Science and Technology
Although I’m neither a scientist nor a technologist, I recognize that good science and good journalism have at least two things in common: facts and curiosity. I leverage both of those things to tell compelling stories about complex topics, including everything from artificial intelligence, blockchain and cybersecurity to quantum physics, genetic engineering and zoology. Because we all benefit from science and technology, even if we aren’t masters of them, I pride myself in being able to break down the most technical subjects in ways that make them interesting and approachable for everyday people.
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Article Archive
Article: “Mimicking Mars”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Gannett
Date: Oct. 1, 2023
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Article: “Culture Crashers”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: Homeland Security
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: July 22, 2023
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Article: “Eye in the Sky”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Oct. 4, 2020
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Article: “Most Influential Projects 2020: Locust Impact Tool”
Publication: PM Network Magazine
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Date: September/October 2020
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Article: “From Hospice to Hot Air Balloon Thanks to VR Therapy”
Publication: Redshift
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: Sept. 8, 2020
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Article: “Why Climate Change is About to Make Your Bad Commute Worse”
Publication: The Washington Post
Publisher: The Washington Post
Date: Aug. 8, 2020
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Article: “Grappling with Greatness”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: June 18, 2020
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Article: “Is COVID-19 a Flashpoint for Robotics and Drones in Health Care and Elsewhere?”
Publication: Redshift
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: May 19, 2020
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Article: “Fertile Forecasts”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: March 18, 2020
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Article: “Blockchain Meets Food Chain”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: March 18, 2020
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Article: “Green Genes”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: March 18, 2020
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Article: “Hyperloop Technology Aims to Transform Transportation — Within the Decade”
Publication: Redshift
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: Jan. 30, 2020
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Article: “Masterclass Teaches Tech Leaders to Tackle Digital Transformation”
Publication: The Forecast by Nutanix
Publisher: Nutanix
Date: Jan. 3, 2020
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Article: “Need for Speed”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: Year in Defense
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Dec. 19, 2019
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Article: “Higher Calling”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Nov. 10, 2019
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Article: “Liberating Limbs”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Nov. 10, 2019
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Article: “Robots, Reimagined”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Oct. 29, 2019
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Article: “Heating Up”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Oct. 29, 2019
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Article: “Keeping Watch”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Oct. 29, 2019
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Article: “Fighting on New Frontiers”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q4 2019
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Article: “Masterclass Teaches Tech Leaders to Tackle Digital Transformation”
Publication: The Forecast by Nutanix
Publisher: Nutanix
Date: Sept. 24, 2019
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Article: “Dream Machines”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Fall 2019
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Article: “Reduced Speed Ahead”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Transportation
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Aug. 5, 2019
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Article: “Tunnel Vision”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Transportation
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Aug. 5, 2019
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Article: “Shifting Gears”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Transportation
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Aug. 5, 2019
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Article: “Cloud Powers Autonomous Freight Truck System Designed to Cut Environmental Impact”
Publication: The Forecast by Nutanix
Publisher: Nutanix
Date: July 3, 2019
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Article: “We’re Still on Apollo’s Chariot”
Publication: USA Today/National Geographic Special Edition: Apollo Moon Landing 50th Anniversary
Publisher: Gannett
Date: July 1, 2019
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Article: “Rocks Unlocked”
Publication: USA Today/National Geographic Special Edition: Apollo Moon Landing 50th Anniversary
Publisher: Gannett
Date: July 1, 2019
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Article: “Up, Up and Away … Going, Going, Gone”
Publication: USA Today/National Geographic Special Edition: Apollo Moon Landing 50th Anniversary
Publisher: Gannett
Date: July 1, 2019
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Article: “The Sky’s the Limit”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q3 2019
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Article: “Batteries Included”
Publication: Connexus Magazine
Publisher: Connex
Date: May/June 2019
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Article: “Cloud Computing Reconfigures Workforce”
Publication: The Forecast by Nutanix
Publisher: Nutanix
Date: May 3, 2019
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Article: “Can Technology Solve World Hunger?”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: March 27, 2019
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Article: “Knowledge is Power”
Publication: PRSM Magazine
Publisher: Professional Retail Store Maintenance (PRSM)
Date: March/April 2019
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Article: “Locating the Blockchain”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q2 2019
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Article: “An Open Frontier”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q1 2019
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Article: “At 60, It’s ‘NASA 2.0’”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Oct. 15, 2018
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Article: “We Need a Space Force, if Not a ‘Space Force’”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Oct. 15, 2018
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Article: “’Eyes’ Wide Open”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q4 2018
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Article: “Changing Lanes”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Transportation
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Aug. 2, 2018
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Article: “Engineering Against Endangerment”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: June 26, 2018
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Article: “Connected Crisis”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q3 2018
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Article: “Crime Fighters”
Publication: USA Today: Cybersecurity
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: April 9, 2018
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Article: “Futuristic Foodservice: How Tech is Revolutionizing Restaurants”
Publication: IQ by Intel
Publisher: Intel
Date: March 12, 2018
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Article: “The Algorithm Age”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q1 2018
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Article: “Driverless Dangers”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: Homeland Security
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: November 2017
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Article: “Functional Safety Will Protect Passengers in Autonomous Cars”
Publication: IQ by Intel
Publisher: Intel
Date: Nov. 17, 2017
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Article: “Inspection Drones Safeguard Oil and Gas Industry”
Publication: IQ by Intel
Publisher: Intel
Date: Oct. 13, 2017
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Article: “Tempests + Terrain”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q4 2017
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Article: “Toys Go High-Tech”
Publication: USA Today: Back to School
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Fall 2017
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Article: “Maybe Alien Life is All Wet”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Fall 2017
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Article: “A Visit to Our Star”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Fall 2017
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Article: “Reaching the Red Planet”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Fall 2017
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Article: “Street Smarts”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Transportation
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: July 26, 2017
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Article: “Are Flying Vineyard Drones Creating Better Wine?”
Publication: Wine Enthusiast Magazine
Publisher: Strum Media
Date: July 20, 2017
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Article: “The Insight Economy”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q3 2017
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Article: “Rescuing the ‘River of Grass’”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: June 12, 2017
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Article: “Safe at Home?”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: May 9, 2017
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Article: “Cellphone Safety”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: May 9, 2017
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Article: “Cyberintelligence”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: May 9, 2017
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Article: “Autonomous Agriculture”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: April 16, 2017
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Article: “When Fantasy Becomes Reality”
Publication: MOVE Magazine
Publisher: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)
Date: March 2017
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Article: “Embracing the Enterprise”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q2 2017
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Article: “Find Francis in Your Feed”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Dec. 11, 2016
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Article: “High Wireless Act”
Publication: PM Network Magazine
Publisher: Project Management Institute (PMI)
Date: September 2016
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Article: “Pocket Protection”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Sept. 19, 2016
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Article: “More Than Meets the Eye”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q4 2016
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Article: “The Future of Learning is Here”
Publication: Back to School
Publisher: USA Today
Date: Fall 2016
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Article: “Service With a Smile: Why Hotels of the Future Are High-Touch, Not High-Tech”
Publication: Line//Shape//Space
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: June 21, 2016
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Article: “The Fast Track”
Publication: PM Network Magazine
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Date: June 2016
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Article: “GIS Comes of Age”
Publication: Government Computer News
Publisher: 1105 Media
Date: March/April 2016
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Article: “’Recalculating’ GPS”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q2 2016
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Article: “Digitization, Documentation and Democratization: 3D Scanning and the Future of Museums”
Publication: Line//Shape//Space
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: Feb. 23, 2016
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Article: “Folding the Future: New Scientific Potential with DNA Origami”
Publication: Redshift
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: Jan. 12, 2016
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Article: “’Array’ of Possibilities: Chicago’s New Wireless Sensor Networks to Create an Urban Internet of Things”
Publication: Line//Shape//Space
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: Jan. 4, 2016
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Article: “Security & Resilience”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q1 2016
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Article: “Building an A+ App”
Publication: “REMARK”able Magazine
Publisher: Chick-fil-A
Date: 2016
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Article: “Appetite for Apps” (Infographic)
Publication: “REMARK”able Magazine
Publisher: Chick-fil-A
Date: 2016
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Article: “Emoji Etiquette”
Publication: Best Years Magazine
Publisher: USA Today
Date: Fall/Winter 2015
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Article: “How Technology and Big Data in Retail Are Shaping Store Designs of the Future”
Publication: Line//Shape//Space
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: Nov. 10, 2015
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Article: “Social Service”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Nov. 3, 2015
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Article: “Connected Toys: Fabulous Beasts Game Makes Jenga and Pokémon Meet the Internet of Things”
Publication: Line//Shape//Space
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: Oct. 29, 2015
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Article: “Cosmic Gazing”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Sept. 28, 2015
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Article: “Inside Game”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
Date: Q4 2015
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Article: “Dark Skies, Bright Future”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q3 2015
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Article: “Year One: Oakland Rising”
Publication: SYNC Magazine
Publisher: Guerrero Howe Custom Media
Date: Summer 2015
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Article: “To the Rescue! Why Drones in Police Work Are the Future of Crime Fighting”
Publication: Line//Shape//Space
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: April 30, 2015
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Article: “Do You Uber? It’s a High-Tech Way to Find a Ride”
Publication: NowU
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: March 4, 2015
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Article: “Imminent Ubiquity”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q2 2015
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Article: “Along for the Ride”
Publication: MOVE Magazine
Publisher: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)
Date: Spring 2015
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Article: “6 Tips to Create Passwords That Are Hard to Crack”
Publication: NowU
Publisher: Gannett
Date: Jan. 12, 2015
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Article: “Smart TVs: A Smarter Screen”
Publication: OfficeLine Magazine
Publisher: United Stationers
Date: January/February 2015
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Article: “Out of the Shadows”
Publication: SYNC Magazine
Publisher: Guerrero Howe Custom Media
Date: Winter 2015
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Article: “Wired for Change”
Publication: SYNC Magazine
Publisher: Guerrero Howe Custom Media
Date: Winter 2015
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Article: “Build a Future in Big Data”
Publication: CMMIInstitute.com
Publisher: CMMI Institute
Date: 2015
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Article: “Smile! You’re on Camera”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Nov. 19, 2014
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Article: “Cosmic Clutter”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: NASA
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Sept. 22, 2014
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Article: “Watching the Water”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q4 2014
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Article: “In Black Hawk We Trust”
Publication: New Patriot Magazine
Publisher: Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS)
Date: Fall 2014
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Article: “Defeating Disaster”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q3 2014
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Article: “How to Skype with Loved Ones”
Publication: MySilverAge.com
Publisher: Be.Group
Date: April 1, 2014
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Article: “Safe + Found”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q2 2014
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Article: “Super Helos”
Publication: New Patriot Magazine
Publisher: Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS)
Date: Spring 2014
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Article: “The Defining Decade of GEOINT”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q1 2014
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Article: “The View from Above”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Q4 2013
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Article: “GEOINT 3.0”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Aug. 13, 2013
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Article: “How to Purchase Apps”
Publication: Food & Nutrition Magazine
Publisher: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Date: April 2013
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Article: “How to Create a Professional Facebook Page”
Publication: Food & Nutrition Magazine
Publisher: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Date: April 2013
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Article: “How to Recover from a Social Media Faux Pas”
Publication: Food & Nutrition Magazine
Publisher: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Date: April 2013
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Article: “How to Master LinkedIn”
Publication: Food & Nutrition Magazine
Publisher: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Date: April 2013
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Article: “How to Get Started on LinkedIn”
Publication: Food & Nutrition Magazine
Publisher: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Date: April 2013
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Article: “How to Create and Manage a LinkedIn Group”
Publication: Food & Nutrition Magazine
Publisher: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Date: April 2013
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Article: “How to Deal with Internet Trolls”
Publication: Food & Nutrition Magazine
Publisher: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Date: April 2013
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Article: “Mobile Money”
Publication: Reserve Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Bank
Date: Spring 2013
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Article: “Mission: Mobile”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Spring 2013
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Article: “Location Nation”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
Date: Winter 2013
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Article: “Racing Toward Technology”
Publication: Educational Procurement Journal
Publisher: National Association of Educational Procurement
Date: Fall 2012
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Article: “Auditing the Future”
Publication: FORUM Magazine
Publisher: Association Forum of Chicagoland
Date: May 2012
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Article: “Virtual Realities”
Publication: Green Building + Design Magazine
Publisher: Guerrero Howe Custom Media
Date: April/May/June 2012
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Article: “Tube-Transforming TV Applications”
Publication: Advantage Magazine
Publisher: Guerrero Howe Custom Media
Date: April/May/June 2012
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Article: “Social Media Disclosure: The Ethics of Review and Recommendations”
Publication: Food & Nutrition Magazine
Publisher: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Date: February 2012
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Article: “Global Gaming”
Publication: Advantage Magazine
Publisher: Guerrero Howe Custom Media
Date: January/February/March 2012
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Article: “Technically Speaking”
Publication: Hispanic Executive Magazine
Publisher: Guerrero Howe Custom Media
Date: September/October 2011
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Article: “Speed Reading”
Publication: ADA Times
Publisher: American Dietetic Association
Date: Summer 2011
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Article: “Speed Reading”
Publication: ADA Times
Publisher: American Dietetic Association
Date: Summer 2011
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Article: “Social (Media) Change”
Publication: Zeus Magazine
Publisher: Zeus Magazine
Date: Spring 2011
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Article: “Stop Spam Now”
Publication: ProNet Small Business Resource Center
Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
Date: November 2007
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Article: “Should Your Business Blog?”
Publication: ProNet Small Business Resource Center
Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
Date: September 2007
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Article: “E-mail 101”
Publication: ProNet Small Business Resource Center
Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
Date: September 2007
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Article: “Build Business with Instant Messaging”
Publication: ProNet Small Business Resource Center
Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
Date: September 2007
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Article: “Survive Your Next Network Outage”
Publication: ProNet Small Business Resource Center
Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
Date: September 2007
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Article: “Computer Security Solutions”
Publication: ProNet Small Business Resource Center
Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
Date: August 2007
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Article: “Discover Web 2.0 Marketing”
Publication: ProNet Small Business Resource Center
Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
Date: July 2007
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Article: “Be a Mobile Office Maven”
Publication: ProNet Small Business Resource Center
Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
Date: June 2007
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Article: “Planning a Banner Ad Campaign”
Publication: Small Business Insights
Publisher: Yahoo!
Date: January 2005
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Article: “Planning Your Site”
Publication: Small Business Insights
Publisher: Yahoo!
Date: January 2005
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Article: “Buyers Guide”
Publication: Gadgets, Gizmos & Hot New Toys for Teens
Publisher: Triumph Books
Date: 2005
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