Experience

Research

PRIME Lab (University of Missouri, 2006 – present)

Research assistant

• Study the cognitive and emotional effects of various media, with a particular emphasis on online news.
• Presented at the 2008 annual conference of the International Communication Association; published a related paper in December 2009 in the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.

MIDAS Lab (University of Missouri, June 2009 – February 2010)

Research assistant

• Designed and tested new techniques for producing arrays of field electron emitters for use in detecting nuclear materials.
• Helped maintain physical vapor deposition systems and semiconductor wafer oxidation furnaces.

Reporting and editing

Columbia Missourian (Columbia, Mo., 2008 – present)

Assistant news editor and page designer; previously information graphic designer, copy editor and health/science/environment reporter

• Oversee the production desk, including copy editors and page designers, for a community morning newspaper and website.
• Design broadsheet pages for the print edition.
• Edit articles, slideshows and other content before publication.
• Designed visual displays of information (including political, athletic and scientific) for print and online publication.
• Reported on such topics as nuclear power, biological engineering research, student design competition teams and city energy policy.

The Maneater (University of Missouri, 2006 – 2009)

Assistant production manager, copy editor, senior staff writer, staff photographer

LifeWire (The New York Times Company, 2007 – 2008)

Copy editor

• Edited articles written by freelancers for an online content provider. Clients included About.com, CNN.com and Weather.com.

Web and hardware development

Hearst Corporation (New York, June 2010 – present)

Web development contractor

• Continue development of one of the winning applications in the Reynolds Journalism Institute 2010 interaction design competition. Details subject to Hearst non-disclosure agreement.

The Maneater (University of Missouri, 2008 – 2009)

Online development editor

• Developed and edited new features and content for the online edition of MU's semiweekly student newspaper.
• Features launched include blogs, a campus guide and an election information application. Coded custom backend in Django 1.0.2.
• Work was recognized with a 2009 Online Pacemaker award by the Associated Collegiate Press.

Mizzou Racing (University of Missouri, 2006 – 2009)

Electrical engineer

• Designed and fabricated electrical and data acquisition components for student-designed, student-built 600-cc autocross cars.