RESUME HIGHLIGHTS
EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Cruz, 2018
Science Communication Graduate Certificate
University of Florida, 2017
BS Psychology: Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience, cum laude
BFA Dance, summa cum laude
- Bylines in Live Science, Science News, The Scientist, BrainFacts.org, San Jose Mercury News, Monterey County Herald, Stanford Medicine Magazine, Asahi Shimbun GLOBE+, Eos, Space.com and Mongabay
- Experience as a host of both online live shows and edited video, as well as a special guest for podcasts and radio
- Experience as a public information officer, science writer and digital content creator for various universities and research institutions
EXPERIENCE
Live Science
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Channel editor, Health, March 2023 - present
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Commissions and edits health news and evergreen articles from staff writers and freelancers
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Reports health news, including daily news, analyses, "explainers," and long-form features
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Sets health vertical strategy alongside the EIC and managing editor with the goal of covering core areas of interest, meeting readership targets and providing supporting content for existing site pages
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Assists in top edits and copy edits across Live Science's other verticals (Human Behavior, Planet Earth, Animals, Archaeology, Space, Physics)
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News editor, Health, Jan. - March 2023
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Commissioned and edited health news stories from staff writers and freelancers.
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Reported daily health news, explainers and analysis pieces, as well as a variety of evergreen pages.
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Set health news strategy alongside the health channel editor with the goal of covering core areas of interest, meeting readership targets and providing supporting content for existing site pages.
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Curated Live Science’s daily email newsletter.
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Staff Reporter, Health, Sep. 2019 - Jan. 2023
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Wrote news stories, features, explainers and encyclopedic “reference” pages regarding health and medicine. Also regularly covered climate, natural disasters, animals, paleontology, evolution, basic biology and earth science.
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Hosted videos and livestreams, and gained experience as a guest on radio programs, including Science Fantastic with Dr. Michio Kaku and The Filipino Edition.
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Hosted live COVID-19 Q&A’s on Facebook and weekly coronavirus special reports on a podcast; these updates ran from Feb. 6 to Sep. 13, 2020.
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PAST INTERNSHIPS / FELLOWSHIPS
2020 AHCJ-New York Health Journalism Fellowship, *Completed in April 2022
The Scientist Intern, Jul. - Sep. 2019
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Science Communication Fellow, Oct. 2018 - Mar. 2019
UC San Francisco Health and Science Communication Intern, Jun. - Sep. 2018
San Jose Mercury News Intern, Apr. - Jun. 2018
Monterey County Herald Intern, Jan. - Mar. 2018
Eos Travel Fellowship to AGU, Dec. 2017
Stanford University School of Medicine, OCPA Intern, Oct. - Dec. 2017
Roche Molecular Diagnostics Graduate Fellowship in Science Communication, 2017 - 2018
NASW Undergraduate Travel Fellowship to AAAS, Feb. 2017
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / CLINICAL SHADOWING
UF NIMH Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention (CSEA), 2016 - 2017
MD Summer Experience at Emory University (MD-SEE), 2016
Lab in Cognitive Neuroscience course, 2015
SKILLS
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Delivering clean copy on quick turnaround
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Finding knowledgeable and lesser-used sources for comment
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Distilling complex scientific concepts into concise, lay-friendly narratives
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Shifting gears between basic research and “news-you-can-use” health stories
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Working as part of a dedicated health team, honing angles and divvying up reporting
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Staying organized and setting priorities while juggling multiple stories
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Writing scripts and hosting video content
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Writing and managing social content