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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.
Big Apple Film Festival
Screenwriting News!
Semi-Finalist Announcements
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!
Semi-Finalist Announcements
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.
Screenwriting festivals
TV pilot, FINDING MS. KATEY, is an Official Selection in the LA Femme International Film Festival.
Screenwriting festivals
Janeane's feature screenplay, BIRDIE, is a Finalist in the LA Femme International Film Festival, and an initial selection in the Black List / Women In Film Feature Lab. She is currently working on comedic short screenplays and pilots.
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.
PUBLISHED on Thrive Global
Reimagining Human Connection - We need to reimagine human connection and experience the joy of being truly seen.
September 2025
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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
A Treasured Bond With My Stepparents Since the passing of both my parents, I've been happy to show up for them because they always showed up for me
November 2024
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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 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
Member of WIF LOS ANGELES
WIF LOS ANGELES
Joined 2017