I view the role of a professional communicator as “ensuring organizations provide the information supporters need, at the times they need it, and in ways they understand.” I specialize in communicating complex information clearly and effectively. I bring together strategic communications planning, audience-centered content development, and research-informed perspectives on language, ethics, and equity.
Below are examples of past work, and I am happy to provide other examples upon request. Feel free to contact me on LinkedIn. NOTE: Most of these are from my professional work. Items related to my academic research are marked with an asterisk (*).
Strategic communication planning
Developing communication systems and messaging approaches that align organizational goals and audience needs
Information architecture & content strategy
Organizing complex information into audience-centered resources that improve navigation, understanding, and action
Equity concerns for communicators
Applying qualitative research and critical inquiry to questions of language, ethics, equity, and professional responsibility
- PhD Dissertation: “Ethics on the page: Repositioning language, power and professional responsibility” examined public relations practitioners as a speech community of language workers with a responsibility for language*
- MA Capstone: Ethical storytelling research* focused on the communications practices of anti-trafficking organizations
- Resources for communicators and Sample syllabus: “Equity concerns for communicators”*
- Photography ethics
