Science Journalism
As an English major turned biology PhD, I specialize in translating complex scientific findings into compelling stories that include diverse perspectives.
Through my focus on food, I explore science, agriculture, sustainability, health, environmental justice, culture, and flavor.
I deliver explainers on underreported emerging concerns, like why “may contain” allergen labels are often misleading, and how subsistence fishers may consume ‘forever chemicals’ through their catches.
I’m also committed to reporting solutions—from creative plant breeding that could help tomato pollen survive a heat wave, to manure management techniques that could help dairy farmers increase profits and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
I am skilled in writing features, news briefs, and video scripts. I work with a wide range of publication types, including mass media outlets, scientific journals, and local newspapers and magazines.
Featured work
Pennsylvania Dairy Farmers Consider Return on Climate-Smart Milk
Lancaster Farming, 2025
The first story in a four-part series supported by a 2025 MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellowship
Pollen and Heat: A Looming Challenge for Global Agriculture
Yale Environment 360 / Food & Environment Reporting Network, 2022
Republished in BBC, PBS NewsHour, Grist, and elsewhere
What are truffles and why are they so expensive?
TED-Ed, 2025
Food expiration dates don’t mean what you think
TED-Ed, 2023
How to convince people to eat insects
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Front Matter, 2022
Republished in The Washington Post
How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste?
Science News, 2020
Is plant-based meat actually better for you?
TED-Ed, 2023
Not so vanilla: The mission to spice up our favourite flavour
New Scientist, 2021