Experience
I got my first taste of journalism at Harvard and MIT where I worked for a joint division of the two schools updating the web content and contributing news blurbs for their website. I was hooked.
I subsequently moved to Washington, D.C. to get my start in journalism at DC Bureau where I worked under Joseph Trento, the former head of CNN's Special Assignment Unit and consultant for 60 Minutes, Nightline and Prime Time Live. There I covered national security, the environment and health.
That led to an opportunity to work as a newspaper editor in Austin, TX at a publication with a circulation of 80,000. I managed the print publication, the website and the social media content. I also wrote articles for the print and web, and I managed a team of journalists, designers and photographers.
Just as my career was taking off, a chronic illness left me debilitated and unable to work for several years. I am thrilled, however, that my health has improved enough that I am able to write again. Most recently I have been writing and associate producing short documentary films, including the award-winning films “KOREMATSU VS US” and “Taking Poletown: A Community’s Fight Over Economic Justice & Eminent Domain.”
I am now looking forward to getting back to my journalism roots and focusing on my passion covering the areas of health and wellness with the level of rigor that they deserve.
Research-Focused Approach
Knowing how to navigate research papers is essential to providing accurate information to readers, especially in the areas of food and health where there are so many conflicting messages. My research training from my graduate and undergraduate degrees has proven to be indispensable in this regard.
I have a passion for connecting readers with the latest science, so they can cut through all the confusion and start applying the most up-to-date knowledge in their lives.
My peculiar hobby of reading research papers on a daily basis just for fun also has the happy side effect of leading me to unique ideas or angles for stories.