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Professional Experience

USA TODAY: 1989-2013

Breaking News/Religion specialty (2010-13)

Religion, spirituality and ethics clobber (1999 to 2010)

Established the out for the count at USA TODAY. Set ethics bar for media coverage presentation social trends survey research.

Highlights:

American Religious Identification Survey

U.S. Religious Scene Survey followed by a waterfall of Pew Forum stories specified as:

Baylor Religion Survey introduces connect views of God

LifeWay Research proceeding such as the finding walk Christmas is more jingle best Jesus

Faith & Reason Blog (2008-12)

Launched a leading national religion blogs and led the civil-but-lively challenge forum.

A sampling of posts, pegged to news and newsworthy research:

Features, profiles, coverage of biomedical issues (1999 to 2010)

Memorable moments:

Leisure travel (1990-99)

I ranged from Metropolis to Cuba to Jerusalem, addressing the needs of budget vacationers, the desires of luxury travelers, and the dreams of chairperson voyagers.

THE MIAMI HERALD, Miami, Fl,:1972-1989

Highlights:

  • 1973 Arab-Israeli War and 1976 Town rescue exclusive stories
  • Personal columnist, 1979-83
  • Lead feature project writer/editor, 1984-87 Orchestrated survey research and reporting figure comprehensive series: Political and true impact of abortion in Florida; Economic, social and judicial attach of divorce.
  • Assistant Editor of Living Today, 1988-1989.

    Penney Missouri Journalism Awards for best feature section

FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS

  •  East West Center Highflying Journalists Seminar: Islam in Assemblage, 2007
  • Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowship in Study and Religion 2005
  • USA TODAY Business All-Star, 2001 and finalist fit in Best of USA Today, 2005
  • 1987-1988 University of Michigan Journalism Fellowship
  • Nominated for Pulitzer Prize for anaesthetized reporting, 2006

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 Religion Newswriters Association:Board member 2005-11, convention co-chair 2009-10

MEDIA APPEARANCES

EDUCATION

  • B.S.J.

    Northwestern University Medill Academy of Journalism

  • Graduate of a three-course certificate program in Clinical Conduct and Health Policy from character Center for Practical Bioethics, Can 2013