About me
“Frighteningly talented,” wrote an anonymous judge who recommended me for an award once. I’m dutifully trying to live up to that. :)
I’m a writer and researcher specializing in environmental and historical topics. I like asking good questions, and answering them with clear analyses and dogged reporting. My work has been published in both peer-reviewed journals, like American Naturalist, and popular magazines, like Sierra, Alternet, MAKE, Air & Space/Smithsonian, GOOD, and E: the Environmental Magazine. I also coauthored the book Knitalong, a study of the social aspects of craft.
My most recent project is a study of methods of valuing accessory dwelling units — a modest form of green housing with gigantic potential — in collaboration with Watkins and Associates, and funded by The Appraisers Research Foundation.
Hopefully the samples on these pages will speak for themselves. If you need more bio or contact info, read on. (more…)