MORGAN LORD 601 S. Morgan St., 1130 UH [email protected] Linked In Portfolio R E S E A R C H I NTERESTS Improvisation, play, vulnerability, life stories P ROFESSIONAL S UMMARY I’m currently a fulltime Professional Development Program lecturer, as part of the Institute for Leadership Excellence & Development (iLEAD) at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), incorporating improvisation and communication, leadership, public speaking, business writing, vulnerability and teamwork. In 2006, I started my own freelance magazine writing company and have written for dozens of publications, including Women’s Health, Prevention and Chicago Health magazine. I have taught journalism, gerontology, business courses and improvisation at a college level, and have 13 years of experience in comedy writing and improvisation. I am interesting in people’s life stories and developing the vulnerability to share those experiences. E DUCATION NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, MEDILL SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, Evanston, Illinois, M.S., Journalism, 2005 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, Florida, B.S., Magazine Journalism, 2004 (minor in Gerontology) T EACHING EXPERIENCE Professional Development Program Lecturer, University of Illinois Chicago August 2019-present Full-time lecturer at the College of Business Administration at the University of Illinois Chicago Improvisation for Business: applying improvisational and communication skills to various oral communication situations. COURSES TAUGHT: BA420: PROFESSIONAL PRESENCE BA220: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT II BA 100: INTRODUCTION TO UIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Assistant Professor of Journalism, Concordia University 2009-2011 Taught undergraduates and graduates. Identified and structured required courses and developed curriculum for the new journalism major and minor. Planned lectures, labs, workshops, and administered examinations. Advised The Concordia Spectator, the on-campus newspaper, and contributed articles to Concordia’s Forester magazine. COURSES TAUGHT: NEWS WRITING AND REPORTING MAGAZINE JOURNALISM INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING ABOUT THE MEDIA SPEECH COMMUNICATION Adjunct Professor Graduate and Undergraduate, Concordia and Dominican Universities 2011-2013 COURSES TAUGHT: DEATH AND DYING SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY DIVERSITY IN AGING PUBLIC RELATIONS W R I T I N G E XPERIENCE FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE Chicago Senior Associate Editor 2011-2012 Wrote and edited travel guides for hotels, spas, and restaurants with attention to voice, grammar and punctuation, factual accuracy, and research. Ran Startle.com’s (the online home of Forbes Travel Guide) daily blog and homepage. Edited for SEO and has familiarity with content management systems (CS5, Magnolia). Managed and mentored editorial staff and assigned and worked with large stables of freelancers. Wrote newsletters for Startle.com, visited and reported on multiple properties, wrote and edited articles for Forbes.com—all with the ability to multi-task and handle significant daily deadlines. FREELANCE Contributing Writer 2006-2010 Wrote departments and features for Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Prevention, Men’s Health, SELF, Lifetimetv.com, Your Health magazine, Popular Mechanics, Chicago Magazine, and Backpacker. Wrote and selected images for Prevention’s online condition newsletters and daily alerts received by 800,000 circulation. Composed Men’s Health’s online Abs Diet newsletters. Served as columnist for Gannett’s Your Health magazine. MEN’S HEALTH Emmaus, Pennsylvania Assistant Editor 2005-2006 Oversaw Asian portfolio, including Men’s Health China, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Korea, India, and Thailand. Functioned as liaison between editors of foreign editions and U.S. international team. Proofed lineups and covers to ensure brand consistency and sent monthly critiques to each edition. Coordinated new editor training visits and planned Asian regional conference in Singapore, including agenda, travel arrangements, meetings, and presentation content. Served as contributing writer for the Rodale Globe international newsletter. DAILY HERALD, ILLINOIS TIMES, CHICAGO JOURNAL, CHICAGO PARENT Chicago Contributing Health Writer 2005-2006 Served as reporter on healthcare and hospitals to newspapers and magazines as part of Medill News Service. FREELANCE Gainesville, Florida; Chicago Contributing Writer 2002-2010 Acted as writer for a variety of publications, including Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Popular Mechanics, Lifetimetv.com, Prevention, SELF, Your Health, Waste Age magazine, Women’s Wear Daily, Daily Herald, Illinois Times, Chicago Journal, Chicago Parent and Baby, Gainesville Sun, Responses to an Aging Florida, and The Senior Times magazine. MEN’S HEALTH MAGAZINE Emmaus, Pennsylvania Assistant Editor 2005-2006 Oversaw Asian portfolio, including Men’s Health China, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Korea, India, and Thailand. Functioned as liaison between editors of foreign editions and U.S. international team with attention to brand consistency and high standards of journalism. F ILM /TE L E V I S I O N E XPERIENCE Wrote, directed and stared in feature film, Party Time Party Time. Pilot Writer/Producer/Principle, Redeeming Dave. Featured in the following web series/shorts: Outside the Inner Limits, The Shock T’s, Kill All Comedy, The Good Stuff. I MPROVISATION E XPERIENCE Ensemble member Played on iO Harold teams (from 2008-2018) including: Inkling, Juneboy, and Uh Oh. House Team at Upstairs Gallery, Velvet Rope. S K E T C H C O M E D Y E XPERIENCE Sketch groups include: Sweathearts, Kill All Comedy, The Sweater Kittens Variety Hour, The Other Other Guys. Sketch shows include: The Mask Show, The Chi-town Clown Revue (1 and 2), The Creature Feature. Theaters performed in: The Hideout, Stage 773, Neo-Futurists Theater, CIC, Cole’s, Empty Bottle and the Green Mill. I M P R O V T RAINING Second City Training Center, Chicago, including: A-E, Conservatory with Michael Gellman and Norm Holly, Physical Comedy with Dean Evans, Voice. iO Theater Chicago including: 1-5B Improvisation, private coaching with Holly Laurent, Tim Robinson, David Montgomery, George McAuliffe, Spencer Ham. CIC Theater, Kevin McDonald Writing Intensive. Aretha Sills Viola Spolin Workshops, Theater Games and Improvisation for Writers workshop. WORKSHOPS TAUGHT: ARTIST MENTOR, PORTFOLIO CENTER AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE ARTIST GUIDE, TEEN CREATIVE AGENCY, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CHICAGO WORKPLAYIMPROV: WOMEN BUILDING CHICAGO, UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF CHICAGO PUBLICATIONS Women’s Health magazine How Safe is your Home The Truth about Hunger Pangs What’ll it be sugar Make the most of menstruation Prevent Binge Eating Get Him to do Housework Men’s Health magazine Drugs Second Opinion NBA Summer Reading List Chicago Health Where Does it Hurt When Swimmers Sink The Dying Brain Part 1 The Dying Brain Part 2 A Hazy Shade of Healthcare Surprising Breast Cancer Research What your Body is Telling you in your 30s and 40s Noninvasive Alternative to Knee Replacement Surgery Laughter Yoga Living too Large Vapor and Mirrors Forbes Travel Guide Five New Travel Apps that are Worth Your Time On Location: Biltmore Estate Forbes Five Over-the-Top Hotel Bathrooms to Book Now What’s New in Montreal Top Eco-Friendly Gold Courses Hotel of the Day: St. Regis San Francisco Five Overwater Ocean Villas to Book Now Meow Wolf Meow Wolf’s Denver Guide to Winter Meow Wolf’s Santa Fe New Mexico Fall Itinerary Popular Mechanics World’s Largest Space Parachute Tainted Food Worth the Fright? Chicago Magazine Get Your Garden Growing Six Smart Kitchen and Bath Accessories Which Brand Will Meet Your Fridge Needs Where to Find These Four Luxurious Tubs Seven Perfect Platters for Springtime Entertaining MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS Freelancers Union, UIC Union, UIC Police Department AWSDA Self Defense Certificate of Completion UNIVERSITY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Life Story Laboratory Research Assistant, University of Florida Part of a multidisciplinary research team conducting labs on people’s life stories to determine the role that memory plays in a sense of identity, creating relationship and social well-being. SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO IMPROV FOR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING – UIC LIAUTAUD GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL ORIENTATION INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM – UIC FRESHMAN ORIENTATION FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS ORIENTATION – UIC ORIENTATION BUSINESS CLOSET FACULTY ADVISOR .