Curriculum Vitae
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Kelly Kennedy

Education:
B.A., Journalism, Colorado State University, 1997
M.S., Journalism, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2007

Professional Experience:
2007-Present: Medical reporter, Military Times papers, Springfield, Virginia

2005-2007: Culture, demographics and training reporter, Army Times, Springfield, Virginia

2005-2005: General assignment reporter, The Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois

2001-present: Freelance writer and editor, publications include: Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, The Oregonian, Boulder Daily Camera, The Associated Press and NASA.

2000-2001: Family issues reporter, The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon

1998-2000: Crime reporter, The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah

1997-1998: Education reporter, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah

Teaching Experience:


2004-2005: Adjunct journalism instructor, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado

2004-2005: Adjunct journalism instructor, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

Military Experience:

1989-1993: Communications specialist, U.S. Army. Served in Desert Storm and Mogadishu, Somalia.

Professional Affiliations:

    * Military Reporters and Editors
    * Society of Professional Journalists

Awards and Honors:

1999: First-place Deadline Reporting, Utah Idaho-Spokane Associated Press Association

1996: Denver Press Club's 1996 Damon Runyon scholarship for creative journalism

1996: Selected for the Poynter Institute's "Leadership and Ethics for College Editors" seminar

1997: CSU's Outstanding Graduate, news/editorial sequence

1996: First Place Feature Writing, Rocky Mountain Collegiate Media Association

1995: SPJ Helen Verba Scholarship, CLS Alumni Scholarship, Rowene C. Danbom Scholarship, Julia Klug Scholarship, Margery Monfort Wilson Scholarship

1996: Selected for CSU's President's Leadership Course, which included seminars on intercultural communication, understanding diversity, management styles and problem-solving

Publications:

Specialize in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injuries, severaly wounded soldiers, new military medical technologies, the disability retirement system, sexual harassment in the ranks, diversity issues, demographics, and military ethics.

Journalism:
Kennedy, K., 2007, "Blood Brothers", in Army Times.
    "To Adhamiya and Back"
       
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    "Not Us. We're not Going."
       
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Kennedy, K., 2007, "The Waiting Wounded: A slow medical evaluation process leaves many injured troops in limb. Some settle for low disability ratings and long waits for VA health care," in Army Times.
       
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Kennedy, K., 2007, "Patching bodies, minds: Line medics heal with quiet words, superhuman deeds", in Army Times.
       
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Kennedy, K., 2006, " Basic changes : In-your-face drill sergeants and PT pain are out. Coaching and combat training are in. So far, instructors and recruits like the results," in Army Times.
       
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Kennedy, K, 2005, "Closure, WW II sub found under the sea," in Chicago Tribune.
       
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Kennedy, K, 2005,"Prosthesis restores feeling to amputee," in Chicago Tribune.
       
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