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		Brown University , Providence, RI; 2002 MA, Environmental Studies (also completed communications and public perception courses) Williams College , Williamstown, MA; 1998 BA, Biology with a concentration in Neuroscience (also completed English writing courses)
		Freelance Journalist , January 2003-present Composes feature and news articles on science, nutrition, medicine, and the environment for both general interest and specialized audiences Recent clients include EatingWell, Health, The Boston Globe, Proto, Nature Network Boston, Backpacker, and Misstropolis Reporter/Researcher , Discover (circulation: over 1 million worldwide), New York City, New York; September 2002-December 2002 Wrote monthly news stories for the magazine Created weekly feature articles for the magazine’s website Checked facts for the Vital Signs, Sky Lights, Reviews, Letters, Quotes, and Resources departments of the magazine Reporter/Researcher , Scientific American online (website visits per month: 850,000; circulation: over 1 million worldwide), New York City, New York; May 2002-July 2002 Covered daily breaking news stories; created, explained and wrote about complex issues in under three hours Worked independently and remotely from Boston, MA, writing more than 40 stories in 10 weeks Researcher/Reporter , Annals of Improbable Research (circulation: 2,000), Cambridge, Massachusetts; June 2002-August 2002 Generated ideas and wrote articles for the bi-monthly humor publication that also stages the Ig Nobel prizes each year Contributing Writer , Focus (circulation: 17,000), the newspaper of the graduate, medical, dental, and public health schools at Harvard University; Cambridge, Massachusetts; April 1999 – June 2000 Composed an opinion/editorial column for a university news publication, writing pieces on human disease research, the increasingly important role of the Internet in personal medical care, and the daily realities of scientific research
		Master’s Thesis: “Air Quality and Comparative Exposure: A Parcel-Level Cumulative Risk Analysis,” Brown University and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Providence, RI; June 2001 – May 2002 Investigated and compared the air quality of various neighborhoods in Providence, RI using GIS and computer modeling Developed and published a multi-media thesis on the Internet, using text, charts, maps, and photographs for the public to use Research was accepted for presentation at two national meetings Genetics and Nervous System Research Technician , Hart Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; June 1998 – June 2000 Conducted independent research on the nervous system of the worm C. elegans as part of a neurodegeneration laboratory Formally presented research regularly, attended national meetings, published research in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
		Awards and Presentations: Winner, 2007 Bert Greene Food Journalism Award for “Miracle Up North,” (EatingWell, June/July 2006) Finalist, 2007 James Beard Foundation Journalism Award in the category of Newspaper or Magazine Reporting on Nutrition or Food-Related Consumer issues for “Miracle Up North” (EatingWell, June/July 2006) Finalist, 2006 James Beard Foundation Journalism Award in the category of Newspaper or Magazine Reporting on Nutrition or Food-Related Consumer issues for “Faux Food: Where Have All Our Nutrients Gone?” (EatingWell, December 2005/January 2006) Panel member, workshop on alternative careers in science at the Vermont Chapter for the Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference (November 2006) Professional Memberships: American Society of Journalists and Authors, National Association of Science Writers, New England Association of Science Writers, Investigative Reporters and Editors Computers: Word processing/data manipulation: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Web publishing: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, GIS: ArcView