As a science writer and editor at Maryland Sea Grant College, I write stories for Chesapeake Quarterly for print and ArcGIS StoryMap, develop blogs for the website, and create short video and photo content for social media.
Chesapeake Quarterly
“A Cover Story: Used to cover recreational boats, shrink wrap is a single-use plastic that’s posing problems for the environment.” Vol. 21, No. 1
“Keeping It Clean: Maryland’s no discharge zones aim to keep boat waste out of the water” Vol. 21. No. 1
“Pulling the Mussels” Vol. 20, No. 2
“Water Bound: How Maryland’s 19th-Century Laws Affected Free Black People Who Worked the Water” February 2021, Vol, 20, No. 1
“The Sail Artist: Oxford’s Downes Curtis” February 2021, Vol, 20, No. 1
“Baltimore’s Captain: George W. Brown” February 2021, Vol, 20, No. 1
“Into View: Helping Students See Microplastics in Their World” December 2020, Vol. 19, No. 2
On the Bay: Chesapeake Quarterly Blog
“Going With the Flow: Inexpensive Tools and Data-Driven Guidance May Help Oyster Farmers” December 2021
“A Ballooning Effort: Maryland Bans Intentional Balloon Releases” November 2021
“Not Quite Two of a Kind: Zebra Mussels and Quagga Mussels” August 2021
American Eels: Life Cycle and Ecology April 2020
American Eels: Population, Fishery, and Poaching May 2020
American Eels: Dams, Habitat Loss, and Restocking June 2020
American Eels and Mussels: An Essential Relationship July 2020
Social Strategy: Social Marketing and Watershed Protection August 2020
Eggs-traordinary Discovery: Carroll County High School research produces a first March 2020
Hybrid Science: Virtual learning during COVID-19 opens a window to enhanced science education May 2020
MDSeaGrant Social Media
Videos, Stills, short content via Wakelet