Here are links to a few of examples of my writing, for your perusal and, I hope, enjoyment.
- "Our Fellows Deserve to Be Heard" (Amherst magazine feature, Fall 2009)
For more than 60 years, Martin Vogel searched for information about his brother's death in a Nazi P.O.W. camp. Finally, in 2008, an online news article led him to an elderly veteran who had witnessed and recorded it all...
- "The Beauty of Coding" (Amherst magazine profile, Spring 2014)
Smartphone apps of her own design, plus a wave of media attention, have turned a runway model into a role model.
- "Quietly Odd" (Amherst magazine profile, Winter 2014)
Aparna Nancherla reassured the audience on Conan, "It's OK—I'm surprised I’m a comedian, too."
- "Learning Not to Highlight, and Other Orientation Highlights" (Amherst College Campus Buzz, Fall 2010)
Hello, my name is Katherine, and I am a recovering habitual highlighter... This orientation panel on "Aggressive Reading" decries the overuse of highlighter markers and teaches new students more useful strategies for absorbing and analyzing academic texts.
- "The Blame Game" (Amherst College Campus Buzz, Winter 2009)
Students in the Amherst College Interterm course "Figuring Out Who to Blame" learn the psychology behind finger-pointing.
- "Mystery Date" (Amherst College Campus Buzz, Fall 2007)
At this year's murder mystery night, Amherst College's improv troupe combines the fun of homicide with the horrors of searching for true love.
- "Manners: Do You Mind?" (Amherst College Campus Buzz, Winter 2007)
At a special dinner, students navigate a veritable obstacle course of etiquette.
