Valerie J Brown Writer vjane@teleport.com 503.236.9083 Education: M.S., 1991, University of Oregon School of Journalism B.S., 1988, General Studies/Social Science, Portland State University Writing Experience: Feature and news writing for Environmental Health Perspectives (NIEHS), 21stC (Columbia University), Science Magazine (ScienceNOW and Science Scope), Eugene Weekly, Willamette Week, PSU Magazine, and others, 1990 to date OnHealth website (www.onhealth.com), Portland local writer, June-November 1998 (health news & features, calendar) "Embracing Complexity," symposium sponsored by Ernst & Young: writing presentation summaries for the 1997 proceedings book, 1997-98 Research and writing for educational multimedia CD-Rom series on British and American authors - Rymel Multimedia, Los Angeles, California, 1995 "Vital Signs," monthly health column for Eugene Weekly, 1995-96 Reprints and features in Health Trends and California Health. Contributing writer, Willamette Week (Portland, Oregon) and Eugene Weekly (Eugene, Oregon) 1991-96 (features, profiles, previews, including previews on distinguished scientists speaking in the Institute for Science, Engineering, and Public Policy's Science, Technology, and Society lecture series, 1994-96 Contributor, Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists, Gale Research Inc., 1994 Educational, documentary, advertising, and corporate scriptwriting, 1991-93 Awards: Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment, Colorado University at Boulder, May 22-27, 2000 National winner, National Organization for Women U.S. Constitutional Bicentennial Essay Contest First Prize, Fiction (Short Story), Willamette Writers Kay Snow Writing Contest Third Prize, Essay, Willamette Week Writing Contest Professional Organizations: National Association of Science Writers International Science Writers Association European Press Network (Correspondent.com) All material on this website © Valerie J. Brown All rights reserved; for reprint permission contact author.