WRITING EXPERIENCE:
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June, 1996 to present
Science editor, SexLife magazine, Mountain View, CA. Coordinates science articles, researches news stories, recruits new writers and experts.
September, 1995 to June, 1996
Student, Graduate Program in Science Writing, University of California, Santa Cruz. Wrote features, news stories, and essays. Designed an
interactive Web presentation,
collaborating with illustrator. Interned at local daily newspaper, the Santa Cruz County Sentinel, writing features and business articles. Wrote science story for San Jose Mercury-News. Interned at Monterey Bay Aquarium, designing Web page on fisheries biology.
March, 1995 to September, 1995
Intern, Metro Santa Cruz. Wrote calendar entries, photo captions, a sidebar, and a feature article.
September, 1994 to January, 1995
Science and technical writing student, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Wrote descriptions, explanations, and a magazine-style article. Critiqued and proofread others' writing.
September, 1993 to April, 1994
Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon. Taught basic biological concepts to non-major students. Graded and proofread papers.
August, 1991 to September, 1993
Research Associate, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA. Developed and wrote protocols for scientific procedures. Proofread doctors' research articles.
EDUCATION
September, 1995 to June, 1996
Student, Graduate Program in Science Writing, University of California, Santa Cruz.
September, 1993 to April 1994
Graduate student, Biology Dept., University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
1987 - 1991
Undergraduate, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA. Received bachelor's degree in biology.
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Last updated 1 October 1996