I’m currently editing education stories for The Conversation. I work with scholars to help translate their research and expertise into topical and informative articles for a general audience. Below are a sampling of pieces I’ve had the privilege of editing.
With my background as a digital news editor at the Chicago Tribune and NBC Chicago, I’m also well-versed in SEO needs for publishing work online, from choosing the right headline and URL to using keywords. Though not “traditional” editing, this is another form of editing that is crucial for getting your work read. If you want editing help with a focus on online audiences, let’s talk.
Louisiana’s ‘In God We Trust’ law tests limits of religion in public schools, by Frank S. Ravitch
Writing instructors are less afraid of students cheating with ChatGPT than you might think, by Daniel Ernst and Troy Hicks
AI can help − and hurt − student creativity, by Sabrina Habib
Students could get more sleep and learn better if school started a little later, by Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse
School board members could soon be blocked from blocking people − and deleting their comments − on social media, by Charles J. Russo
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From 2019-2020, I was the editor-in-chief of the NYU-based Latin America News Dispatch. I commissioned news stories and features from writers around the hemisphere, edited the pieces, and published them at latindispatch.com. Some were also republished on the websites for Latino USA and Latino Rebels. I also managed and edited a team of writers who produced a daily newsletter, Today in Latin America (now This Week in Latin America). You can see the archives here.
Below are some of the best pieces I had the privilege of editing.
A 30-Year Quest for Justice in Peru, by Alvaro Céspedes
The Dam that (Almost) Brought Down Paraguay’s President, by Alanna Elder (co-edited with Leo Schwartz)
With the Help of Nuns and a Lawyer, a Paraguayan Indigenous Group Wins Back Their Ancestral Territory, by William Costa
How a Young President-Elect Broke Two-Party Dominance in El Salvador, by Vaclav Masek
After 6 Years of Struggle, First LGBT Couple to Request Marriage in Ecuador Says ‘I Do,’ by Gabriela Barzallo
Leaving in Haste, Newest Venezuela Migrants in U.S. Face More Challenges Than Previous Generations Did, by Maria Abreu