About Me

“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
—Maya Angelou  

I have more than 20 years of experience reporting and writing compelling stories about complex ideas. I've covered scientific fields including molecular biology, nanomaterials science, environmental science, astronomy, high-energy particle physics, and antimicrobial resistant pathogens.

I've conducted hundreds of interviews with researchers and physicians to get the lowdown on new scientific and medical technologies, methodologies, and breakthroughs.

My writing has been featured by The World Science Festival, Wired, Columbia Magazine, Kessler Foundation, DOE Pulse, phys.org, Kirkus Reviews, A&U: America’s AIDS Magazine, Innovation Magazine, Nanotechnology Now, NY Metro, and AM New York, among others.

Work History

At NASA, where I am a content strategist and managing editor, I tell the story of Earth science data collected by a fleet of orbiting satellites.

At Brookhaven National Laboratory, I wrote for the lab's newsroom and researched my master's thesis, an essay on the measurement problem.

At NYU Langone Health, I collaborated with dozens of scientists, physicians, and research institutes to build websites featuring their work. My beats include neuroscience, genetics/genomics, regenerative medicine, vaccine research, translational immunology, and more.

At The Seltzer Firm, which specializes in immigration law, I helped many foreign national scientists prepare successful EB-1, EB-2, and O-1 immigration petitions by translating their peer-reviewed scientific accomplishments into non-technical language.

From 2009 to 2019, I was Editor in Chief of the literary magazine The Adirondack Review, an online pub that showcased contemporary artists  and writers, often in translation. I oversaw a complete redesign and curated four issues a year. Sadly the magazine was shut down in 2024 but back issues are still accessible via the Internet Archive.

Since 2008, I've been a Senior Editor with Black Lawrence Press, an independent publishing company supporting emerging and established writers. For 10 years I hosted a BLP reading series in NYC.

In my free time I read, paint, cook, hang at museums, and hike and bike the many gorgeous trails of the Hudson Valley, where I live with my family.