Writer, Editor, Communicator
 

UW-Madison School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS)

 
 
 
 

Faculty focus: Jessi Cisewski-Kehe and the search for other worlds

Jessi Cisewski-Kehe, assistant professor in the UW-Madison Department of Statistics, is parsing the data in hopes of discovering exoplanets similar to Earth.

The human side of technology: why UW-Madison students are gravitating to the Information Science major

This story explores and explains one of the fastest-growing programs at UW-Madison, the Information Science (iSci) undergraduate major.

Jottings newsletter: Spring 2024

As part of my role, I write and edit Jottings, the semesterly newsletter for alumni and friends of the UW-Madison Information School (iSchool).

 

Science Writing for The Daily Cardinal

 
 

The following are feature-length science articles, written for a University of Wisconsin-Madison audience.

 

This article explores how climate change is affecting the city of Madison and Wisconsin more broadly, largely through the voices of city officials and UW-Madison researchers.

Recognized at the Milwaukee Press Club 2022 Excellence in Journalism Awards. This feature traces the history of Wisconsin’s forests and highlights how the changing climate is making its mark on the forests of the upper Midwest by affecting everything from the timing of leaf-color change to the collections of species that inhabit forest ecosystems.


This story discusses the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, featuring Greg Nemet, PhD., a co-author of the report and a professor at UW-Madison.

 

WestWest Digital

 
 

Below are a few sample emails I have written for the campaigns of Rep. Mike Levin (CA) and Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL). Both Congressmen are leading voices on climate change and the clean energy transition.

 
 

Mulberry Marketing Communications

 
 

The following are miscellaneous pieces of content I developed during my time at Mulberry Marketing Communications in Chicago.

 

Why calls to action matter and some tips for harnessing them effectively (Mulberry Marketing Communications blog)

What are viruses and how do effective disinfectants combat them? (PathoSans Green Cleaning Blog)

What are viruses and how do effective disinfectants combat them? (PathoSans Green Cleaning Blog)

After the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans increasingly prefer touch-free public restrooms. (Harris Poll research conducted on behalf of Sofidel, published by CStore Decisions)

After the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans increasingly prefer touch-free public restrooms. (Harris Poll research conducted on behalf of Sofidel, published by CStore Decisions)

 

Illinois Holocaust Museum

 
 

I wrote and distributed press releases for the museum’s exhibitions and events, and secured the press coverage listed below through tailored pitching and relationship-building with reporters.

Exhibition Press Releases

 
Activists and Icons shows, through powerful documentary photography, that the issues of the civil rights movement are still deeply relevant today.

Activists and Icons shows, through powerful documentary photography, that the issues of the civil rights movement are still deeply relevant today.

Purchased Lives illustrates the pain and injustice of the American domestic slave trade.

Purchased Lives illustrates the pain and injustice of the American domestic slave trade.

Memory Unearthed features rare, clandestinely captured, and previously buried photographs revealing tragedy and devastation of ghetto life during the Holocaust.

Memory Unearthed features rare, clandestinely captured, and previously buried photographs revealing tragedy and devastation of ghetto life during the Holocaust.

 
 

Press Coverage

 

Purchased Lives: The American Slave Trade from 1808 to 1865

  • Chicago Tribune

    • 'Purchased Lives' at Holocaust Museum tells America's tale of human trafficking — after overseas slave trade ended

  • NBC5 Chicago

    • Illinois Holocaust Museum Opens its First Slavery Exhibition

  • WTTW Chicago Tonight

    • Illinois Holocaust Museum Opens Exhibit on American Slave Trade

  • WGN Around Town

    • Around Town visits the ‘Purchased Lives: The American Slave Trade from 1808 to 1865’ exhibit

  • WBEZ Worldview

    • Illinois Holocaust Museum Educates On Domestic Slave Trade

  • WBEZ News

    • Illinois Holocaust Museum Acknowledging America’s Painful Institution Of Slavery

  • Skokie Review

    • Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie opens exhibit on the American slave trade

Activists and Icons: The Photographs of Steve Schapiro

  • WTTW Chicago Tonight

    • Capturing Icons of the 1960s, ‘70s: Behind the Lens of Steve Schapiro

  • Chicago Magazine

    • Photos from the opening of Activists and Icons: The Photographs of Steve Schapiro

  • Windy City Times

    • Photography exhibit honors impactful activists, celebrities

  • Concierge Preferred

    • Activists and Icons: The Photographs of Steve Schapiro is a Must-See Exhibit

More

  • CNN

    • A Catholic church hosted Louis Farrakhan for an anti-Facebook speech. At least one Jewish group was not happy about it.

  • Chicago Sun-Times

    • Pfleger to visit Holocaust museum after cardinal’s rebuke

  • Skokie Review

    • Yemeni author discusses his book, ordeal at Holocaust Museum in Skokie: 'I found a purpose for my life'