Portfolio
SCIENCE & MEDICAL COMMUNICATION
Research into laser cooling of semiconductors should continue, study finds (Notre Dame Magazine)
Artist Terrence Karpowicz: Making Graceful Art (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab)
How Sled Hockey Helped Paralympian Josh Misiewicz Recover from Limb Loss (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab)
New Publication: Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Treats Neuroma and Phantom Pain (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab)
C-STAR Pilot Project Awardee Spotlight: Sunghoon Ivan Lee, PhD (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab)
C-STAR Pilot Project Awardee Spotlight: Pranav J. Parikh, PhD (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab)
C-STAR Pilot Project Awardee Spotlight: Alex Wong, PhD (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab)
C-STAR Pilot Project Awardee Spotlight: Dr. Virginia Chu (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab)
NEWS AND FEATURES
A Diversity of Voices — James Webb’s Prayer uses recordings of vocal worship to transcend boundaries (Tricycle: The Buddhist Review)
American Spirituality in Radio (Tricycle: The Buddhist Review)
Forced from Home: One Year Later (Northwestern Public Health Review)
Using Stories to Humanize the Refugee Crisis (Northwestern Public Health Review)
A Moment for the Women of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Medium)
Emmy Betz: Preventing Firearm Suicides (Public Health Post)
No Road Home: Three Doctors Reflect on Aleppo and the Future (Northwestern Public Health Review)
New Nurses’ Program Helps Rape Victims Receive Necessary Treatment (Chicago Tribune)
Emotions Stretched to Their Limit: More Than Household Incomes Are Pulled Thin These Days (Chicago Tribune)
South Suburban PADS holding fundraiser to help cope with spiking demand (Chicago Tribune)
Doctors Attack Breast Cancer With One-Day Treatment Option (Chicago Tribune)
Mt. Everest Mountain Climber Has Soared High Since Homewood Days (Chicago Tribune)
Help in Life-and-Death Matters (Chicago Tribune)
JAPAN
Run Pilgrim Run (Tricycle: The Buddhist Review)
Letters from Japan (a series for Gapers Block)
Filmmaker Regge Life Honors American Tsunami Victim (Japan Today)
A Rare Glimpse Inside Fukushima (Japan Today)
FUNDED GRANTS & JOURNAL ARTICLES
Innovations in Amputation Surgery and Prostheses (NIH 1R13HD088081-01) — Editor and co-writer with Dr. Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD
SIESTA (Sleep of Inpatients: Empower Staff to Act) for Acute Stroke Rehabilitation (NIH 5R01HD097786-02) — Editor, proofreader and co-writer with Drs. Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD and Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP
Center for Smart use of Technology to Assess Real-world Outcomes (NIH 1P2CHD101899-01) — Editor, proofreader and co-writer (non-technical materials) with Drs. William Zev Rymer, Richard Lieber, and team of scientists.
HANDS: A Multi-Center Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Intermittent Hypoxia Therapy in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (NIDILRR) — Editor and co-writer with Drs. William Zev Rymer and Milap Sandhu
J-Talks: Strengthening Ties Through Dialogue (2019-2020 Sasakawa USA/USJETAA Grant) — Lead writer & editor
MULTIMEDIA
Rendezvous with History (Project for a multimedia class in the science writing master’s program at The Johns Hopkins University)— I wrote and produced this audio piece, which tells the story of my sister’s quest to learn more about our grandfather, Nicholas “Bud” Neises, using genealogical research. Bud, a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division, was killed in action following a heroic jump on D-Day.
The Fast Fifty (Crain’s Chicago Business) — I researched the 50-fastest growing companies for Crain’s Chicago Business in 2010 and assisted with the production of this video.
COMMUNITY NEWS & BLOG POSTS
Forgotten Images from the South Suburbs (Gapers Block)
Inside a Toxic Tour (Gapers Block)
A Victory for Rogers Park Family Facing Eviction (Gapers Block)
Steel to Pavement: Building the Calumet-Sag Trail (Gapers Block)
Chicago’s Nonprofit Bike Shops Take a Spin for the Better (Time Out Chicago)
Alley Ways: The Legacy of Off the Alley (Gapers Block)
Sheila Burt 