University of Washington • 12th January 2018

Helping Parents Learn to Nurture Their Children Improves Child Welfare Outcomes

The care that children receive in their first years has lifelong consequences. If young children’s needs for safety, security, empathy, and understanding are met, they have a greater chance of being able to regulate their own emotions during stressful times and create healthy relationships. Promoting First Relationships® (PFR), a home visiting intervention program developed at the University of Washington, supports and guides caregivers in building their relationships with their infant or toddler.

Pacific Science Center • 9th January 2018

Pacific Science Center Exhibit

I developed content for the Pacific Science Center exhibit Vaccines & Immunity: It Takes a Community. This included gathering background research for the exhibit team, facilitating meetings with subject matter experts, writing several rounds of outlines, helping with ideas for graphics and interactives, and writing the exhibit copy. This exhibit runs Dec. 9, 2017–March 2018. (Photo credit: PSC)

University of Washington • 18th May 2017

Discovering How Reading Intervention Changes the Brains of Children With Dyslexia

Dyslexia affects millions of people of all backgrounds and intellectual levels. It is the most common language-based learning disability. People with dyslexia have difficulties reading, especially decoding the symbols of language—that is, translating letters into sounds and words and easily recognizing words.

University of Washington • 14th November 2016

Education Changes Lives

Grace Ingram never gave up on her dream of earning her bachelor’s degree. Now she’s inspiring others.

University of Washington • 24th October 2015

Discover a Meaningful Career Serving Older Adults

Our average life expectancy is greater than ever. Already in the United States there are more than 20 million Americans in their 70s and 80s. Add to that the first wave of some 76 million baby boomers who recently hit retirement age. The 65 and over set is growing. And so is demand for products and services that address their needs.

14th November 2016

Getting an Education, Finding a Passion

Brendan Steiger gets a second chance and gains the skills and confidence to get back on track after a serious car accident.

University of Washington • 22nd October 2016

Bringing Fun Into Engineering

Fun. Spontaneous. Collaborative. Not words you’d likely associate with summer school, let alone engineering class. But that’s the type of classroom Wei-Chih Wang, UW Research Associate Professor of Engineering, creates for high school students in the Introduction to Engineering Design & Process in the Summer Youth Programs offered by UW Continuum College.

University of Washington • 22nd October 2016

Partnering on a New Master's Program

Bill Howe, program director and faculty chair of the new University of Washington Master of Science in Data Science, has a goal — to make the UW the premier place for all things data science.

University of Washington • 16th March 2016

Student Stories | UW Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree - Seattle

Graduates of the UW Doctor of Physical Therapy program pursue a variety of career paths in physical therapy, from work in acute care and inpatient rehab to outpatient clinics, pediatric facilities and more. Read what three of our recent alumni have to say about how the program prepared them to enter the field.

Constellation617.com • 17th February 2016

Constellation617: Interviews with Creative People

Constellation617 is a website of interviews with people who devote themselves to making art, developing their craft, bringing their imagination to life, and helping us see the world in a different way. On its pages you’ll find discussions with visual artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians, craftspeople, and other creative types.

University of Washington • 27th December 2014

Career Trend: Finding Meaningful Work at Age 50 and Over

If you’re 50 or older and not ready for retirement, you might be wondering what’s next for your career. According to an AARP survey of Washington state members, you wouldn’t be alone. More than 40 percent of respondents said they were employed or looking for work. And, while some planned to stay in their current jobs, retraining for a new career, starting a business and switching to part-time work were all options that respondents were also considering. Perhaps the most notable trend for profes

Art Access • 8th April 2015

Art Access - Artist Interview: Grace Weston, Photographer

Grace Weston’s gorgeous, ironic, and often darkly funny photographs give the viewer both sensual and intellectual delights. Using miniature props, she creates vignettes of metaphorical psychological narratives, which she then photographs with vivid color and evocative lighting. The result is as alluring and hypnotic as a lucid dream, and as revealing of our subconscious fears and desires. Weston is an award-winning artist whose work had been exhibited and collected widely in private and public

University of Washington • 16th March 2016

Brandon Bailey | UW Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree - Seattle

As a physical therapist at the UW Medical Center inpatient rehab unit, Brandon Bailey helps people recovering from brain and spinal cord injuries prepare to return home. The patients Brandon works with often face difficulties doing simple tasks, like sitting up or standing.

University of Washington • 22nd October 2016

Getting More Voices to Be Heard

When it comes to making education accessible to nontraditional learners both near and far, the Educational Outreach unit — now Continuum College — at the University of Washington has always blazed the trail.

University of Washington • 4th October 2013

Adding More Life to Your Work-Life Balance

It’s becoming increasingly easy – and common – to stay connected to work from wherever you are. As we tip the scales in favor of our jobs, it’s no surprise that work-life balance can start to feel like a thing of the past. Scott Driscoll, who has been an instructor in the Certificate in Literary Fiction program for 20 years, has found that while many people build their careers and families, they sometimes miss being creative. “The career,” he said, “is not giving them the sort of creative satis

University of Washington • 22nd October 2016

Landing a New Career Path

Spencer Bowen was at a crossroads. After nearly a decade in the Air Force, Bowen was thinking about leaving his established career track to try something different, outside of the military.

UWTV UW 360 • 21st March 2014

UW|360 March 2014 - UW Writing Group

[Note: I wrote the voiceover and appear in this video.--cw] UWTV presents UW 360, an Emmy® Award-winning magazine-style show that profiles the fascinating people, programs and community connections that define the University of Washington. Here’s a story about a writing group that formed a decade ago in one of the University of Washington’s writing certificate programs and they still meet to this day.

University of Washington • 12th August 2016

From Translator to Localization Engineer

Keely Byron had always been interested in foreign cultures and languages. After finishing college she moved to Spain, where she worked as a translator and English language instructor. But she was starting to feel hemmed in by her career options. So Keely began exploring other roles in the translation field and discovered the Certificate in Localization: Customizing Software for the World. The program opened her eyes to the array of career opportunities in the field of localization — and opened

University of Washington • 28th May 2015

Hot Jobs: User Experience Designer

If you’ve ever had a frustrating experience with a poorly designed website or app, or felt a surge of joy from an interface that anticipated your needs perfectly, you have an inkling of the role user experience designers play. These professionals, known as UX designers, help create products and services that are, simply put, a pleasure to use. Today the majority work in the technology field, focusing on what’s known as human-computer interaction – designing products with people in mind. While

University of Washington • 24th March 2016

UW Online - Integrated Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree

Synthesizing information from different disciplines, collaborating across cultures and communicating effectively --– these are all crucial skills in our fast-changing, globalized world. And they're among the skills you’'ll build as you complete your degree in the online Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Sciences program at the University of Washington. The program is designed to be flexible and fit in with your life. You can choose to begin your studies in autumn, winter or spring quarter.