What's New
December 2008
I'd like you to take a moment to endorse my work on
Connecting Refugees for the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge by voting
on my project as soon as humanly possible:
http://www.netsquared.org/usaid/vote
Your vote is important, appreciated, and could help me win a $10,000 grant
to further work on the project.
Connecting Refugees harnesses online social networking and mobile
technology tools to aid refugees in resettlement. The goal is to connect
and impact the world's most disenfranchised people to others outside their
refugee community and those who serve them. The project connects these
refugees with others who share stories, video, photos, and their
experiences about settling in the new country and enables refugees to
connect with one another. The project will also connect humanitarian aid
workers with resettlement resources and others doing similar work.
Please vote asap (you can vote from December 8, 9:00am Pacific Time -
December 12, 5:00pm Pacific Time) and spread the word. Thanks!!
http://www.netsquared.org/usaid/vote
November 2008
Launched EditMyManuscript.com, where Less Stress means Better Papers, and am accepting new clients! I set up this editing service for students and faculty to help with basic manuscript editing, thesis editing, and attention to APA style.
October 2008
Published Back-to-School Resolution: Avoiding Common APA Mistakes in the New Social Worker Magazine.
September 2008
Visit The Hurricane Information Center
Fussy Eater has been named a favorite site at outside.in!
August 2008
What a summer! It's been an eventful time, to say the least!
The Publications page and my CV have been reorganized by type of publication.
Kate Silfen and I published an article together titled "Evidence-based practice and library instruction: An assessment of student reference lists" in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian.
Here is a link to the official NASW, The New Social Worker magazine, & socialworkchat.org partnership announcement. socialworkchat.org offers social workers twice weekly, moderated chats on assorted topics and a moderated bulletin board system for messages. As a staff member, I currently moderate both the Technology & Social Work and the Social Work Research bulletin boards.
I've been asked to serve on Mayor Menino's Young Bostonian Advisory Council for ONEin3 Boston, which serves "to improve the quality-of-life for young people living in the City of Boston." I'll be serving on the Young Families subcommittee.
I completed my research assistant work with the Cash & Counseling Project of the Center for the Study of Home & Community Life at Boston College. I helped edit their upcoming Handbook titled Long-Term Care Services and Supports: A Handbook on Self-Direction.
Under their slogan "art is everywhere," the kind folks at art nouveau magazine have republished my ode to Trident Bookseller's perfect chocolate cake as an article in their July-August issue (also known as issue 4)! How exciting and cool that my chocolate cake description has earned this artistic honor. Read the article at art nouveau here.
June 2008
Fussy Eater is the #9 ranked blog on Urbanspoon Boston!
May 2008
Dan and I exhibited his digital artwork at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), Hospitality Design Magazine conference, where he won the coveted Product Design Competition - Artwork award! Check out our photo with the Vegas Showgirl and Showguy as they presented Dan with the award. This image will also appear in the Hospitality Design August issue.
I finished teaching Research Methods for the semester. I'm exhausted but it was fun and a great learning experience! I'll be teaching this course again in the Fall.
January 2008
Working as a visiting lecturer at Salem State College. I'm teaching Research Methods to BSW students. After a snow day and a couple weeks of teaching, I'm finding it extremely fun to work with BSW students and help them develop their research interests.
Working as a research assistant on the Charlestown Connects project, "a coordinated program aimed at improving public safety and social services" in Charlestown. Watch a video announcement about Charlestown Connects from Mayor Thomas M. Menino here. I am working with a team to evaluate the project.
Socialworkchat.org is revamping and will have scheduled chats starting soon. Briefly, "the Social Work Forum (formerly known as AOL’s Social Work Forum) along with the National Association of Social Workers and the New Social Worker Magazine have joined forces to offer this exciting online community for social workers. Stay tuned for more info!
More Fussy Eater posts, Boston Dessert Crawl map, and updates! According to Urban Spoon, a very cool site on Boston restaurants with reviews from critics and food bloggers, my 13 posts over the last year were seen 485 times. Get instant Fussy Eater updates via RSS or via email.
November 2007
Mark won the election for Allston-Brighton City Councillor!! I worked with Mark at the Veronica B. Smith Multi-Service Senior Center.
October 2007
Presented The Role of the Internet in Health Informatics among Older Adults at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting in San Francisco.
Published Application Review: HyperRESEARCH in the Journal of Technology in Human Services.
September 2007
Published When the white cane comes in handy: Helping older adults navigate the health care system chapter in the book Days in the Lives of Gerontological Social Workers.
Published Book Review: Age matters: Realigning feminist thinking in The New Social Worker.
Presented Internet-Based Health Information Use by Persons aged 50 and Older: An Exploration of Process, Meaning, and Experience at International Conference of Human Services Technology Applications (HUSITA) in Toronto.
New Fussy Eater posts, cupcakes are officially the new black.
July 2007
I'm going to CSWE in October - my paper was accepted for presentation! Hope to see you there!
New Fussy Eater post, Time to Eat the Doughnuts, Part II.
Reminder to check out the Fussy Eater Dessert Crawl and Baked Goods News Reel.
June 2007
Presented Internet-Based Health Information at Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology conference (FICCDAT) in Toronto.
