Peggy Ann Brown, Ph.D., Your Washington, D.C. Researcher

The following samples demonstrate the variety of articles I have written; click on the title for the full article.  See my vita/resume under the My Background tab for additional titles.

  "Presidential Leadership: Understanding the Influence of Academic Disciplines," Public Purpose, April/May 2008. "It's easy to forget, amidst the perceived ivory tower of administrative offices, that top university administrators were once students themselves. . ."

  "Jacksonville's Tree Giveaway,"American Forests, Autumn 2007. "Thinking about all the pipes, culverts, and cement needed to manage stormwater in Jacksonville, Florida, city official Susie Wiles is convinced there has to be a better way to meet federal water quality regulations. The answer, she suspects, may be growing right before her eyes. . ."

   "Changing the Paradigm,"  American Forests, Spring 2006. "Eco-Urbanism. Smart Growth. Sustainability. Natural capitalism. Buzz words for 21st century environmental action, these labels elicit avid support, scornful opposition, or mere indifference, depending on the speaker and audience. . ."

 "Cultivating Community from the Classroom,"  American Forests, Summer 2005.  "Analyzing urban tree cover is no longer the purview of only city planners and conservationists.  Middle and secondary school students from Rhode Island to Texas are documenting the condition and benefits of trees. . ." 

  "Re-Creating History," Ensemble, Winter 2006.  "Calling themselves 'visual storytellers,' StudioEIS artisans craft realistic figures that both replicate history and evoke emotional responses. . ."

  "Lessons & Landscape at The Willow School," Ensemble, Winter 2005.   "Inspired by a curriculum dedicated to teaching responsibility and respect, The Willow School in Gladstone, New Jersey, has created an environment that models these virtues in its buildings and grounds. . ."

  "Bloomingdale's Soho," Ensemble, Spring 2005.  "Offering a cast-iron and limestone facade on Broadway and a warehouse brick Crosby Street entrance, Bloomingdale's SoHo attracts New York City shoppers seeking the latest styles. . ."

  "Denver's Hush Lounge," Ensemble, Spring 2004.  "Tucked under a restaurant in Denver's once-again revitalized Latimer Square, Hush Lounge aspires to an intimacy befitting its moniker. . ."     

  "The Customer Is Always Right,"  Independent Gasoline Marketing, September/October 2001.  "For the past 10 years, the motto 'We Exist to Please the Customer,' has been the guiding principle behind Arens Oil, Inc., Montgomery City, Missouri . . ."

 "Ken Doyle: Leading With Style," Independent Gasoline Marketing, January/February 2001.  "Twenty years ago this January, when the SIGMA Board of Directors named Ken Doyle acting executive director, members worried about having a 'trade association executive who didn't have a clue about the independent gasoline market,' remembers Tom Allen, chairman and CEO of East Coast Oil Corp. of Richmond, Va . . ."

  "Edward Bellamy: An Introductory Bibligraphy,"  American Studies International26 (October 1988): 37-50.  "In thirteen short years the world enters the twenty-first century, long the province of science fiction writers and utopian dreamers.  As envisioned by Edward Bellamy in his best-selling novel Looking Backward, 2000-1887 (1888), the coming years will be characterized by a 'universal reign of comfort' in which abundance and social harmony have replaced the class warfare and industrial strife of his lifetime. . ."