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Columbia University Journalism Fellowship
Janeane received a 2021 Columbia University Journalism Fellowship to attend the The 2021 Age Boom Academy - "Combating Loneliness in Aging: Toward a 21st Century Blueprint for Societal Connectedness." The signature program of the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center runs in partnership with the Columbia Journalism.
PUBLISHED on Next Avenue
How Learning About Aging Made Me a Better Human (and Can Make You One, Too - My Age Boom Academy fellowship led me to the CARE initiative
December 2021
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PUBLISHED on Thrive Global
How Donating Donuts to Those Experiencing Homelessness Changed My View of Humanity - Why We Need to Be Compassionate Today and Everyday (photo credit: Willie Baronet)
December 2021
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PUBLISHED on next avenue
The Power of Intergenerational Connections to Reduce Loneliness - Age Boom Academy experts explain how intergenerational connections boost happiness, too
September 2021
Janeane's new piece in Next Avenue
Big Apple Film Festival
jUST ANNOUNCED!
OCTOBER 2021
Janeane's short scripts, WYLE and LOW-BATTERY, are Semi-Finalists in the Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay SCREENWRITING COMPETITION
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
Screenwriting news!
JULY 2021
Janeane's short scripts, WYLE and LOW-BATTERY, are Semi-Finalists in the Rhode Island International Film Festival
festivals & writing news
Screenwriting festivals
Janeane's short script, WYLE, is a FINALIST in the Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition November 13, 2020. Her TV pilot, FINDING MS. KATEY, was an Official Semi-Finalist in the 2020 LA Femme International Film Festival October 2020. WATCH her interview with reporter Aaron M. Sanchez @ABC @KMET.
Janeane's feature screenplay, BIRDIE, was a Finalist in the 2018 LA Femme International Film Festival, and an initial selection in the 2018 Black List / Women In Film Feature Lab. She is currently working on comedic short screenplays and pilots.
Stories & Essays
Janeane is a contributor for Thrive Global
What if the worst thing that happened to you, turned out to be the best thing that happened?
Why Gardening is Not Just about What You Grow, But How it Makes You Feel
6 ways to deal with life’s sh*tty funks!
Get Out of Your Funk and into Your Life!
The Most Meaningful Gift You Can Give this Holiday Season Cannot be Wrapped
Research
In 1994, Janeane received her doctorate in Educational Media & Technology from Boston University's Curriculum and Teaching program. Her background in qualitative research, interviewing, and instructional design have been used in a variety of contexts and subject matter areas.
Her dissertation, Computer-Assisted College Choice Systems, used a multi-tiered data collection approach to determine how students in Massachusetts and Boulder, Colorado made their college choices and whether technology played a role in their decision-making.
Findings indicated that most students chose their colleges based on the opinions of their peers.
Member of WIF LOS ANGELES
WIF LOS ANGELES
Joined 2017