science journalist & editor

My reporting has taken me from Seoul, South Korea; to Lancaster, Pennsylvania; to San Francisco, California; to many places in between. I especially like to write longform articles that intertwine narrative and science.

Longform Reporting

Why It's So Hard to Treat Compulsive Hair Pulling

MOSAIC / THE ATLANTIC

This article was commissioned and fact-checked by Mosaic; it was republished by The Atlantic, The Guardian, and other outlets.

What the Amish Can Teach the Rest of Us About Modern Medicine

MOSAIC / DIGG

This article was commissioned and fact-checked by Mosaic; it was republished by Digg.

IMAGE CREDITS: William Bunce and Lisa Jahovic for Mosaic; Rex Larsen; Tim Robinson for Undark; Mike Ellis 

Other Features

Nurturing Controversy: The Real Science Behind the Artificial Womb

UNDARK / THE ATLANTIC

This article was commissioned and fact-checked by Undark; it was republished by The Atlantic.

In the Energy Drink Market, Advertising and Science Collide

UNDARK / THE ATLANTIC

This article was commissioned and fact-checked by Undark; it was republished by The Atlantic and elsewhere.

Industrial Pollution Is in Your Blood. Is That a Form of Battery?

UNDARK

This article was supported by a 2019 Frank Allen Field Reporting Grant from the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources.

IMAGE CREDITS: Steve Allen via Getty; Matthew Horwood via Getty; Alex Mertz via Unsplash

Essays and Poems

Science Writing As a Literary Art

KENYON REVIEW

Published as a blog post for Kenyon Review in 2016, when I was just starting to shift from creative writing to journalism, and thinking about essential differences — as well as potential overlap — between the two.

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RIVENDELL

This poem was originally published in the literary journal Rivendell and has since been lightly edited.

IMAGE CREDITS: Thirdman via pexels; Louisa Howard via Wikimedia Commons; Geane Lanes via Wikimedia Commons; ???