• writer and editor, guide to California's native grasslands (2002-present)
  
• writer and editor, curriculum for workshop on native grass restoration (2002-present)

Society for Conservation Biology

• writer, Conservation in Practice Journal Watch (1999-present)
  
• writer, Conservation Biology news tips (1996-present)

University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

• guest editor, California Agriculture special issue on biodiversity and agriculture (1994-1996)

 

WRITING AWARDS

For Buried in Ice (Chem Matters, 1994)

• Distinguished Achievement Award, 1995 EdPress Awards Program
  
• Merit Award, 1994/95 Technical Publications Competition

For Saint's Blood (Chem Matters, 1993)

• Distinguished Technical Communication Award, 1994 International Technical Publications Competition
  
• Distinguished Achievement Award, 1994 EdPress Awards Program

 

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

• ZooGoer, the magazine of the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• National Association of Science Writers
  
• Northern California Science Writers Association

 

EDUCATION

• Graduate Certificate, Science Communication, 1987, University of California, Santa Cruz
  
• M.S., Biology, 1986, University of California, San Diego
  
• B.A., Biology, 1980, Reed College, Portland, Oregon