Connecting People + Story

PhD-OS | MA-ComL | BA

I research about how to support people through transitions by aligning their ideal visions with practice. I enjoy integrating storycrafting methods. My recent research supported a local partnership of faith by synthesizing compassionate communitas, stories, photographs, + motivational interviews. Current projects include transition to motherhood during the postpartum cycle. I incorporate creative methods with the heart of the matter. I search for opportunities to improve health systems + care of women during this transition called limen. Ultimately, I desire that my research support anthropology + writing of health systems that include people instead of ostracizing them from thriving. Contact me below to learn about my applied + creative research.

Aligning ideal visions with practice

I help people to align their ideals with strategy + share their story to include the heart behind the work. I desire that my consulting support more communal + compassionate health systems, especially around postpartum transition. I apply my research of storied systems design to community engagement for health + organizational health + well-being. Past projects supported partnerships for human + health services, marketing of nutrigenomics work, + various civic + community engagement campaigns. Services include development or leadership coaching, motivational interviewing, aligning ideals with strategy via storied systems design, communication report, + storycrafting workshops. Inquire below about my consulting services.

Editorial | Go local | Especially outdoors

Photography has been a way for me to beautify + editorialize daily life since an aunt gave me a pink wind-up camera when I was 12 years old. I have since integrated photography with my research, + published photographs for a local magazine + newspaper. Once upon a time I ran a photography business for portraits, special events, + organizations. Now I enjoy photographing local events, especially for community or civic engagement, nature + public commons placemaking locally or whilst traveling. I search for an editorial quest or detail for the story behind the image, + everyday life with family. Follow me on Instagram or Flickr, + view the collections below. Contact me for how to include photographs in your projects + communication.

Transitions | Faith, hope, love | On the ground

I enjoy short stories, reflective expositions about life + love, + poetry with my background in creative writing + communication. I integrate storycrafting into my consulting + research. Current projects include transition to parenting, community engagement for health, + publishing that first book. Previous projects involved sharing the story of faith partnerships, poetry about loss, editorials about civic + public matters, technical writing, + intermedia copy. Future projects include post-doctorate storied systems design for supporting transition to motherhood, writing journal articles about this research, + a devotional about faith. Visit the blog below for notable mentions about consulting, research, writing, travel highlights, + for current, or archived news!