For this journal, I will provide a quick status report on where I am in the profile project. I had asked Prof. Ahmida if he would be interested in having an interview/photo and profile written about him for my journalism class pretty soon after the project was laid out so I already have some background information from that quick meeting and have a more formal interview scheduled for Tuesday 4/2. My early workshop draft has been ready since Tuesday of this week, so I will continue to add to that. I was also able to sit down with one of his research assistants and a student who has taken many of his courses, Bella Caprio, and she was able to provide insights on how his research recognition has impacted UNE. Looking forward to the next two weeks or so before the workshop, I will add Bella’s content to my rough draft/outline, conduct the interview with Prof. Ahmida early next week, and spend the rest of that week finding the angle of the story and drafting a full workshop draft. If time permits, I would also like to add some comments from a few colleagues, and I think Prof. Susan McHugh would be willing to add some comments and expertise on research that would add great context.