An independent research sociologist, instructor of research methodology, unaffiliated PhD, author, blogger, and lecturer; member of University of Chicago's Advisory Council to the Graduate School, Division of the Social Sciences; member of University of Chicago Women’s Board..

When Digital Isn't Real: Fact Finding Offline For Serious Writers
The Seamstress: A Memoir of Survival
University of Iowa Summer Writing Anthology
Story Circle Network Anthology
OurEcho.com Family Matters Project
Hugo House Writing About War
A Long Story Short
A Room of Her Own: The Writer to Writer Interview Project
The Pretending Suitcase Game
Documentary: A Voice Among the Silent
Iowa Summer Writers Anthology
Kitchen Table Stories —Anthology
Leaning In —Anthology
Communication and Miscommunication Anthology — Writing It Real

Story Circle Network
A Room of Her Own Foundation
University of Chicago Women's Board
Advisory Council -University of Chicago Graduate School
National Association of Memoir Writers
Midwest Sociological Society
Association of Writers & Writing Programs
American Sociological Association
International Women Writers Guild

Story Circle Network
A Room of Her Own
OurEcho.com
AuthorsDen.com
Smashwords.com
Idaho Writers Guild
Chicago Writers Association
Misty Willows Writers
Medium.com