My CV
Professional Experience
Freelance Writer and Multimedia Producer
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CubeSat History Project; Writer and Editor 2024 – Present
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Boston College Schiller Institute; Writer 2022 – Present
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Harvard Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology; Writer 2022 – Present
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Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard; Writer 2019 – Present
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MIT Alumni Association; Writer 2019 – Present
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MIT Spectrum; Writer 2018 – Present
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The Fragment book project; Editor 2021 – 2023
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ieso; Writer 2022
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Rejuvenate Bio; Writer 2022
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MIT SSRC; Writer 2021 – 2023
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BattGenie; Writer 2021
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Eltahir Research Group, MIT; Editor 2018 – 2023
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Evermade, LLC.; Writer 2017 – 2022
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Joslin Diabetes Center; Editor, Writer and Video Producer 2016 – 2020
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Atrius Health; Writer, Fundraising Outreach 2020
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MIT Video Productions; Editor and Producer 2018 – 2020
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Marine Biological Laboratory; Editor, Writer and Video Producer 2017 – 2020
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MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Writer Winter 2019 Newsletter
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In Good Company (Providence Little Company of Mary); Writer, 2018 – 2019
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MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Writer 2018
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MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative; People and the Planet Lecture Coverage 2017
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American Scientist; Editor July/August 2017 Issue
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ConsultMates; Photographer and Video Editor 2016
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How We Get to Next 2014 -2016
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Boston Globe Magazine; 5 big ideas that just might transform the classroom: Take the Really Long View Oct. 2012
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Technology Review; The Go-To Guy March/April 2012
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Popular Mechanics; How Battle-Tested Robots Are Helping Out at Fukushima April 18, 2011
Fiction
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“The Ghost of Luther Lashaway”
Landfall: Best New England Crime Stories 2018 (2018)
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“The Affair of the Green Crayon”
Baker Street Irregulars: The Game is Afoot (2018)
Other Experience
Projects
JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER BOSTON, MA
Senior Marketing Communications Specialist 2013-2016
Marketing Communications Specialist 2011-2013
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Identify science and research story ideas as sole staff science writer and video producer
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Videographer, writer and photographer producing content highlighting achievements in research and care
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Manage freelancers and interns: assign and edit stories, provide guidance
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PBS NOVA BOSTON, MA
Web Intern Summer 2011
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Produced interactive multimedia content for publication in conjunction with documentaries
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Wrote posts for the Inside NOVA blog
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Production Assistant for Fabric of the Cosmos
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PRI’S LIVING ON EARTH SOMERVILLE, MA
Production Intern Summer 2011
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Found and pitched story ideas for Q&A and Science Note sections
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Scripted and recorded segments of science news; Produced Q&As for national broadcasts
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, MA
Primary Student Writer 2008 – 2010
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Selected professors and faculty conducting environmental research to profile in publications and video
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Acted as reporter, writer, editor, photographer, videographer, and publication designer
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ACIDOPHILES: A NOT-SO-BASIC LIFE
Master’s Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010 – 2011
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Researched and wrote 10 thousand word thesis on acidophiles, microbes thriving in highly acidic conditions
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AMERICA’S ORIGINS: HOW AMERICANS BELIEVE LIFE CAME TO BE
Senior Honors Thesis, University of Massachusetts 2009 – 2010
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Produced 30 minute documentary on public perception of evolution and intelligent design
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Filmed and interviewed authorities on evolution and intelligent design, including Carl Zimmer, Kenneth Miller and Michael Behe; wrote script, independently filmed and edited footage taken throughout one year
Education
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (M.I.T.) CAMBRIDGE, MA
Graduate Program in Science Writing, S.M. 2011
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Contributing author on Scope, the Student Publication of the Graduate Program in Science Writing at MIT
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Relevant course work: Advanced Science Writing Seminar, Thesis, Making Documentary, Studies in Film
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Science Writing Fellow in the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, MA
B.A. in Journalism, Concentration in Science; Commonwealth Honors College 2010
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Took classes in physics, astronomy, biology, anthropology, psychology, & geology departments
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Teaching assistant for “Cosmos to Humanity,” covering topics including physics, geology, evolution & robotics
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Magna cum laude, Honors with Distinction
Associations
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New England Science Writers
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Editoral Freelance Association
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Horror Writers Association
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Mystery Writers of America
Volunteering
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Science Fair Coordinator for local elementary school