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Peer-reviewed publications and representative work across clinical research, evidence synthesis, medical writing, medical education, scientific communication, and presentation development.

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Medical Writing, Publications & Scientific Communications

Selected work across peer-reviewed research, clinical and evidence-based writing, medical affairs, clinical evaluation, and scientific presentation development.

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Publications & Evidence Dissemination Peer-reviewed work, authored thought leadership, posters, and evidence translation

Featured Publication

2026

Assessing the Construct Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9

WMJ · 2026;125(2):268–272

Peer-reviewed psychometric research examining the construct validity of the PHQ-9, with emphasis on dimensionality, item performance, and clinically responsible interpretation of depression measurement.

Psychometrics Behavioral Health Clinical Interpretation

Adult Learning Principles for Medical Writing

Support4MedWriters Substack, 2026

An authored piece on how adult learning theory strengthens medical communication for professional audiences through relevance, self-direction, practical application, and learner-centered content structure.

Medical education Adult learning Thought leadership

Sippin’ on Sizzurp: Hip Hop Culture and Media Representations of Opioid Use

American Journal on Addictions, 2025

Evidence-informed narrative analysis connecting media framing, identity, and harm-reduction communication.

Behavioral health Harm reduction Science communication

Improving Dermatology Outreach in Tanzania Using Teledermatology

Global Health Poster Presentation, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2023

Pilot work evaluating diagnostic concordance and provider confidence using store-and-forward teledermatology in Bagamoyo, Tanzania.

Telemedicine Global health Poster

Reducing Stigmatizing Language in Medical Documentation

Submitted for Publication, 2025

Applied-linguistics work on stigma pathways, documentation equity, and patient-safe communication in behavioral health contexts.

Stigma-aware language Documentation equity Patient safety

Harm Reduction Integration in Primary Care

Manuscript in Preparation

Implementation-science model for embedding harm-reduction workflows in primary care teams with operational clarity and stakeholder alignment.

Implementation science Workflow design Primary care

Physiological Arousal in Response to Emotional Video Stimuli

Journal of Advanced Student Science, 2016

Bench-to-behavior work linking autonomic reactivity and affect regulation.

Behavioral science Autonomic physiology Early publication
Medical Writing Clinical narratives, evidence briefs, educational content, and publication-style deliverables

Case-Based Clinical Writing

Structured, de-identified case narratives tailored to clinical, educational, and review-focused audiences.

  • Emergency medicine-style case presentations with assessment, differential, workup, and disposition framing
  • Psychiatry and consultation-style case formulation with MSE, risk assessment, and biopsychosocial structure
  • Clinical vignettes with rationales for teaching, onboarding, and assessment support
Diagnostic reasoning Clear structure Audience matched

Disease-State and MOA Writing

  • Disease education summaries for clinician and patient-oriented use cases
  • Mechanism-of-action and clinical-positioning narratives
  • Balanced adverse event, safety, and monitoring language
Plain language Claims discipline Safety framing

Evidence Briefs and Literature Synthesis

  • Rare-disease clinical review with benefit–risk framing, dosing considerations, and safety language
  • Guideline-first summaries with primary literature confirmation
  • Evidence mapping by population, intervention, comparator, outcomes, and limitations
  • Clinically grounded interpretation with disciplined uncertainty handling
Guideline-first Traceable sourcing High-stakes accuracy

Medical Education and Thought Leadership

Long-form professional writing focused on how clinicians and adult learners engage with educational content, evidence, and instructional design.

  • Authored article on adult learning principles in medical writing
  • Instructional framing for clinician-facing and professional education materials
  • Audience-aware content structure rooted in relevance, application, and knowledge transfer
Adult learning Educational strategy Thought leadership

Patient Education and Health Literacy

  • Plain-language rewrites for comprehension, safety, and readability
  • Stigma-aware revisions for behavioral health and substance use content
  • FAQ formats for common clinical and medication questions
Health literacy Non-stigmatizing Patient-safe
Medical Affairs Scientific platforms, field resources, internal enablement, and cross-functional review support

Scientific Platform and Core Story

  • Claim framework with supporting evidence and limitations
  • Message architecture by audience, including field and HCP use cases
  • Reference hygiene and defensible language across materials
Core story Claims grid Evidence defense

Field Medical Enablement

  • Medical information FAQ and response-style support content
  • KOL briefing documents and congress preparation packets
  • Evidence-aligned objection handling with compliant tone
MSL-ready Compliant tone Actionable tools

Medical Review Workflow Support

  • Committee-style reconciliation of feedback and decision tracking
  • Version control and change logs for high-stakes content
  • Consistency checks across decks, FAQs, one-pagers, and supporting documents
Track changes Governance QC mindset

Risk, Safety, and Benefit–Risk Framing

  • Safety signal language and monitoring summaries
  • Balanced benefit–risk narratives with clear uncertainty handling
  • Patient-safe and non-stigmatizing terminology
Benefit–risk Safety language Uncertainty handled
MedTech / CER Clinical evidence reviews, structured evidence tables, and submission-ready narratives

Clinical Evidence Review Deliverables

  • Evidence identification, screening logic, and inclusion rationale
  • Structured evidence tables for population, endpoints, results, and safety
  • Clinical narrative synthesis aligned to intended use and review needs
CER Traceability Structured tables

Regulatory-Adjacent Writing Support

  • Claims discipline and definition control across documents
  • Label- and IFU-aligned terminology harmonization
  • Risk and benefit summaries with explicit assumptions and limitations
Terminology control Consistency Review-ready
Slides & Congress Decks, posters, conference recaps, and presentation narrative design

Slide Narrative Development

  • Storyboarding, slide logic, and audience-tailored sequencing
  • Scientific visualization direction, including what to show and what to omit
  • Speaker notes and talk-track support
Deck logic Executive clarity HCP-ready

Sample Decks and Posters

Representative decks demonstrating clinical storytelling, audience targeting, and content structure.

Medical content creation Deck narrative Congress-ready

Congress Recaps and Briefs

  • Abstract screening and thematic synthesis
  • What-changed insights for stakeholders and internal teams
  • Evidence-first framing with limitations clearly identified
Congress recap Insight framing Evidence-based

Additional Strengths

Supporting capabilities

Policy & Compliance

Language discipline, reference hygiene, and content standards for high-stakes medical communication.

  • Non-promotional tone and balanced scientific framing
  • Claims discipline with explicit scope and limitation handling
  • Terminology consistency across decks, briefs, and written assets
  • Stigma-aware and patient-safe language practices

Tooling & QA

Process habits and review workflows that improve clarity, traceability, and editorial precision.

  • Structured literature review and evidence extraction workflows
  • Version control, reconciliation, and comment-response discipline
  • Consistency checks across slide decks, briefs, and educational content
  • Audience adaptation for HCP, internal, and patient-facing materials

Audience & Format Adaptation

Scientific content calibrated to the audience, communication objective, and delivery format.

  • HCP, internal stakeholder, learner, and patient-facing communication
  • Long-form writing, evidence briefs, presentations, and educational assets
  • Scientific depth balanced with readability and practical application
  • Consistent messaging adapted across written and visual formats