Science Writing Experience:

  • Freelance Science Writer: November 2004-present. Clients include:
    • Consumer publications: Science News, Discover, Popular Science, Astronomy
    • Research institutions and journals: Science, Analytical Chemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York Academy of Sciences, ScienceCareers.org (a website of AAAS), Furman University
    • Children's publications: Science News for Kids, Current Health 1 and Current Health 2 (Weekly Reader)
  • CR magazine, Researcher: fact checking articles for quarterly cancer magazine, July 2006-present.
  • Research Coordinator for Exhibitions at Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles: May 2005-February 2006. Worked with design team at C&G Partners, New York-- managed research team, researched and developed astronomy exhibition content material for reopening of Griffith Observatory in late 2006.
  • Popular Science, Freelance Fact Checker and Researcher: November 2004-November 2005.
  • WNBC-TV New York, AAAS Mass Media Fellow: assisted with the production of health stories for television news: researched stories, contacted sources, pulled video, logged tape, went on shoots, September-November 2004.
  • Discover, Editorial Intern: wrote front-of-the-book news articles and website exclusives and fact-checking, May-September 2004.

Education:

  • Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, April 2004
    Major: Organic Chemistry, Minor: Biochemistry
  • B.S. in Chemistry, B.A. in German, magna cum laude, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, June 1996

Science Museum Experience:

  • Floor Manager, WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology, Bloomington, IN, , July 2003-May 2004
    Responsible for supervising volunteers and other floor staff, performing science demonstrations and facilitating a positive experience for visitors
  • Volunteer, WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology, September 2002-July 2003

Research and Teaching Experience:

  • Chemistry Instructor, Indiana University, C102, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Lecture for Non-Majors, Spring 2004
  • Research Assistant, Indiana University, 1997-2003
  • Associate Instructor for Organic Chemistry lecture and laboratory courses, Indiana University, Fall 1997, Spring 1998, Spring 1999, Fall 2001
  • J. William Fulbright Fellowship for research in Organic Chemistry, Justus-Liebig-University, Gieβen, Germany, 1996-97

Honors and Awards:

  • Fellow for NY Times Institute for Journalists: Cells and Souls: The Science, Politics and Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, May 10-14, 2007
  • Robert Bosch Stiftung Fellowship to cover the Euroscience Open Forum meeting (ESOF 2006) in Munich, Germany, July 15-19, 2006
  • Student Fellow for Science Communications Workshop, Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, University of Rhode Island, November 9-11, 2003
  • Kratz Fellowship in Organic Chemistry, Indiana University, 2001-2002
  • Henry R. Mahler Award in Biochemistry, Indiana University, April 2000
  • National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, 1998-2001
  • Member of Phi Beta Kappa
  • John Sampey Award in Chemistry, Furman University, May 1996

 

Professional Organizations:

 

  • American Society of Journalists and Authors
  • National Association of Science Writers
  • Society of Environmental Journalists
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Science Writers in New York (SWINY)
    • Co-chair—August 2006-July 2007
    • Events Coordinator—April 2005-July 2006