I tell stories from the Rust Belt, where I teach my students to do the same. My articles and essays have been published by The Washington Post, Bicycling, Belt, River Teeth, and Cleveland Magazine. I wrote a book about medical students and edited an anthology about my hometown, Youngstown, Ohio, a city that captivated Bruce Springsteen. I’ve reported on rural health and the Mahoning River for Ideastream Public Media — and won Edward R. Murrow Awards for my coverage. I’ve also written articles about the digital evolution of storytelling in Literary Journalism Studies, Journalism  and in publications of the Reynolds Journalism Institute. In 2024, I co-edited an anthology of literary journalism and wrote an essay about what mountain biking taught me about fear. During the academic year, you can find me at Kent State University’s School of Media and Journalism.