KEY WRITING ACHIEVEMENTS
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2021, Completed original feature film screenplay “GIRL AT WAR” ©️ U.S. Copyright Joanna Smiley, 2021
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2017, Completed original feature film screenplay “SMILEYTOWN” ©️ U.S. Copyright Joanna Smiley, 2017
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2014, Earned 501c3 Massachusetts nonprofit status for founding the digital storytelling nonprofit, Journal Junkies
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2010, Fellow Winner, “Wisdom House Writers Fellowship,” Sponsored by The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
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2007, First Place, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists, Daily Newspaper Reporting Arts and Entertainment
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2007, Honorable Mention, Sol Price Prize for Responsible and Ethical Journalism, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists
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2002, “A Generation Awoken,” Carnegie Mellon University, produced and directed documentary film about 9/11
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1997 Edition, National Anthology of Poetry, The Teacher's Selection
PUBLISHED WRITING SAMPLES
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San Diego Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ):
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"Weapons of Mass Expression," First Place Award, Arts and Entertainment Writing
BioSpace:
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"Digital Twins Could Augment Clinical Research, Help Ease Data Disparities"
AUTM (Association of University Technology Managers):
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White Paper: International Technology Transfer and Leadership Summit, 2024 October 21–22 | Cape Town, South Africa
Masslive.com:
San Diego Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ):
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Honorable Mention Sol Price Prize for Responsible Journalism, "Dancing Outside the Box"
The Baltimore Sun:
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"Support for Men with MS"
The University of Pittsburgh, Innovation Institute:
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"Low-Cost Portable Tread Scanner Quickly Identifies a Shoe’s Level of Slip Risk"
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"Fusion Gene-Based Machine Learning Tool Enhances Prediction of Prostate Cancer Clinical Outcomes"
Business West:
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"Tech Foundry Recruits a More Diverse Student Body"
Aid to Artisans:
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A Tanzanian Female Entrepreneur, Press Kit
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Maker to Market, Newsletter
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Press Release: "Aid to Artisans Launches First Distance Training Program in Iraq"
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Aid to Artisans, Armenia, A Case Study
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Feature Story: U.S. Agency for International Development
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PeaceCorps: WorldView Magazine
UConn Today:
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A Dual Mission: Growing Green, UConn Professor Earns Income Licensing Plants that Fight Climate Change
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UConn Entrepreneur Wins Pitch Competition at 15th Annual SXSW
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Female Inventor Empowers Underrepresented Women in Science
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Two Faculty Entrepreneurs Named to National Academy of Inventors List
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UConn School of Social Work Lands $587,633 Mental Health Training Grant, Will support 50,000 students in under-resourced Connecticut school districts
Northeastern University:
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"Empowered Innovators Launch Disruptive Startup with Novel Ceramics"
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"Spark Fund Takes a Northeastern Scientist’s Ion Discovery to the Next Level"
BioSpace:
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"Companies Bank on Psychedelics as Treatments for Mental Health Disorders"
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"What you Need to Know to Launch a Biotech Startup"
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"MAPS PBC Submits First NDA to FDA for Psychedelic-
Assisted Therapy"
Business West:
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"Laura Fitch Continues to Be a Pioneer in the Cohousing Field"
The Hartford Courant:
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"A Silver Lining Made of Wood"
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"The Last Yappy Hour"
Hartford Business Journal:
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"Even in a Tough Economy Innovator is Keeping Busy"
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"Special Employees Fuel CompUshade Success"
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"Demographic Changes Bring Opportunities"
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"Secondhand Gems"
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"Phish Donation Puts Gifts of Love on Map"
Yale News:
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Yale Bridgeport Gear-Up Partnership
Carnegie Mellon Today:
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"Border Patrol"
NYU Today:
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"Predicting the Criminal Before the Crime Scholars Consider the Fusion of Law and Neuroscience"
San Diego Union Tribune, Today's Local News:
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"They Need our Help"
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"Keep on Keepin' on," Carlsbad Woman Uses Art as Therapy in Battle Against Breast Cancer
