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Knowledge Translation
Creative Nonfiction
Writing & Editing

About Paul

Paul M. Kubek, MA, is a writer, editor, and strategic collaborator who specializes in knowledge translation and creative nonfiction. He supports content development for education, research, advocacy, communications, marketing, fundraising, and organizational-change initiatives.

In his work, Paul facilitates reflective conversations with content experts from multiple disciplines and translates their knowledge and experience into compelling narratives for a variety of audiences. He guides individuals and teams through journeys of self-discovery and insight. He disseminates the mission, vision, and values of individuals, organizations, and communities to inspire people to informed action.

Paul is president of PMK Consulting, LLC, in Cleveland, Ohio. He has over 25 years of experience as a writer and editor. From 1995 to 2018, he wrote, edited, and managed the production of print and digital media in a multidisciplinary environment at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) for 12 distinct departments and initiatives, including the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (school of social work) and its Center for Evidence-Based Practices.

Paul also teaches and provides coaching services for professional writing, academic writing, personal essays, and the craft and theory of creative nonfiction.

Strengths

Paul is a careful listener and integrative thinker. His genuine,  curious, and caring disposition enables him to engage in conversations in which people feel comfortable sharing their expertise, their strengths and limitations, their hopes and dreams for a positive future.

  • Exceptional writing, editing, analytical, and organizational skills
  • Attentive, inquisitive, reflective, and dedicated to excellence
  • Communicative, collaborative, and encouraging of others
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Products

The most effective way to increase customer engagement and conversion is to provide a variety of communications products that will encourage people to return continually to integrate content into their way of thinking and being. Examples of products that Paul will help you plan and implement include the following:

Digital Content Management

  • Website content
  • Website content-management systems to organize and cross-sell products and services
  • Resource libraries
  • Social media content
  • E-news
  • Blogs

Print & e-Media

  • Case studies
  • White papers
  • Booklets
  • eBooks
  • Newsletters
  • Magazines
  • Posters

Briefs

  • Research briefs
  • Policy briefs
  • Practice briefs
  • Newsbriefs
  • Checklists
  • Infographics
  • Sell sheets
  • Product sheets

Reports & Proposals

  • Technical writing
  • Technical reports
  • Procedure manuals
  • Annual reports

Multimedia Products

  • Storyboards
  • Audio scripts
  • Video scripts

Other Content

  • Feature stories
  • Essays & personal essays
  • Academic articles
  • Books

Process

Paul’s approach to content development and content marketing is informed by more than two decades of collaborating with content experts from a variety of professional disciplines in universities and nonprofit, for-profit, and government organizations. His method of collaboration includes the following:

  • Identify target audiences and project goals and timelines
  • Facilitate conversations with content experts
  • Research, read, and review existing materials
  • Analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources
  • Translate knowledge of content experts into accessible language
  • Write new, compelling stories
  • Manage revision processes
  • Partner with other professionals to disseminate new ideas (e.g., graphic artists, photographers, programmers, printers, audio and video editors) 
Communication and collaboration

Portfolio Samples

Websites

Club HOPE | Healing Opportunitites Possible for Everyone

Website Content

Thrive! | Wellness & Mental Health Resources for Community College Students

Guidebooks

Work is Wellness: Evidence-based Employment and Education Services for Transition-aged Youth and Young Adults

Website Content

Build Momentum! | Supporting Adult Learners at Community College

White Papers

Competency-Based Social Work Educations: 25 Years of Innovation & Leadership

White Papers | Booklets

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) | Timeline for Implementation

e-Booklets

Our Human Community | Promoting Attitudes and Services that Do No Harm

Books

On Being and Having a Case Manager: A Relational Approach to Recovery in Mental Health 

News

Ohio Expands Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) with Training Series, Learning Communities

Feature Stories

Relational Intervention Equips Parents of Toddlers with Evidence-Based Practice . . .  + Research Centers Bring New Knowledge, Practice into Community

Case Studies

Southeast Center in North Dakota Achieves Significant Outcomes, Honored as Champion of Integrated Treatment

Research Briefs

Threats of Violence Predict Violent Behavior among Children and Adolescents

Research Briefs

The Long-Term Health Effects of Violence, Abuse and Trauma: Implications of the ACE Study

Sell Sheets

West Park Direct | Marketing & Sales (B2B)

Posters

TRAC | Tobacco: Recovery Across the Continuum

Reminder Cards

Motivational Interviewing (MI): Am I Doing This Right?