This exclusive article for Story Crossroads' membership magazine details the basics of data-informed storytelling and contributes to the understanding of the importance of utilizing ethics in storytelling. In this work, Casadie Smith applies these concepts to the Appalachian experience, noting how regional socio-political issues contribute to unique challenges in navigating conversations with subjects, as well as emphasizing their right to privacy.

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Following interviews with five business leaders in Kansas, conducted on behalf of Child Care Aware of Kansas, this article was written to describe the positive effects of the implementation of child care benefits in businesses of varying sizes. This article demonstrates not only one example of Casadie Smith's applied storytelling writing, but also an example of her interviewing skillset.

Casadie Smith's Master's thesis is a significant example of her qualitative research design, implementation, methodology, and writing. This work identifies a gap in existing literature about mother-daughter communication about reproduction, and serves to provide initial insight into how daughters felt that their conversations with their mothers about reproductive issues changed in the wake of this monumental event, but also have the potential to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the larger impact of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

*Winner of East Tennessee State University Communication & Storytelling Studies 2024 “Outstanding Master’s Thesis” Award

This article, published in the Fall 2024 edition of Kansas Child, details Child Care Aware of Kansas’ Business Support Center, and features an interview with a local business leader in Kansas, conducted by Casadie Smith.

The copy for this issue brief, published in the Fall 2024 issue of Kansas Child, details Child Care Aware of Kansas’ Baby Steps program.

The copy for The Windsor Speakeasy’s (located in Johnson City, Tennessee) website includes cocktails, mocktails, spirits, food items, item descriptions, and story elements.

Supplemental research and editing for this book, authored by Anita Roach, was provided by Casadie Smith. The scope of this work includes providing research to supplement and bolster the author’s original work, reformatting from APA7 to Chicago Style, providing minor text edits, and consulting with the author on content and format.

This article is a part of the Voices That Matter series, and provides a look into the child care crisis on a regional level, based on the interviews of families, child care providers, and community leaders in Barton County, Kansas.

This article is a part of the Voices That Matter series, and provides a look into the child care crisis on a regional level, based on the interviews of families, child care providers, and community leaders in Cloud County, Kansas.

This article is a part of the Voices That Matter series, and provides a look into the child care crisis on a regional level, based on the interviews of families, child care providers, and community leaders in Crawford County, Kansas.

This article is a part of the Voices That Matter series, and provides a look into the child care crisis on a regional level, based on the interviews of families, child care providers, and community leaders in Ford County, Kansas.

This article is a part of the Voices That Matter series, and provides a look into the child care crisis on a regional level, based on the interviews of families, child care providers, and community leaders in Jewell County, Kansas.

This article is a part of the Voices That Matter series, and provides a look into the child care crisis on a regional level, based on the interviews of families, child care providers, and community leaders in Labette County, Kansas.

This article is a part of the Voices That Matter series, and provides a look into the child care crisis on a regional level, based on the interviews of families, child care providers, and community leaders in Neosho County, Kansas.

This article is a part of the Voices That Matter series, and provides a look into the child care crisis on a regional level, based on the interviews of families, child care providers, and community leaders in Seward County, Kansas.