Publications

Recognitions
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Bean Pickers, American Immigrant Portraits, non-fiction, Jacobs Press, 2019.
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"Immigrant Healer, The Story of Giovannina Ruggiero Foresti," excerpt from Bean Pickers, 2018
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"Lotus Flowers," essay, 2018
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“Lucy’s Story,” In the Company of Women, Jacobs Press, 2016.
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“Francis Foresti: The Attack on Pearl Harbor,” Cortland County Serves, Cortland Press, 2015.
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“A Community Deliberative Polling Event: The Economic Impact of Walmart,” Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, fall, 2011.
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“Notable Trade Book Lesson Plan: My Rows and Piles of Coins,” Social Studies Research and Practice, spring, 2010 on-line edition.
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“Using Deliberation in the Classroom: A Teaching Pedagogy to Enhance Student Knowledge, Opinion Formation, and Civic Engagement,” Journal of Political Science Education, Volume 8, Issue 4, 2012, ISSN: 1551-2169 print/1551-2177 online
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National League of American Pen Women 2020 Biennial Competition for memoir, First Place for Bean Pickers.
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William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition, Finalist in non-fiction for Bean Pickers, 2017.
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National League of American Pen Women Vinnie Ream Writing Competition,Honorable Mention for non-fiction excerpt of Bean Pickers, 2018.
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William Faulkner -William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition, Semi-finalist in essay,"Lotus Flowers," 2018.
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CNY (Central New York) Book Award nomination, Bean Pickers, 2019.