Research and Writing

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Dissertations
Since 1996 I’ve worked with the Dissertation Advisory Service as an assistant advisor to doctoral candidates in education. This includes: assistance with the transcription and coding of qualitative research; literature reviews; and editing and rewrites of the client’s dissertation.

Writing for Marketing and Public Relations
Whether for a press release, an in-house corporate newsletter, a web site or a sales brochure, a concise, effective approach to conveying one’s ideas is essential. Qualifications include:

• Writing and the solicitation of funding for newsletters
• Press releases
• Synthesizing information from academic publications for the general public
• Commentary
• Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point

Publications and Presentations
2002: 'Acid Violence Destroys Many Dreams in Bangladesh,' Danbury News Times, January 20, 2002, pg. B-3.

1997: 'Sampling Guidelines for Cultural Data,' with W. Penn Handwerker, Ph.D., Pamela McGeough and Julie Herbert, Cultural Anthropology Methods, vol. 19, February 1997.

1996: Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 'What Counts as Case Management: Methodological Problems of Measuring Intensity of Case Management in Peri-natal Care.'

1995: The Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, 'Studying Up: State Agencies and the Making of Public Policy.'