Writing

Education

  • Master of Journalism, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California,
  • Creative Nonfiction (with Olivia Archibald), The Evergreen State College
  • Novel Writing (with Jane Vandenburgh), University of California at Berkeley, Extension

Teaching Experience

  • Adjunct Faculty, Journalism, Publishing, and New Media, The Evergreen State College, 1998-2000
  • Summer School Faculty, Creative Non-fiction, The Evergreen State College, 2000.
  • Instructor, Newswriting, Media Alliance, San Francisco, CA, 1994
  • Instructor, Investigative Reporting, Media Alliance, San Francisco, CA, 1994
  • Writing Coach, Center for the Integration and Improvement of Journalism, San Francisco, CA, 1990-1991
  • Lecturer, Project Reporting on a Shoestring, California Newspaper Publishers Association, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1989

Publications

   Books

  • McLaughlin, C.D. Passing on Curves: While Death Rides Shotgun, Herne Publications, 2015.
  • McLaughlin, C.P. et al. Implementing Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care, Jones and Bartlett, 2012.
  • McLaughlin, C.P. and McLaughlin, C.D. Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Jones and Bartlett, 2008.
   Reports (partial list)

  • Mental Health—A Public Health Approach: Developing a Prevention-Oriented Mental Health System in Washington State, State Board of Health, Olympia, WA, 2007.
  • Washington State Health Report, State Board of Health, Olympia, WA, 2002.
  • Final Report, Access to Critical Health Services, State Board of Health, 2001
  • Final Report, State Board of Health Priority: Health Disparities, State Board of Health, Olympia, WA, 2001
  • Response Capacity During A Health Emergency—A Review of Selected Issues, State Board of Health, Olympia, WA, 2001
  • Start Right—Start Healthy: A Guide to Health Checkups for Your New Student, State Board of Health, Olympia, WA, 2001
  • Crank It Up: A Bicycle Advocacy Guide, Energy Outreach Center, 1994
   Poetry

  • “The long goodbye,” “Nesting instinct,” and “Whispers,” Paramour, Fall 1993
  • “Invocation,” Reclaiming Quarterly, 1990
  • “Spirithawk,” Far Out West, 1987
   Journalism (partial list)

  • “Tiger Tales,” San Francisco Bay Guardian, Jan. 9, 2008
  • More than a dozen articles for ReView, The Evergreen State College alumni magazine, 1995-1998
  • “Infostructure: Cities Scramble to Plug into the Future,” Metropolis, June 1995
  • “Housing and a Helping Hand,” Metropolis, May 1995
  • Cybershock, biweekly syndicated technology column, 1994-1995
  • “The Rush for Invisible Gold,” Sierra Magazine, January/February 1990
  • Roughly a thousand bylined articles and columns at the San Francisco Bay Guardian, 1982-1994

Readings

  • Poetry reading (featured poet), Kawika’s, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 2, 2016 (upcoming)
  • Reading from “The House Within: A Memoir,” East Village Coffee Lounge, Monterey, CA, Nov. 15, 2012
  • Reading from “The House Within: A Memoir,” Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, Occidental, CA, August 2012
  • Poetry Reading, Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 1987
  • Poetry Reading, Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 1986
  • Poetry Reading, The Old Coffee Mill, Oakland, CA, December 1986
  • Poetry Reading, 7th Annual California Men’s Gathering, Oak Glen, CA, October 1984
  • Poetry Reading, 6th Annual California Men’s Gathering, La Honda, CA, October 1983

Residencies

  • Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, Occidental, CA, 2012
  • Centrum Arts and Creative Education, Port Townsend, WA, 2001

Writing Samples

“Tiger tales”
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Jan. 9, 2008

Executive Director’s Message 
The Brainerd Foundation
2008

Executive Director’s Message
The Brainerd Foundation
2005

Troup Unlimited Web Profile
The Brainerd Foundation
2003

Start Right – Start Healthy
WA State Board of Health
2001

The Big Dirty
Cascadia Times
August 1995

The Rush for Invisible Gold
Sierra Magazine
January/February 1990