: About Me

I am an expatriate Australian living and working in Los Angeles. My family lived for six years in Hong Kong prior to coming to the USA. I work as the embryology laboratory supervisor for a private reproductive medicine clinic in Beverly Hills. Via my professional and my personal life I have become aware of the importance of the Mind / Body interaction in our everyday lives. Particularly in the way stress can manifest itself into many physical problems, including the devastating effect on fertility. I trained at the Center for Personal Power (http://www.ctr4personalpower.com) to become a certified Hypnotherapist and I am thrilled to introduce people to the powerful tool of hypnosis that can break long held habits that keep one hostage in their own lives. Please visit my website for more information. http://www.ChristineBritonJones.com  

Completing my Ph.D. in molecular biology in 2002 with more than thirty peer-reviewed articles published in medical journals I became addicted to writing. Living in countries and cultures where I am a minority has given me an insight into the strengths and struggles of minority cultures.

I enjoy researching and writing academic articles and have published a number of non-fiction articles on women's health and on equality in education. I feel that history has shown that equal education opportunities does not lead to equal educational achievement. True integration and representation of diverse cultures, all socioeconomic states, different sexual orientations and both genders in society's leadership roles, not mere 'tolerance of such diverse groups' is a true measure of a society's greatness.

My writing includes fiction short stories in the genres of science fiction and mystery / suspense.

I am the proud mother of two successful children who continue to work with the learning disability dyslexia rather than let it steal their dreams.

My passion is ...

social equality

I know too much about ...

human embryology and reproductive medicine

My parents always told me ...

to love life

My childhood ambition ...

to travel the world

My favorite memory ...

winning a state championship surf lifesaving swimming race and being the only female in the race

Why I write ...

to learn more and develop a voice for those who can't speak for themselves

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

My first job ...

Clinical human embryologist

My best moment ...

the birth of my children

My inspiration ...

my children who work so hard to keep learning despite having dyslexia

Education > Secondary School Issues Why children believe that not doing school work is 'cool'

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Why do kids drop out of school? Introduction One of the most common features of those who fall into the characterization of juvenile delinquent is a failure to graduate from high school or more commonly termed - a drop out. In order to address the question of "why do kids drop out of school?" this essay will introduce three broad concepts that have been shown in the literature to be of critical importance in the relative risk of a child failing to graduate from high school. The three concepts are causes of school failures; relative graduation rates of different socioeconomic and ethnic com...

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Writing:

• Medical Researcher
• Marketplace Approved Writer
• Helium Charter Member