As a skilled researcher, Jennifer can quickly identify the key points of a topic of study and produce a cogent and incisive article. Her research skills, coupled with a clear and distinctive authorial voice, allow her to write across a wide range of topics.
Health and wellness, beauty, fitness, career, sustainability and environmental issues, creativity, education, food and nutrition (with a focus on vegetarian and vegan diets), food politics, women's interests, immigration issues
Jennifer transferred to UMD-College Park after completing her general education requirements at Montgomery College, a two year community college in Montgomery County, Maryland. Jennifer's course work at the University focused heavily on research and statistics; she even completed a graduate-level statistics course designed for second-semester grad students. She spent most of her time outside of class working as an undergraduate assistant in the Metacognition lab, where she took on a self-directed course of study that resulted in an original research project that was evaluated by the lab's post-doctoral fellow. She graduated with a 3.67 GPA (on a 4.00 scale).
Jennifer researches and writes content for four weekly Macaroni Kid publications for moms and dads in the greater Pittsburgh area. Her work reaches over 10,000 subscribers every week.
The following is a list of the publications Jennifer contributed to during her time at Calvert Investments:
"A Green Recovery for America's Homebuilders? A Survey of the Sustainable Practices of the Homebuilding Industry," 2010, (Co-Author, Lead Researcher)
"Perspectives: Bringing Alternative Energy into Focus", 2010, (Contributor)
"Calvert Perspectives: Unparalleled Challenge and Opportunity in Water," 2010, (Contributor)
"Calvert White Paper: Unparalleled Challenge and Opportunity in Water," 2008, (Contributor)
An Evaluation of the Risks of the HidroAysen Project, Op-Ed piece, 2009 (Author)
Jennifer was a guest blogger on the Entrepreneur Talk Blog Sisarina.com in 2010. Her post, "Spin Your Web", detailed her experience in leveraging social media to build her brand. As a writer, Jennifer knows the importance of having a strong social media presence. These platforms play a critical role in helping writers find and connect with their audience, which is especially crucial for new, unpublished writers.
Jennifer researches and writes content for four weekly Macaroni Kid publications for moms and dads in the greater Pittsburgh area. Her work reaches over 10,000 subscribers every week.
Jennifer has been writing screenplays and short fiction for nine years. Her work has reached the finals and semi-finals of film festivals such as Burbank, Beverly Hills, and Richmond, and in 2013 her television pilot "Travelers" won Best Original TV Drama in the Creative World Awards.
During her time at Calvert Investments, Jennifer contributed to a number of white papers aimed at educating investors on the risks associated on investments, industries, and businesses that fail to address climate change issues in their planning.