Master of Public Administration
Novelist, Writer
Technical, Medical Writing, Researcher
Info (at) marionblackurn.net
Greenville, NC
Medical Center Features. Glimpse magazine 2018 pp. 15-22 (link)
A Family Gives Together. Vidant Foundation Annual Report 2016 (link)
The Taylors—Etta, Donald and Jackie, Ronald and Nan, and their families—support the new Cancer Center with a shared vision of hope
A Splendid Failure. Archaeology magazine September-October 2016
The wreck of CSS Georgia, a unique Civil War relic, emerges from Savannah’s harbor (link)
The Science of Shipwrecks. Coastwatch Winter 2013 (link)
A Cargo Twice Dug. Archaeology magazine September-October 2012
Fifty years after they were salvaged and placed in wet storage, the contents of a Confederate blockade runner have reemerged (link)
Letter from Tennessee: Return to the Trail of Tears. Archaeology magazine March-April 2012
Excavations at the untouched site of a U.S. Army fort are providing a rare look at the path along which thousands of Cherokee were forcibly moved to Oklahoma (link)
Letter from Virginia: American Refugees. Archaeology magazine September-October 2011
Thousands of escaped slaves made a new life in one of the world’s most unwelcoming places—the Great Dismal Swamp, full of sink holes, thorns, snakes, bears, and bugs—for a chance at self-determination (link)
Waiting for an ECU Dentist. Fall 2011 East. Cover story (link)
Battlefield Surgeon. Spring 2011 East. Cover story (link)
Rescuing a Mystery Wreck (Corolla, N.C. shipwreck). Archaeology magazine (link)
Sea Hunt. Fall 2010, East. Cover story (link)
Curing Time. Summer 2010, East. Cover Story (link)
Discovering Your Dog’s Hidden Health. Fall 2010. Canine Health Foundation (AKC) (link)
Business at Heart. April 2010 US Airways magazine
Spain’s Appalachian Outpost. Archaeology magazine (abbreviated). July-August, 2009 (link)
Master’s of Critical Thinking. Winter 2010, East. Cover Story (link)
Research Under the Microscope. Spring 2007, East. Cover Story
A survey of research at East Carolina University, including the medical sciences (link)
ECU Physicians Web site (link)
Note: My content remains constant throughout the site
Madame Mayor. Summer 2009, East (link)
Why We’re No. 1 in Nurses. Summer 2008, East. Cover Story (link)
At the Heart of a Surgical Revolution. Winter 2003, East. Cover Story
Pioneering research and clinical application of robotic assistance in heart surgery (cover, text)
Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road.” An audio diary for Public Radio East (link)
“Mythic Miles.” Jack Kerouac in NYC and Rocky Mount, N.C. (link)
Dalai Lama Journey. An audio diary for Public Radio East (link)
“A Blossom, a Man, a Promise.” Dalai Lama feature for the Daily Reflector (link)
Joyner Library annual report. East Carolina University (link)
The Shape of Tomorrow. Health and Human Performance at ECU
Researched, wrote and developed overall organization for this commemorative report.
Roads to Hope. 10-year annual report, Wake County Human Services (link)
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