Journalism Experience
Freelance Health & Medical Reporter
Self-employed
Remote | March 2025–Present
Venturing into freelance work following layoff from Fortune
Looking to cover public health, medicine, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, fitness, nutrition and more
Specializes in explanatory features and longform multimedia storytelling
Senior Editor
The Science Writer
Remote | Aug. 2023–Present
Serving a two-year appointment on the alumni editorial board of the digital magazine of the Johns Hopkins University MA in Science Writing Program
Helped graduate students shape these stories:
Experimenting with Time: Can Intermittent Fasting Help Manage Alzheimer’s Disease? by Lucy Gilak
Green Architecture Could Mean Building with Plant Polymers by Alyssa Traitz
A Heart-to-Heart on Skin-to-Skin by Jacqueline Sears
An Infectious Cure: Oncolytic Viruses and Glioblastoma by Avigial Albert
Lice Lessons Learned by Sarah Hartnett
Loving a Park to Death by Jeffrey Rose
A New Thread in Lithium Extraction by Amy Elisabeth Moore
Rapture at 31 Bars by Kara Weller
Health & Wellness Reporter
Fortune
Remote | Feb. 2024–Feb. 2025
Reported on medicine, public health, the pharmaceutical industry, nutrition, fitness and more for the magazine’s Well vertical
Covered Fortune Live Media events on site, including Brainstorm Health 2024 in Dana Point, Calif.
Projects Reporter
USA TODAY Network (TCPalm)
Fort Pierce, Fla. | April 2022–Feb. 2024
Led reporting teams in production of in-depth coverage that unveiled inequities and effected change on Florida’s Treasure Coast
Leveraged data to drive enterprise reporting and fuel infographic storytelling
Health, Welfare & Social Justice Reporter
USA TODAY Network (TCPalm)
Port St. Lucie, Fla. | March 2021–April 2022
Led COVID-19 coverage on the Treasure Coast, from spotlighting homebound patients to profiling a vaccine volunteer
Delved into hyperlocal health care disparities, such as the shortage of blood donors of color
Authored statewide health stories for USA TODAY Network — Florida
Explanatory Reporter
USA TODAY Network (TCPalm)
Port St. Lucie, Fla. | July 2019–March 2021
Produced explanatory and investigative analyses covering everything from the economics of alligator hunting to early voting opportunities in underserved communities
Freelance Reporter
WebMD Network
Remote | Oct. 2022–Feb. 2023
Wrote patient- and physician-facing content for WebMD and Medscape Medical News, respectively
Senior Digital Editor
Sinclair Broadcast Group (Circa)
Arlington, Va. | Oct. 2018–March 2019
Led millennial digital news service’s publishing team, including Washington, D.C., headquarters and Los Angeles and New York bureaus
Wrote articles, copyedited digital content, and curated multimedia story elements to enhance viewer engagement
National Online News Producer
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Arlington, Va. | May 2015–Sept. 2018
Reported breaking news online for Sinclair’s network of TV stations
Wrote, edited and produced multimedia content for 140+ news and entertainment websites in 80+ TV markets nationwide
Web Editor
Sinclair Broadcast Group (WJLA-TV)
Arlington, Va. | July 2014–April 2015
Published breaking news, wrote and edited original web articles, and rewrote television scripts and reporter packages for web
Produced multimedia news content for WJLA.com, sister cable station NewsChannel 8 and social media
Digital Content Producer
WRIC-TV
Richmond, Va. | Aug. 2013–June 2014
Generated content for WRIC.com, 8News app and social media
Field produced and provided digital and social media coverage of “8News on the Move” live shows on location
Assistant Editor | Promotions & Special Projects
Virginia Living
Richmond, Va. | Dec. 2012–July 2013
Oversaw production of Best of Virginia 2013 special issue
Wrote articles and press releases, and managed social media
Editorial Intern
Refinery29
Washington, D.C. | Sept.–Nov. 2012
Wrote fashion, beauty, arts, entertainment and news copy
Editorial Intern
Northern Virginia Magazine
Chantilly, Va. | Dec. 2011–Sept. 2012
Wrote variety of print and online copy, from 3,000-word magazine features to brief web posts
Contributor
Patch
Centreville, Va. | Jan. 2011–June 2012
Wrote articles and produced multimedia elements as freelancer for Centreville, Chantilly and Manassas, Va., publications
Publishing Staff
Business Today
Princeton, N.J. | Sept. 2008–May 2009
Coordinated distribution of largest student-run publication in the U.S., contacted PR departments at top business schools, and scheduled shipment of magazine during junior year of college
Editorial Intern
Washington Spaces
Vienna, Va. | June–Aug. 2008
Wrote back-of-book pieces, web articles and blog posts