Clips
Alphabetically by publication name and reverse chronologically by publication date.
ACS Bulletin
For Surgeons, Artistry is Vehicle for Helping Others, ACS Bulletin, 16 July 2024.
Can Private Practice Survive?, ACS Bulletin, 12 June 2024.
Blue Ribbon Committee II Advises Sweeping Changes in Surgical Education, ACS Bulletin, 9 May 2024.
Physician Workforce Data Suggest Epochal Change, ACS Bulletin, 10 April 2024.
In Surgical Care, Opioid Use is Complex, ACS Bulletin, 6 March 2024.
For Surgeons, Music Augments Relaxation, Improvisation, and Flow, ACS Bulletin, 7 February 2024.
Surgeon-Authors Discover Literature Can Be “Incredibly Helpful,” ACS Bulletin, 10 January 2024.
Simulations in Ergonomics and Intraoperative Decision-Making May Help Change Culture of Surgery, ACS Bulletin, 11 October 2023.
Clinical Scholars in Residence Benefit from Research, Impact, and Friendship, ACS Bulletin, 11 September 2023.
Elite Athletes-Turned-Surgeons Take Valuable Lessons into the OR. ACS Bulletin, 10 June 2023.
ACS Training Hubs Help Build Surgical Capacity in Africa. ACS Bulletin, 10 May 2023.
AMA Style Insider
Exhibit A, AMA Style Insider, April 2020.
How Many is They?, AMA Style Insider, September 2019.
About Semicolons, AMA Style Insider, April 2018.
The Atlantic
What Engineers Can Learn from the Design of the Penis. The Atlantic, 18 March 2016.
bdnews24.com
A Reflection on Language Day, bdnews24.com, 23 February 2015.
Any Positive Change, bdnews24.com, 27 January 2015.
Before Dying, a Historic Victory, bdnews24,com, 6 December 2014.
American Rickshaw, bdnews24.com, 19 August 2014.
Eid in Dhaka, a City I Love, bdnews24, 29 July 2014.
Managing Violence, Chicago-Style, bdnews24, 29 May 2014.
Laughing in Bangla, bdnews24, 20 May 2014.
Mental Health One Year After Rana Plaza, bdnews24, 23 April 2014
To Stop Violence, Grieve like Rwandans, bdnews24, 12 April 2014
Celebrate International Women's Day By Doing Nothing, bdnews24.com, 8 March 2014
A Year After Shahbag, bdnews24.com, 7 February 2014
Beyond Hijra: Recognition for Transgender Bangladeshis, bdnews24.com, 15 January 2014
Envisioning a Victim-Centered War Crimes Tribunal, bdnews24.com, 18 December 2013
A Year After Arson, Saving Ramu's Best Bihar, bdnews24.com, 17 November 2013
Sumaya and the Unconditional Cash Transfer, bdnews24.com, 15 September 2013
What's Wrong with Oishee? bdnews24.com, 1 September 2013
Burka Avenger in Bangladesh: Justice on the Factory Floor, bdnews24.com, 17 August, 2013
Repeal the Century-Old Lunacy Act, bdnews24.com, 20 July 2013
What is a Woman Worth? bdnews24.com, 3 June 2013
Reshma's Future: Wellness After Disaster, bdnews24.com, 12 May 2013
Mental Health Care for Disaster Survivors, bdnews24.com, 2 May 2013
Beacon
In the Aftermath of Ebola, Scaling Up Primary Care, Beacon, 27 September 2015.
The Next Ebola Risk in Sierra Leone: A Flood, Beacon, 21 September 2015.
During Ebola and After, Surveillance and Prediction Can Save Lives, Beacon, 21 September 2015.
Ebola Didn't Go Anywhere, Beacon, 29 June 2015.
Comforting the Afflicted, Afflicting the Comfortable, Beacon, 24 May 2015.
Reshma and the Miracle Hoax, Beacon, 20 April 2015.
On Ebola’s First Anniversary, a Reflection on the “Disease” of Journalism, Beacon, 22 March 2015.
Did Fear-Mongering Make Ebola’s Impact Worse? Beacon, 19 March 2015.
As Ebola Ebbs, Measles Rises, Beacon, 15 March 2015.
America's Race Politics: The View from West Africa, Beacon, 18 February 2015.
Is Ebola the Next Polio? Beacon, 30 January 2015.
How to Predict the Future, Beacon, 1 January 2015.
My Life As an African Step-Dad, Beacon, 1 January 2015.
We Are Not Darren Wilson, Beacon, 30 December 2014.
White Saviors and Voluntourists in the Ebola Era, Beacon, 30 December 2014.
God Versus Disease, Beacon, 30 December 2014.
As Useless As a Kardashian: On Band Aid 30 and Being White in Africa, Beacon, 29 November 2014.
Postcards from Ghana, Beacon, 20 November 2014.
Belt Magazine
On Not Winning on A House in Detroit, Belt, 5 May 2016.
Brain,Child Magazine
Adoption the African Way, Brain, Child Magazine, 4 November 2014.
Dhaka Tribune
Modernity's Discontents, Dhaka Tribune, 29 August 2013
Just Jam-Jam: Dhaka Traffic and the Knowledge, Dhaka Tribune, 26 July 2013
Friendship, Death, and the Matthew Effect, Dhaka Tribune,14 June 2013
The Falling and the Crushed: How Much Should We See? Dhaka Tribune,10 May 2013
The Diplomat
Catastrophe & Optimism: South Asia at the UN Climate Summit, the Diplomat, 29 September 2014.
Will Climate Change Spark Conflict in Bangladesh?, the Diplomat, 27 June 2014.
Bangladesh: Justice or Revenge?, the Diplomat, 2 June 2014.
Cheap T-Shirts and Fundamentalism, the Diplomat, 23 April 2014
Hektoen International
The Hidden History of Lomidine, Hektoen International, 20 March 2018.
The Intima
Under the Wreckage, an Ocean, The Intima, Fall 2018.
A Global Inequality in Kindness, The Intima, 18 October 2015.
The Death of the Old Farmer, the Intima, 7 September 2014.
Literary Hub
So, Gutenberg Didn’t Actually Invent the Printing Press, Lithub, June 19, 2019.
First-Person Stories are Much More Than Clickbait, Lithub, 26 October 2017.
How a Self-Published Writer of Gay Erotica Beat Sci-Fi's Sad Puppies at Their Own Game, Lithub, August 26, 2016.
On the Murder of Bloggers and Bangladesh's Greatest Living Writer, Lithub, 30 June 2016.
This Violent World: How Literature Helps Us Cope, Lithub, 12 April 2016.
Makeshift Magazine
Poison Pail, Makeshift Magazine, Autumn 2015.
Copydesh, Makeshift Magazine, Spring 2015.
The Millions
The Hope of a Suggestion: On Mary Oliver's Latest, The Millions, 12 October 2016.
Really Bad People: On Sebastian Junger's 'Tribe,' The Millions, 20 June 2016.
Ethical Vertigo and the Human Genome: On Siddhartha Mukherjee's 'The Gene,' The Millions, 25 May 2016.
Die a Million People: On 'The Colonel Who Would Not Repent,' The Millions, 9 May 2016.
Narratively
The Secret Life of a Violence Interrupter, Narratively, 8 April 2015.
Newcity
Malort and Muhammad, Newcity, 10 March 2016.
Next City
Why Racial Disparities Asthma are an Urban Planning Issue, Next City, 20 May 2019.
Can Chicago Stop a $6-Billion Dollar Development from Displacing a 100-Seat Club? Next City, 11 February 2019.
Building on Chicago’s Legacy of Community Banking, Next City, 24 October 2018.
What Happens to Street Performers in a Cashless Economy?, Next City, 23 October 2018.
Despite Odds, Global Health Innovations Often Succeed, Next City, 23 February 2016.
Can City Living Fuel Chronic Disease, Next City, 17 February 2016.
“Slow Ideas” Can Help Prevent Childbirth Deaths, Next City, 10 February 2016
For Trash-Pickers, Respect is Strong Medicine, Next City, 3 February 2016
In Latin America, Medical Clowns Connect to Communities, Next City, 27 January 2016.
Nature Offers Clues to Designing for Health, Next City, 20 January 2016.
“Task-Sharing” Healthcare Could Help Children With Autism, Next City, 12 January 2016.
Urban Planning with the Deadliest Animal on Earth in Mind, Next City, 5 January 2016.
Health Professor Turns to Space for Malaria Cure, Next City, 30 December 2015.
This One Tiny Hospital Gives the Power of Healthcare to Thousands of People, Next City, 23 December 2015.
Designing a Bike Path to Global Path, Next City, 16 December 2015.
How Hungry Will the World Be in 2080? Next City, 9 December 2015.
Redesigning for the Climate, Hospitals First, Next City, 2 December 2015.
Can Urbanization Make the World Safer for Girls, Next City, 24 November 2015.
An Innovation to Celebrate on World Toilet Day, Next City, 17 November 2015.
The Epidemic That Wasn’t, Next City, 10 November 2015.
Workers with One of the Hardest Jobs in the World May Breathe Easier, Next City, 4 November 2015.
How a Simple Design Choice Helped Nepal, Next City, 30 October 2015.
Can Urban Planning Solve Problems that Poverty Causes?, Next City, 21 October 2015.
By 2030, "The Doctor Will See You Now," Might be a Universal Greeting, Next City, 14 October 2015.
Instant City Is Ideal Testing Place for Mobile Health Apps, Next City, 7 October 2015.
Quick Tech Fixes Can't Solve All Healthcare Problems, Next City, 30 September 2015.
Here's the Good News Lost In This Week's Drug Pricing Controversy, Next City, 23 September 2015.
Tracking Sickness Through a Cell Phone, Next City, 16 September 2015.
Refugees Need More Than a Welcome Mat, Next City, 9 September 2015.
In Nairobi, Health Apps Need an Internet Connection, Next City, 2 September 2015.
The Destruction of a Museum is Tough to Cure, Next City, 26 August 2015.
To Fight Tomorrow's Illnesses, Borrow Today's Massive Victories, Next City, 19 August 2015.
When Urban Planning Plays Doctor, Next City, 12 August 2015.
From SF to Zimbabwe, This Bus-Turned-Shower is About More Than Getting Clean. Next City, 7 August 2015.
What a Doctor Wears Can Matter to a Patient’s Health, Next City, 29 July 2015.
Educating Women About Their Bodies Makes Good Economic Sense, Next City, 16 July 2015.
Annoyed By Robocalls? This One Can Save Lives, Next City, 1 July 2015.
What One Nairobi Doctor's Healthcare Dream Has to Do with the Cheesecake Factory, Next City, 26 June 2015.
This High-Tech Vision Test Could Make the World See 20/20, Next City, 17 June 2015.
The Doctor Will See You (On Television) Now, Next City, 10 June 2015.
Can a Chicago Cure for Violence Make a Man Stop Beating His Wife?, Next City, 8 June 2015.
Can Better Maps Stop People from Dying in Ambulances?, Next City, 3 June 2015.
This Hospital's Design-Build Mandate: Do No Harm, Next City, 27 May 2015.
Cutting-Edge Hospital Aims to Change the Way People Die, Next City, 20 May 2015.
Origami Condom Inventor Says Tests Look Very Promising, Next City, 13 May 2015.
Tests Simple Enough for a Street Corner Can be Used to Spot Fake Drugs, Next City, 6 May 2015.
After Devastating Earthquake, Will Rebuild Lead to a Healthier Nation?, Next City, 27 April 2015.
Fashion’s Now a Little Safer for the People Who Make the Clothes, Next City, 22 April 2015.
Penn Student Will Celebrate Graduation By Opening a Health Clinic, Next City, 15 April 2015.
Legalizing “Post-Clinic” Abortions in South Africa Could Help Thousands of Women, Next City, 8 April 2015.
Rethinking Architecture to Evade Violence, Next City, 31 March 2015.
Inside the Struggle to Replace a Century-Old Vaccine, Next City, 24 March 2015
What Does it Take to Ask for Better Health Care? Next City, 18 March 2015.
How Traditional Healers Can Help Quell Urban Infections, Next City, 13 March 2015.
In this Economy, a Bus Can Double As a Pharmacy, Next City, 12 March 2015.
Why A Ride In a Tro Tro Made Me Think of Uber, Next City, 16 January 2015.
Fate of New Orleans Up to Louisiana Voters, Lawsuit, Next City, 5 December 2014.
Policies and Plastic Tarp: Surviving Winter While Homeless, Next City, 21 November 2014.
Politicians Back-Burner Climate Change in Chicago, Next City, 31 October 2014.
Urban Progressives, Rural Conservatives Unite in the Trenches for Green Energy, Next City, 8 October 2014.
Climate Marcher on the Future: "I'd Rather Not Think About It," Next City, 23 September 2014.
Persecutions Remain Rare in Bicyclists’ Deaths, Next City, 11 September 2014.
How to Stop the Cops from Killing, Next City, 28 August 2014.
Pacific Standard Magazine
Did Fear-Mongering Make Ebola’s Impact Worse? Pacific Standard Magazine, 18 March 2015.
When Peacekeepers Become Disease Spreaders, Pacific Standard Magazine, 27 February 2015.
Can We Ever Really Eradicate a Disease? Pacific Standard Magazine, 30 January 2015.
Pentecostalism in West Africa: A Boon or Barrier to Disease? Pacific Standard Magazine, 19 December 2014.
We Are Not Darren Wilson, Pacific Standard Magazine, 12 December 2014.
White Saviors and Voluntourists in the Ebola Era, Pacific Standard Magazine, 8 December 2014.
What A Violence Expert Can Tell Us About Ebola, Pacific Standard Magazine, 7 November 2014.
Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting
How to Love a Very Difficult Job, Untold Stories (Pulitzer Center), 7 June 2015.
Religion Dispatches
Monks, Nuns Beat Fracking in Kentucky, Religion Dispatches, 20 May 2014.
Are Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh Religiously Motivated?, Religion Dispatches, 13 February 2014
Pussy Riot Pardon May Have Broader Impact on Blasphemy in Russia, Religion Dispatches, 24 December 2013
Nobel Prize Winner Yunus Under Fire for 'Un-Islamic' Gay Rights Stance, Religion Dispatches, 7 November 2013
Holy Ground in Kentucky: Monks and Nuns Fight Fracking, Religion Dispatches, 28 August 2013
Burka Avenger: Pakistan's Middle Class Gets a Feminist Cartoon, Religion Dispatches, 12 August 2013
Punks Versus Monks: Rockers Speak Out Against Genocide in Myanmar, Religion Dispatches, 8 August 2013
Author Response to Commenters on Buddhism and Violence Article, Religion Dispatches, 7 August 2013
Is Buddhism Opposed to Self-Defense? Religion Dispatches, 24 July 2013
Religion & Politics
The Liberation Theology of Dr. Paul Farmer. Religion & Politics, 1 March 2016.
Climate Change and the Legacy of Thomas Merton, Religion & Politics, 1 December 2015.
Ruminate Magazine
Oh Hi, Ruminate, Summer 2017.
In the World’s Least Livable City, a Taste of Rice. Ruminate, Summer 2017.
Reader’s Note. Ruminate, Fall 2017.
Stir Journal
The Life You Cannot Save, Stir Journal, 30 May 2015.
Nuns: The Environmental Movement's Most Powerful Ally? STIR Journal, 1 December 2014
Tin House
Strawberries for Hemon, Tin House, 17 May 2016.
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
The Buddhist History of Movable Type, Tricycle: the Buddhist Review, Winter 2016.
I And Love And Akhtar, Tricycle: the Buddhist Review, 2 April 2014
Straight Outta Kapilavastu, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, 30 January 2013
Vice
The People Who Made 2015 A Safer Year to Cross the Mediterranean, Vice, 19 January 2016.
You Can Kill Anyone You Want with Your Car As Long As You Don’t Really Mean It, Vice US, 17 June 2014.
There are Still Broken Bones Buried Under Bangladesh's Collapsed Sweat Shop, Vice UK, 24 April 2014
The Persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh Feels Scarily Familiar, Vice UK, 1 February 2014
Bangladesh's Election Year is Pretty Macabre So Far, Vice UK, 20 December 2013
Bangladesh is Locked in Torpor, Vice UK, 9 January 2014
Vox
How Climate Change Changed the Way I Think About Having Children, Vox, 10 December 2015.
How I Came to Forgive My Rapist. Vox, 27 August 2015.
Other Literary Publications
Trickster, Barrelhouse, 1 May 2016.
A Wild Strawberry Patch, Bearings, 31 March 2016.
Way Beyond Pay, Overland, 3 July 2015.
Oh, Hi, Story Club Magazine, 26 August 2014.
End of the Tunnel, Narrative Inquiry Into Bioethics, 7 November 2013.
Other Media Outlets
Kafka in India: The Mysterious J-Visa, Hoot India, 13 May 2016.
Trauma Survivors Pass on Damaged DNA to Their Kids, Hopes and Fears, 25 August 2015.
Mormons Do It. Why Not Buddhists? Buddhist Peace Fellowship, 17 June 2015.
A Tired Person's Path to Enlightenment, Elephant Journal, 22 January 2015.
The Most Candy, the Fewest Zombies: Solving Today's Most Important Problem, Buzzfeed, 31 October 2014.
Mental Health After Disaster: A Missed Opportunity in Bangladesh, Mental Illness Happy Hour, 11 March 2014.
A First Hand Account of Mental Health and Disaster, Healthviews, Fall 2013.
Violence and Trauma Can Be Cured, iCNN, 23 August 2013
Home Taping Is Skill in Buddha, Killing the Buddha, 17 December 2012.
Newsletters
Self-Defense and a Life Well-Lived, Kiai!: Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Newsletter, November 2014.
Save Fulbright: Keep Our Cutting Edge Work, SaveFulbright.org, 24 April 2014.
It's Not a Life Sentence, IMPACT Chicago, October 2013.
I'd Been Waiting, Kiai!: Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Newsletter, December 2012.