Denise Thornton 

Experience

Freelance writer       1999-present

• Recent feature articles in newspapers and magazines in print and online:
  • My Wisconsin Woods, The Aldo Leopold Foundation
  • Isthmus     
  • On Wisconsin
  • Organic Broadcaster
  • Odyssey Magazine

• Books:
  • Physical Disabilities: The Ultimate Teen Guide  2007 Scarecrow Press
  • Living with Cancer: The Ultimate Teen Guide  2011 Scarecrow Press
  • The Making of Underhill House: Sustainable Shelter Idea Laboratory 2014 Blurb.com

• Other recent projects:
  • At work on Small Wonders, a collection of nature essays
  • Writer and co-editor of Blue Mound Area Project, environmental newsletter 2018-2022
  • Environmental Blogger at digginginthedriftless.wordpress.com  (over 375,000 views)

Instructor, Journalism Dept, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Intern, assistant editor at Wisconsin People & Ideas Madison WI  2007

Reporter and weekly columnist 1993-1999

  The Chicago Tribune, Lake County Bureau, Vernon Hills IL

Feature writer, The South Bend Tribune, South Bend IN 1987-1992

Staff writer, The Wisconsin State Journal, Madison WI 1983-1985

Education

M.A. Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2008

• emphasis in science writing

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1982