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Essays

“Why Didn’t “Kate & Allie” Ever Come Out of the Closet?” INTO, April 26, 2022 [link]

“I have a medically complex child. I’ve been waiting for the day to get him vaccinated, and now I can finally breathe,” Insider, November 11, 2021 [link]

“I’m At Home With A Profoundly Disabled Child And I’m Afraid I Can’t Meet His Needs,” HuffPost, April 8, 2020 [link]

“Foster Care: Heroic Measures,” Entropy, June 6, 2019 [link]

“Perspective: Making Space,” Pittsburgh Magazine, November 2018 [link]

Features

“Diversity in nature,” Carnegie Magazine, Winter 2022 [link]

“The road to reclaiming the National Negro Opera Company house,” NEXTpittsburgh, October 12, 2022 [link]

“Tracing Pittsburgh’s Roots to Fort Ligonier,” Pittsburgh Magazine, August 2022 [link]

“The most common pregnancy complication? A mental health disorder. A Pittsburgh program aims to address it,” PublicSource, July 11, 2022 [link]

“Tracing Pittsburgh’s Roots to Fort Ligonier,” Pittsburgh Magazine, August 2022 [link]

“How the OneTen Coalition is Ensuring Black Talent Without Four-Year Degrees Grow Their Careers,” Pittsburgh Magazine, January 2022 [link]

“How Kinship Care Transformed Allegheny County’s Child-Welfare System,” Pittsburgh Magazine, September 2021 [link]

“A Helping Hand for New Parents in Allegheny County,” Pittsburgh Magazine, September 2021 [link]

“A Pittsburgh-based expert in helping children with neurological blindness seeks new home for progressive practice,” PublicSource, August 19, 2021 [link]

“How to Improve Workplace Diversity in Pittsburgh,” Pittsburgh Magazine, December 2020 [link]

“They Do It for Love, Not Money,” Maggie Leffler and Nick Jaramillo, Pittsburgh Magazine, January 2020 [link]

“The Dubious Ways Parents Are Pressured to Give Up Their Children for Adoption,” VICE, August 13, 2019 [link] 

“What Does Adult Education Look Like in Pittsburgh?” Pittsburgh Magazine, November 2018 [link]

“A Matter of Pride: Delta Foundation’s Struggles with Success,” Pittsburgh Magazine, June 2018 [link]

Interviews and Reviews

David Ambroz, A Place Called Home, The Imprint, September 8, 2022 [link]

News

“What You Can See and Do at Pittsburgh’s New Moonshot Museum,” Pittsburgh Magazine, October 24, 2022 [link]

“Best Activities for Kids in Pittsburgh with Mobility Impairments,” Pittsburgh Magazine, July 2022 [link]

“Rowing on the (Mon) River,” Pittsburgh Magazine, April 2020 [link]

“A Thirst for Literature: Welcome to Books on Tap,” Pittsburgh Magazine, January 2020 [link]

“Underdogs United: Trading Jerseys for Water,” Pittsburgh Magazine, April 2019 [link]

“Giving the Little Ones Room To Learn,” Pittsburgh Magazine, March 2019 [link]

Profiles

Marion Damick, “‘Try to do something’: 97-year-old Marion Damick shares 20-year history of attending Jail Oversight Board meetings,” PINJ, January 31, 2023 [link]

Becca Maine, “The Maine Event: This Fighter Won’t Quit on Her Dream, Pittsburgh Magazine, May 2020 [link]

Doug Williams, “He Tries to be a Blessing to Someone Every Day,” Pittsburgh Magazine, February 2019 [link]