JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
Co-founder, Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief | The Open Notebook | 2010–Present
- Co-founded and direct non-profit organization regarded in the U.S. and globally as a leading source of training and educational materials for journalists who cover science
- Oversee development of the online publication (15,000+ visitors per month) and editorial calendar; assign stories to freelancers; write and edit stories; manage contracted writers, editors, fact-checkers, and translations team
- Oversee all programmatic offerings, including online courses (8,000+ participants), workshops, high-impact mentored fellowship for early-career journalists, and other mentorship offerings
- Lead efforts to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion within science journalism, including overseeing publication of dozens of DEI-focused articles, communities of practice for journalists from underrepresented communities, resource guides focused on DEI, and a database to connect diverse science writers and editors around the world
- Steer organizational strategy and operations, including financial planning (annual budget: over $500,000), fundraising, grants management, program evaluation, communications; manage relationships with donors, partners, and vendors; oversee social media and marketing
- Create and teach workshops on reporting and editing; speak at national conferences and journalism schools about journalism craft, DEI in journalism, and career development; offer consultations to external organizations including universities, non-profits, and media publishers
Book Editor | 2019–Present
- Edited The Craft of Science Writing | February 2020 | Second edition to be published by the University of Chicago Press in Fall 2024
- Currently editing Foundations of Science Writing | Forthcoming from UCP in 2025
Freelance Journalist and Editor | 2002–2018
- Reported and wrote news and feature stories for publications including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Science, Science News, Scientific American, Spectrum, Prevention
- Edited news and feature articles for publications including bioGraphic, Science News for Students, National Geographic online
Features Editor | Discover Magazine | 2012–2014
- Led the development, commissioning and editing of features; led cultivation of contributors
- Edited and top edited features, columns and front-of-book section
- Collaborated with art department to develop art and design concepts for features and columns; mentored junior editorial staff
Senior Science Writer | APA Monitor on Psychology | 2000–2002
Science Writer Intern | Science News | 1999
Science and Engineering Mass Media Fellow | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 1998 American Association for the Advancement of Science Writing (AAAS)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
National Association of Science Writers
- Member | Nominating Committee | 2022–Present
- Chair | Nominating Committee | 2020–2022
- President | 2018–2020
- Vice President | 2016–2018
- Co-chair and member of numerous committees, 2005–Present
New York University | Science Writer in Residence | Science, Health & Environmental Reporting Program | Fall 2023
University of Wisconsin-Madison | Science Writer in Residence | School of Journalism and Mass Communication | Fall 2013
World Conference of Science Journalists | Member | Program Committee | 2021–2022
Science Journalism Forum | Member | Advisory Committee | 2020–Present
Kavli Symposia on Science Editing | Meeting Organizer | 2016–2017
Other | Frequent awards judge, panel organizer, conference speaker, and guest lecturer for various national and international organizations
AWARDS
2023 Community Award Winner | Online News Association
2009 National Magazine Awards Finalist | American Society of Magazine Editors
2009 Outstanding Article Award Winner for Reporting on a Significant Topic | American Society of Journalists and Authors
EDUCATION
Yale University | Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology | Master of Science, Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Madison | Bachelor of Arts, Psychology | Phi Beta Kappa
SKILLS
- Innovation and development
- Leadership and collaboration
- Key relationship management
- Training, coaching, and mentoring
- DEI leadership
- Change management
- Reporting, writing, and editing
- Public speaking
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- National Association of Science Writers
- Society of Environmental Journalists
- Association of Health Care Journalists
- Online News Association
- Association of Science Communicators
- National Association of Black Journalists (ally member)
- Indigenous Journalists Association (organizational member)
- Trans Journalists Association (ally member)