Peter Lang, 2008.
~ Panelist. Authoring Nonfiction Books About the Science and the Environment. Society of Environmental Journalists Conference, 2008.
~ Workshop. News Reporting. The Harbinger. Harper College, 2007.
~ Workshop. Editing. The Harbinger. Harper College, 2007.
~ Workshop. Interviewing in Journalism. The Harbinger. Harper College, 2007.
~ Workshop. Writing for the Alternative Press. The Harbinger. Harper College, 2007.
~ Moderator. Trends in Investigative Reporting. Society of Professional Journalists National Convention. 2006.
~ Setting the Agenda: Newspapers as Civil War Activists. Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War and Free Expression. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2005.
AWARDS
Intercultural Listening in the Workplace: A Literature Synthesis. James Brown Student Research Award. Second Prize. International Competition. 2003.
INTERESTS
"Nature deficit disorder" as part of a large sustainability education project I am developing.
Writing creative nonfiction and chick lit.
Editing, writing, ice skating, swimming, composing and playing music, hiking, kayaking, cooking.
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