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THE INTERSECTION: A STUDY OF THE TECHNIQUE AND ART OF SCIENCE WRITING
(2022-05)My professional and personal passions have always straddled the seemingly disconnected, unmerging paths between two subjects: English and science. But, I knew if I followed each one long enough, I would find the place where ... -
WE BRACE FOR IMPACT: STORIES OF HUMAN RESILIENCY
(2022-05)“The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday,” poet Mary Schmich writes. Indeed, when humans are confronted with ... -
SMALL WILDS PERSONAL ESSAYS ON NATURE UP CLOSE
(2022-05)I’ve always been a little nearsighted. It’s why I prefer to experience nature up close, in small scale, rather than take in a view from a high mountain peak. My eyes are turned to the ground looking for mushrooms. My ears ... -
THE MAKER INSTINCT: PATIENT-DRIVEN INNOVATION AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
(2022-05)A mother building a medical device to watch over her daughter as she sleeps. A scientist designing a virtual world to train a woman out of her fear. An artist seeing evolution through the eyes of a machine. The stories in ... -
FREAKY NATURE: A COLLECTION OF WRITTEN, AUDIO, AND VIDEO STORIES
(2022-05)Growing up, I always felt like a freak of nature. Blending into society didn’t come naturally for me—instead, I observed my peers to learn social norms. I spent less time talking and more time watching, thinking, and asking ... -
A CURIOUS WORLD STORIES OF THE MIND, THE EARTH, AND THE STARS
(2022-05)Since I was a child, I have loved the world around me. I fell in love with science at an early age simply because I wanted to understand how and why the world works the way it does. As I grew, I explored my own consciousness ... -
PICKLED IN JARS AND CRAMMED INTO DRAWERS: UNCOVERING NEW STORIES FROM OLD MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
(2022-05)While most visitors to natural history museums are transfixed by the exhibits, the majority of the research takes place behind and below the public spaces, where specimens are housed in a labyrinth of hallways, cabinets, ... -
THE HEALTH THREAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON CLIMATE, HEALTH ISSUES, SELECT WRITINGS, AND OTHER WORKS
(2022-05)Although we frequently see coverage of the rising threats of climate change through an anthropocentric lens, the specifics are often lacking. Leading climate scientists believe we have until 2035 to work to reverse climate ... -
ENCOUNTERS WITH A DIFFERENT KIND: RELATING TO NON-HUMANS IN A TIME OF ECOLOGICAL CHANGE
(2022-05)This thesis explores relationships between humans and non-humans in times of transformation. A collection of narrative non-fiction articles, personal essays, and poems, the pieces in this thesis ask how humans can interact ... -
THE JOURNEY: A COLLECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL, MEDICAL, AND PERSONAL STORIES
(2022-05)The origin of the saying, “The journey is the reward,” is up for debate. Some say it’s a Taoist proverb, while Google seems to think Steve Jobs said it first. I first heard the quote while working as an environmental ... -
BACKBONE STORIES FROM THE FRONTIERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN PANDEMIC-ERA FLORIDA
(2022-05)“We live in a world at constant risk of public health emergencies. In our increasingly interconnected world, public health emergencies can affect anyone, anywhere.” — Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, first World Health ... -
SCIENCE STORIES ARE EVERYWHERE. THEY’RE JUST WAITING TO BE TOLD. USING LOCAL ANGLES TO MAKE SCIENCE RESONATE.
(2022-05)Climate change threatens property, nature, and human life. Dangerous arsenals are controlled by countries that wage endless wars. A deadly pandemic continues to kill. Access to life-saving medications depends on race, ... -
PROFILES: THE PEOPLE AND PLACES OF MY LIFE
(2022-05)The articles and essays in this text explore and explain the sensory data of my life. From Makers, doctors, and specialists, to researchers and my own partner and our pets, PROFILES seeks to describe people and places. -
FROM WEST TO EAST AND OTHER CONTEMPLATIONS
(2022-12)This thesis includes stories from the east and west coasts of the United States that arose from my time living in different parts of the country and learning about those places. Primarily focused on nature and environmentalism, ... -
FROM DEEPEST SEAS TO STARRY HEIGHTS: REPORTINGS AND WONDERINGS OF AN EVER-CURIOUS MIND
(2022-12)One cannot help but be fascinated by the fascinating—those peculiarities in life which force us to ogle, to hold our breath, to squirm with delight. For many, that is enough. For me, however, it is only the spark that ... -
AN ECOLOGY OF HUMANNESS EXPLORING SELF, SOCIETY, AND NATURE THROUGH STORIES
(2022-12)This thesis contains a collection of eleven works I have completed while in the Johns Hopkins Science Writing Program. The chosen pieces take on an assortment of forms, from reported article and essay to podcast and ... -
PERSONAL VS. PROFESSIONAL: A COLLECTION OF PERSONAL ESSAYS AND GHOSTWRITTEN MEDICAL FEATURES
(2022-12)Writing for yourself is vastly different than writing for a company. This thesis explores the triumphs and hardship of both. Characteristics of anonymity, self-expression, tone, and style are celebrated throughout the work. ... -
INTERCONNECTED EXPLORING THE TANGLED HUMAN-ANIMAL RELATIONSHIP
(2022-12)Humans are just one of 8.7 million species on the planet. And yet, we wield enormous power. We drive animals to extinction, alter their appearances, experiment on them, attempt to cure their cancer, protect their habitats, ... -
STUCK IN TIME HARM REDUCTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY
(2022-12)A collection of essays and stories on the subjects of drugs, policing, and mass incarceration. These pieces focus on the realities of addiction and the policing system built around it as a result of the War on Drugs. This ... -
Introspections: Medical Stories and Other Essays
(2022-05)This collection of stories is about discovering identity, and the dreams that were born from this long hunt. Such a pursuit might have been chasing an ideal that never truly existed. Or worse yet, chasing somebody else’s ...
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