Jessica Lynn Curtis

2 weeks ago | savannahmagazine.com | Jessica Lynn Curtis

Written by JESSICA LYNN CURTISFOR THOSE LIVING IN SAVANNAH TODAY, it’s easy to take the city’s exquisite beauty, revered squares, and well-preserved charm for granted. But if not for seven determined women — Katharine Judkins Clark, Elinor Adler Dillard, Anna Colquitt Hunter, Lucy Barrow McIntire, Dorothy Ripley Roebling, Nola McEvoy Roos, and Jane Adair Wright — who saved much of Savannah from the wrecking ball in the 1950s and beyond, we would be living in a remarkably different city.

Oct 2, 2023 | savannahmagazine.com | Jessica Lynn Curtis

Written by JESSICA LYNN CURTISPhotography courtesy of  UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIREWhen one thinks of a crucial school year for students, the third grade might not be the first to spring to mind. But according to the United Way of the Coastal Empire (UWCE), this is the most pivotal grade level — the year when the curriculum shifts from learning to read to reading to learn. And if a student isn’t a proficient reader, it’s also the year they begin to fall behind.

Jul 21, 2023 | pepperdine.edu | Jessica Lynn Curtis

In a new study released this May, Byron Johnson, the executive director of Pepperdine’s Center for Faith and the Common Good, and Grant Duwe, the director of research and evaluation for the Minnesota Department of Corrections, explore how the religion of an incarcerated person can affect how they respond to correctional programming.

Jun 29, 2023 | forvis.com | Jessica Lynn Curtis