Writing

One of the reasons I became a journalist was a quote I read from Joseph Campbell, in which he said journalists have the obligation to educate themselves in public. Here are a few interviews I did that helped me educate myself about publishing during my time at Portland State:

• • An interview with author/illustrator/publisher Zach Dodson.
  • An interview with e-book developer Laura Brady.
  • An explanation of how Kristin Brodeur won the ebookcraft “So You Think You Can Code” design challenge in 2017.

During my two years at Portland State, I also wrote for the Office of University Communications. Here are some samples:

• A profile of Peter Dusicka, a PSU engineering professor who’s helping prepare Oregon’s infrastructure for big earthquakes, from the Spring 2017 issue of Portland State Magazine.
• An article about PSU’s Center for Women’s Leadership, from the Winter 2017 issue of Portland State Magazine.
• A story on Pete Denman, a PSU alum who discovered that dyslexia and an accident that left him quadriplegic made him the perfect person to help redesign Stephen Hawking’s communication system.
• An article on a comic book made by artist Steven Christian for the university’s Office of Admissions.