My areas of expertise are anthropology, journalism, and politics. I have a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Washington, and taught at the University of New Mexico for 17 years until my parents ill health required me to move back to my native Iowa. I have published dozens of anthropological papers over the years, and a number of books including "Quantitative Analysis in Archaeology (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781444390155.ch1/summary). I have also written a book of short stories and poetry about my time moonlighting as a taxicab driver called "Yellow Cab," (https://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Cab-Robert-Leonard/dp/0826337856), which has been turned into a play and performed 18 times in three different cities. Since coming back to Iowa I work in radio, hosting a public affairs program at a small market radio station, and supervising seven news staff in five different markets. We regularly win awards in the Iowa Broadcast News Association's annual contest. Iowa is a hotbed of political activity, and I have met and interviewed almost every presidential candidate of both parties over the past ten years. I have managed to have fun and take advantage of these opportunities, and have published pieces on politics in "The New York Times," Washington DC's largest daily newspaper "The Hill," and "Salon." I am also a regular contributor to Edible Iowa. I have a new ebook I am publishing called "Sticky and Easy; A Guide to Getting Your Nonprofit in the News Media. Another book of short stories and poetry is now being edited by the publisher, and I have a new play I am finishing. I love to write.