All the words that i've been reading have now started the act of bleeding into one, into one. So I walk up on high and I step to the edge ... .

I welcome the opportunity to collaborate. Let's visit about how we can work with each other.

Examples of my work:

Under review. Refereed Journal Article. “Examining Information Behavior Through the Use of Actor-Network Theory.” Natalie Parker, Jo Ann Livingston and Barbara Schultz-Jones. Library and Information Science Research.  

Refereed Journal Article. “Lessons from #McKinney: Social Media and the Interactive Construction of Police Brutality.” Meredith D. Clark, Dorothy Bland, and Jo Ann Livingston. The Journal of Social Media in Society. June 2017, Vol. 6, No. 1. http://thejsms.org/index.php/TSMRI/article/view/257 

Non-refereed Magazine Publication. “Want a truly sustainable biosolids recycling program? Focus on proactive communications.” Ned Beecher, Natalie Sierra, Kate Kurtz, Kevin Litwiller, Lakhwinder Hundai, Ben Davis, Tyrone Jue, and Jo Ann Livingston. Water Environment & Technology. March 2016, Vol. 28, No. 3. http://www.wef.org/publications/page_wet.aspx?id=12884907263&page=feature 

Panel/Research Presentation Session. #McKinney and #BlackLivesMatter: Lessons from Social Media and Broadcast TV Coverage of a Pool Party Incident in Texas. Meredith Clark, Ph.D.; Dorothy M. Bland, Jo Ann Livingston, Jobin Panicker. South Central Broadcasting Society/BEA District 5 local conference. Fort Worth, Texas. Oct. 3, 2015.  

Panel/Research Presentation Session. #BlackLivesMatter and #LivesMatter: Lessons from Social Media and Broadcast TV Coverage of Charleston Shootings, Sandra Bland’s death and the McKinney Pool Party Incident in Texas. Meredith Clark, Ph.D.; Dorothy M. Bland; Jo Ann Livingston; Benjamin Davis. Broadcast Education Association national conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. April 19, 2016. 

Report. Best Practices in the Recruitment and Retention of SB 1528 Students. Mariela Nuñez-Janes, Ph.D.; *Nikos Barmparessos; *Hakim Bisso; *Alyssa Gunderson; *Sarai Ingram; *JoAnn Livingston; and *Elizabeth Sidler. Prepared for UNT Retention Management Committee, Office of Financial Aid, Office of Undergraduate Admissions. 2014. (*graduate students).

Twenty-plus years of award-winning experience at your service. Let's do this; let's get the stories done that make an impact and mean something.

Current work: 

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Honors and awards:

Texas Associated Press Managing Editors (by actual year) 

2011 – first place Star breaking news report, third place photojournalism, honorable mention photojournalism 

2010 – first place Star reporter, first place Star investigative report 

2009 – first place community service, second place Star reporter, second place Star investigative report 

2008 – first place Freedom of Information, second place Freedom of Information, third place Freedom of Information 2007 – first place short feature, second place specialty reporting 

2006 – second place Star breaking news report (team), second place Star investigative report  

2005 – first place Star breaking news report of the year (team), second place deadline writing

2004 – first place Star breaking news report of the year (team) 

2003 – second place breaking news  

2001 – first place breaking news  Also honorable mentions for team effort, Freedom of Information (2007), investigative reporting and column writing (2007)  

Headliners Foundation of Texas (now combined with APME as Star awards)  Charles E. Green Journalism Award finalist in 2011, 2010 (two categories), 2005, and 2004  

Texas Press Association (awarded for prior year’s work)  2012 – third place news photo 2011 – first place sweepstakes, second place general excellence 

2010 – first place community service, second place sweepstakes, second place general excellence, first place news writing, first place feature writing 

2009 – second place sweepstakes, third place general excellence, second place news writing 

2008 – fourth place sweepstakes, first place news writing 

2007 – first place sweepstakes, third place general excellence, first place news photography, second place features 

2006 – first place sweepstakes, first place general excellence, second place news writing 

2005 – first place sweepstakes, second place news writing  

2004 – third place news photography 

2003 – third place sweepstakes, third place news writing  

2002 – second place sweepstakes, first place news writing  

2001 – first place news writing  

North and East Texas Press Association (awarded for prior year’s work) 

2012 – third place sweepstakes, fourth place general excellence, fourth place news writing 

2011 – third place community service, third place journalist of the year, first place sweepstakes, second place general excellence, first place news writing, first place news photography 

2010 – second place community service, first place journalist of the year, first place sweepstakes, first place general excellence, second place news writing 

2009 – newspaper did not submit entries 

2008 – third place general excellence, first place news writing, third place news photography 

2007 – first place journalist of the year, second place sweepstakes, first place general excellence, first place news writing, third place news photography 

2006 – fourth place journalist of the year, second place sweepstakes, fourth place general excellence, second place news writing, second place news photography 

2005 – second place sweepstakes, first place general excellence, third place news writing  

2004 – second place journalist of the year, second place sweepstakes, second place general excellence, first place news writing 

2003 – first place sweepstakes, second place general excellence, first place news writing  

2002 – second place sweepstakes, third place general excellence, second place news writing 

2001 – first place general excellence, third place news writing Additional placings in editorial writing, column writing, feature writing, photography, and page design  

I have been a lifelong student in pursuit of new knowledge and excellence of being. I'm not perfect, never have been, never will be. But that doesn't stop me from working to improve myself.

My graduate career at the University of North Texas has seen me take my journalism career to greater heights, while discovering new passions with the disciplines of anthropology and information science. 

As an interdisciplinary information science doctoral candidate, my dissertation project delved into the information behavior and social networks of a marginalized population of women. It draws upon the ethnographical work of the late Elfreda Chatman and takes a fresh look at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. 

Combining the three disciplines of journalism, anthropology and information science has pushed me to learn more, be  more and do more. To the future and all that it brings!