E-mail Address: basenjo@avalon.net

Telephone Number: (319) 351-1528

SELECTED CLIPS

• Staying Sober — Nutritional Help for Recovering Alcoholics Alive Magazine November 2002
• Persistence Pays Careers & the disABLED Spring 2002
  Labeled “educationally mentally retarded” Dave Dawson gets a PhD.
• A Rare Commodity Laughter Loaf January 2002
  Bill’s amusing search for a peaceful place to live as a grad student.
• The Cycling Storyteller Vanguard Airlines Winter 2001
  University professor travels the world on a recumbent tricycle.
• Alternative Medicine Widely Practiced Mind & Body October 2001
• Good News Aribella Fall 2001
• Phinally Done University of Iowa, Iowa Alumni Magazine August 2001
  Bill's journey following multiple brain tumor surgeries, from freshman to PhD.
• Healing on Her Mind: Surviving a Brain Tumor Whole Life Times January 2001
  Choosing nutrition over chemo to beat the deadliest of brain tumors.
• From Bars to Books SUCCEED September 2000
  Succeeding in life following traumatic, life-changing illness.
• Transcendental Meditation: A Strike Against Stroke HalfthePlanet.com 2000
  User-friendly description of research proving meditation beats heart disease.
• One Saturday Chicken Soup for the Soul September 1999
  A life-changing friendship blossoms while helping an elderly blind man.
• What's Going On in Medicine? Current Trends & Changing Treatments Green Acre News July 1999
• Personal Perspective ,CAREERS & the disABLED Spring 1999
  How volunteer work helps one heal emotionally following life-changing illness.

EXPERIENCE

• Freelance Writer: 1988 to Present
• Editor: 2001 — Present, University of Iowa Hospital Cardiology Dept.
• Instructor: 2001 — Present, Magazine Writing — Kirkwood Community College
• Instructor: 2001 — Present, Magazine Writing Workshop — Barnes & Noble — Coralville, Iowa
• Editor: 1999-2000 — National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• Instructor & Tutor: 1994-2000 — College of Education, University of Iowa
• Editor: 1996-98 — PhD Directory, College of Education, University of Iowa
• Editor: 1988-91 — Sun Coast Publishing, St. Petersburg, Florida

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

• PhD: Rehabilitation Counselor Education — University of Iowa 2001
• MS: Health Science — University of Florida 1994
• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC): 1994 — Certification Number 31218

AWARDS

• Grand Prize, Writing: International Conference on Human Functioning 2000
• RSA Fellowship: 1994-98 - University of Iowa
• University of Florida Fellowship: 1991-94

PRESENTATIONS

• Get Caught Reading Book Review Writing Workshop, Barnes & Noble, May 2002
• Freelance Writing Workshop II, April 2002
• Kirkwood Writers' Workshop
  (See "Faculty")
• Freelance Writing Workshop, February 2002
• World's Largest Writing Workshop, October 2001

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Member: National Writers Union
• Member: University of Iowa Speakers Bureau
• Member: International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals — Forensic Rehabilitation

© 2001 by Bill Asenjo

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