Research News Stories
A selection of research news features I've written for Penn State and the Penn-State based Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development.
Researchers develop new tool for visualizing vulnerabilities in supply chains. Penn State News (February 9, 2021)
Community factors influence how long you’ll live, study shows. Penn State News (March 9, 2020)
Innovation is widespread in rural areas, not just cities. Penn State News (January 2, 2020)
Craft-beer boom linked to record-number of US states growing hops. Penn State News (January 2, 2020)
Location, location, location: Where and how do food hubs flourish? Penn State New (July 19, 2019)
R&D-heavy firms thrive in diverse economies. Penn State News (September 27, 2018)
Rural and urban communities need different policies to boost economic mobility. Penn State News (September 11, 2018)
New book documents the rise and impact of women in agriculture. Penn State News (June 13, 2016)
Local foods offer tangible economic benefits in some regions. Penn State News (February 3, 2014)
Feature Stories
From strangers to business partners: Internship plants seeds of collaboration. Penn State News (January 26, 2017)
Profile on Laura Brown, Community and Economic Development Educator at University of Connecticut. NERCRD News (April 2015)
University of Maine's "Recipe to Market" program offers cross-disciplinary training to new food entrepreneurs. NERCRD News (August 2014)
Matt Kaplan: Seeing the silver lining in the "silver tsunami" NERCRD News (June 2014)
Research Presentation Summaries
A briefing on the benefits of biochar (pdf). Lancaster Farming (20 February 2010)
PASA presenters tackle challenge of rebuilding local food systems (pdf). Lancaster Farming (27 February 2010)
Extension/Outreach Fact Sheet
Soils 412W is a writing-intensive soil ecology course taught by Dr. Mary Ann Bruns, which I took in Fall 2010. One of our assignments was to create a fact sheet, similar to those distributed by cooperative extension offices. Here's a link to my fact sheet about biochar (pdf), which I wrote and designed.
Garden Writing
"Less Work is More Fun by Converting Garden to Wildlife Habitat" (pdf). Centre Daily Times (28 February 2002)
"Be Thankful for Heirlooms" (pdf). Centre Daily Times (23 November 2001)
"Don't Let Lack of Space Limit You" (pdf). Centre Daily Times (22 March 2001)