If you’re looking to hire a writer to assist with your next project, I can help. I have written hundreds of articles and spotlighted a few here in my specialty areas.
Data Analysis and Visualization
I work on two or three major surveys each year, analyzing the data, writing an article, and arranging statistics for tables, graphs, and other visual elements.
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Health and Wellness Journalism
My news feature articles include original interviews with sources.
Interviews
All Articles
This list contains just about everything I’ve ever had published.
Chiropractic Economics and chiroeco.com
- ICA voices opposition to adding dry needling to DCs’ scope of practice
- Equilibrium achieved: What’s next? Results of the 28th Annual Fees and Reimbursements Survey (2024) (9-19-24)
- Time to Start Thinking Big: The 27th Annual Salary and Expense Survey (5-6-24)
- 27th Annual Fees & Reimbursements Survey: Steady and on the Way Up (3-26-24)
- ICA Voices Opposition to Adding Dry Needling to DCs’ Scope of Practice (2-28-24)
- Dips and Jumps in 2023: The 26th Annual Salary & Expense Survey (6-7-23)
- The 2022 Chiropractic Economics Annual Fees & Reimbursements Survey (1-6-23)
- Doctor of Chiropractic Salaries on the Rebound: 2022 Annual Salary & Expense Survey (8-10-22)
- A Continued Rebound: The 24th Annual Chiropractic Economics Fees & Reimbursements Survey (9-24-21)
- The Pandemic Effect: Results of the Chiropractic Economics 2021 Salary & Expense Survey (6-8-21)
- Chiropractic Economics 2020 Salary and Expense Survey Results (6-3-20)
- Chiropractic Fees 2019: Industry Fees & Reimbursements Survey (10-28-19)
- Chiropractic Economics 22nd Annual Salary & Expense Survey Results (6-13-19)
MASSAGE Magazine and massagemag.com
- 3 MTs Explain Exactly How They Use Tape in Sessions (8-16-2023)
- Manual Therapy Research at the NCCIH: An Interview with Director Helene Langevin (5-16-2023
- 5 Reasons to Join the International Consortium on Manual Therapies (3-29-2023)
- MTs Provide Massage for Low-Income Chronic Pain Clients (3-9-2023)
- You Asked: What Can Craniosacral Therapy Address? (1-4-2023)
- Massage for Medical Professionals: Your Skills Are in Demand (12-23-2022)
- What is an Independent Contractor? Make Sure You’re Not Misclassified (12-2-2022)
- Massage Franchises Offer Benefits, Bonuses and New Company Cultures in Response to Labor Shortage (8-29-2022)
- Green Living: 3 Actions to Take Right Now (8-3-2022)
- 5 Ways to Make Sure Your Massage Marketing Appeals to a Diverse Clientele (6-8-2022)
- Program Restores Healthy Touch to Trauma Survivors’ Lives (5-25-22)
- This is How to Get the Best Learning Experience from Online Massage CE (5-20-22) *Download PDF version*
- 5 MTs Share How They Earn an Above-Average Income (2-4-22) *Download PDF version*
- Care Through Touch: Humanity and Hope for the Formerly Incarcerated (2-2-22)
- Massage in Physical Rehabilitation: A Focus on Clients’ Comeback (November 2021 print edition, cover story; published online 12-6-21)
- This is What We Know About Long-Haul COVID-19 Survivors (10-1-21)
- What’s Behind Your Massage Technique? A Look at Assessment, Fascia, Movement, Stretching & Research (8-23-21)
- Enrich Your Massage Sessions with Sound Healing (6-18-21)
- Hand to Heart Project Brings Free Massage Therapy to Cancer Patients and Caregivers (5-19-21)
- Are You (and Your Data) at Risk? 10 Cybersecurity Steps You Need to Take Now (4-21-21)
- The Self-Employed MT’s Guide to Getting Health Insurance (April 2021 print edition)
- Dinner, Delivered: How to Choose the Meal Service That’s Right for You (March 2021 print edition; 6-23-21 online)
- Claim Your Google My Business Page to Get Free Publicity for Your Practice (March 2021 print edition; 6-10-21 online)
- How One Massage Therapist is Touching the Lives of Women of Color & Their Babies (1-20-21)
- Massage Therapists Take Action to Support Cultural Competence (11-25-20)
- COVID-19 Long-Haulers Puzzle Health Experts (10-28-20)
- Paperless Practice Management is Easier to Set Up than You Might Think (8-27-20)
- 7 Tips for Passing the MBLEx (from MTs Who Already Have) (8-10-20)
- Social Distancing Might Be the Biggest Stressor in Your Massage Clients’ Lives Right Now (7-1-20)
- MTs Ask: What Is Asymptomatic Transmission of Coronavirus and What Does It Mean for My Practice? (6-24-20)
- Massage Companies Offer a Helping Hand with Discounted (or Free) CE & Products to Support You During the Coronavirus Pandemic (6-17-20)
- Questions About Paying Student Loans During the Pandemic? Here’s Where to Find Answers (5-19-20)
- Top 7 Topical Types for 7 Types of Clients (5-12-20)
- Massage Schools, Students and Coronavirus: an Interview with Michele Renee of the AFMTE (4-28-20)
- Nervous About Taking the MBLEx? Try These Test-Day Tips (2-24-20)
- MTs Push Back on San Francisco Ordinance That Targets Human Traffickers (12-26-19)
- New Perspectives, and a Lawsuit, in Response to CA Court Decision on Independent Contractors (12-11-19)
- No Money? No Time? No Excuses. Here’s How to Create a Home Gym for $81 (10-25-19)
- The MT’s Guide to Meeting Continuing Education Requirements (9-12-19)
- Mobile Massage Apps: The Complete Guide for Therapists (7-26-19)
- 3 Supplements You Need to Know About Now (7-4-19)
- All in the Family: These 3 Sisters All Became Massage Therapists (3-4-19)
- California Company Jumps on the Massage Apps Trend (1-9-19)
- President Signs Farm Bill, Legalizing Industrial Hemp (12-20-18)
- San Francisco Ordinance Targets Illegal Massage Businesses, Human Traffickers (12-5-18)
- Florida Massage Therapist Honored for Humanitarian Work (October 2018 print edition)
- Integrative Care Program to Yield Formal Research (October 2018 print edition)
- Bad News for Drug Companies Could Be Good News for California Massage Therapists (8-10-2018)
- Program for Disabled Veterans Helps New York MT Thrive (August 2018 print edition)
- Company Brings Chair Massage Therapy to Denver Whole Foods Locations (8-1-2018)
- BackSpace Brings Personalized Touch to SF Bay Clients (July 2018 print edition)
- Independent Contractors in California Could be Affected by Supreme Court Decision (5-30-2018)
- The Massage Therapist’s Guide to Becoming a Continuing Education Provider (June 2018 print edition)
- Elements Guarantees Job Interviews to New MTs (June 2018 print edition)
- The Massage Therapist’s Guide to Reiki (May 2018)
- Massage Franchises Respond to Misconduct Allegations with New Safety Policies (4-19-2018)
- Massage Grant Provides “Fantastic Opportunity” to Ease Caregiver Stress (4-4-2018)
- Massage for Children: These Global Ambassadors Are Changing Kids’ Lives Through Touch (April 2018 print edition, cover story)
- Pro Football Players Testify to CranioSacral Therapy’s Ability to Address Concussion and CTE (3-14-2018)
- Mobile Massage Apps: The Complete Guide for Therapists (2-15-2018)
- The Best Lubricant for Your Specialty: What the Science Says (December 2017 print edition, cover story)
- Massage Therapy Schools: Everything You Need to Know (2017)
- Relax, Refresh and Rejuvenate: The Spa Day as Self-Care (9-28-2017)
- Massage Helps Burn Survivors Rediscover Touch (9-20-2017)
- No Way Would I Work at a Massage Franchise–Until I Learned This (8-23-2017)
- What Do the New Hospital Massage Competencies Mean for Massage? (6-21-2017)
- Your Video Toolbox: Take Online Marketing to the Next Level (June 2017 print edition)
- [Lawsuit Settled] Arizona Animal Massage Therapists Win Right to Practice (4-5-2017)
- The Rewarding Work of Massage for Addiction Recovery (12-14-2016)
- Warm Up Your Winter: Heat Therapy for You and Your Clients (12-1-2016)
- Specialize in Sports Massage: Advanced Certification Can Change Your Practice (August 2016 print edition)
- Cool It! Cold Therapy Tools Offer Pain Relief (June 2016 print edition)
- Be a Big Zero Hero to Combat Global Warming (4-20-2016)
- Sitting or Standing, Office Workers Need Massage (3-23-2016)
- How Do You Measure a Massage? (December 2015 print edition)
- The Top 7 Ways to Super-Charge Your Marketing (December 2015 print edition)
- Massage Therapists Play Starring Role in Disney Spa Magic (11-18-2015)
- SlideShare Deck: 15 Tips from Chair Massage Pros (11-6-2015)
- 15 Tips from Chair Massage Pros (11-6-2015)
- The Top 3 Ways to Make Money with Your Massage Chair (November 2015 print edition)
- Transition Issues Affect Florida Massage Therapy Law (8-20-2015)
- Avoid Social Media Disasters: Learn from the Big Brands (July 2015 print edition)
- Massage for Cats Makes Purrfect Sense (3-25-2015)
- Military Life Armed This Veteran for a New Career–Massage (2-19-2015)
- The Ultimate Guide to Incorporating Spa Trends in 2015 (2-6-2015)
- Massage Therapist Finds Strength in Sumo (December 2014 print edition)
- A Passion for Health, Inside and Out (October 2014 print edition)
- Kickstart Your Idea into the Massage Market (September 2014 print edition)
- Everyone Uses Social Media—Including Your Future Boss (July 2014 print edition and FutureLMT.com; this website has been renamed Massage Study Buddy)
COVID-19 Coverage (MASSAGE Magazine)
- COVID-19 Long-Haulers Puzzle Health Experts (10-28-20)
- Social Distancing Might Be the Biggest Stressor in Your Massage Clients’ Lives Right Now (7-1-20)
- MTs Ask: What Is Asymptomatic Transmission of Coronavirus and What Does It Mean for My Practice? (6-24-20)
- Massage Companies Offer a Helping Hand with Discounted (or Free) CE & Products to Support You During the Coronavirus Pandemic (6-17-20)
- Questions About Paying Student Loans During the Pandemic? Here’s Where to Find Answers (5-19-20)
Guideposts.org
- Three Symbols, One Mission (4-1-2011)
- Canine Conundrum (1-14-2011)
- How Many “Lives” Does Your Kitty Have Left? (12-31-2010)
- The Art of Sleeping (11-18-2010)
- Cat People, Unite (11-5-2010)
- Those Troublesome, Tricky, Stubborn, Wonderful Cats (10-8-2010)
- More Cats, More Fun (8-27-2010)
- The Battle of the Box (7-30-2010)
- Goodbye Kitty (6-18-2010)
- Who’s Bad? (5-21-2010)
- Extreme Kitties (5-6-2010)
- Cattitude, Part II (4-9-2010)
- Cattitude (3-12-2010)
- Weird Kitties (2-12-2010)
- The Grandkitties (1-15-2010)
- Harley’s Winter Wonderland (12-11-2009)
- No Cats on the Table? What, This Table? (11-19-2009)
- Bad Kitty! (10-23-2009)
- Cat Games (9-3-2009)
- Me? A Cat Person? (6-26-2009)
Angels on Earth Magazine
- From Your Lips to God’s Ear (July 2011 print edition)
ProcrastinatingWriters.com
- Be Your Own Big, Mean Boss (with the Help of Shareware) [guest post] (9-3-2009)
La Porte Herald-Argus
Going for gold (and silver, and bronze) – La Porte man counts father as inspiration for Special Olympics (6-27-2009)
Guideposts Sweet 16 Magazine
(bimonthly print, ceased publication 2007)
- The Sweet 16 MySpace Survey Pop Puzzler [music-related crossword] (August/September 2007)
- Quiz: Who’s Not Acting Their Age? (February/March 2007)
- Celebrity Quiz: Stars at Work (June/July 2005)
- Quiz: What’s Your Tanning IQ? (June/July 2005)
- Relient K’s Back! [band profile] (February/March 2005)
- 10 Ways to Nix Nail-Biting (August/September 2004)
Guideposts for Teens Magazine
(bimonthly print, ceased publication 2004)
- Cover story: Get That Stacie O. Glow [interview with singer Stacie Orrico] (June/July 2004)
- Beauty feature: Lip It Up! (February/March 2004)
- DIY: Have Yourself a Crafty Christmas (December/January 2004)
- Quiz: Are You a TV Addict? (August/September 2003)
- In Step with Switchfoot [band interview] (June/July 2003)
- Cover story: The Simpsons: Keeping the Faith—or Just Fishing for Laughs? (April/May 2003); referenced in “A Homeric Odyssey” by Noel Holston (Newsday, 4-27-2003)
- Cover story: Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer (February/March 2003)
- ‘Roid Rage [news] (December/January 2003)
- Celebrity Q&A: Olympic weightlifter Cheryl Haworth (October/November 2002)
- The Right to Pierce? [news] (August/September 2002)
- Record Labels Feel the Burn [news] (June/July 2002)
- A Time to Kill? [news] (April/May 2002)
- Hollywood’s New Turn-Off [news] (December/January 2002)
- Hurricane [first-person true story] (October/November 2001)
Guideposts for Kids Magazine
(bimonthly print, ceased publication 2001)
- Candy Corn Crazy! [feature] (September/October 1999)
- Thanks, Dad! [seahorse feature] (May/June 1999)
- Look Who’s Talking! [feature on Luke, Cody, and Nathan Ruegger of the WB’s animated series Histeria!] (March/April 1999)
- Hog Heaven [groundhog feature] (January/February 1999)
Eckerd College Review / The Siren (print)
- Review of David Wojahn’s The Falling Hour (1998)
- Review of Stanley Kunitz’s Passing Through (1997)
- Review of Jeanie Thompson’s Witness (1996)
Florida Times-Union
(County Line print news section)
