A friend wrote “your back” when he really meant “you’re back.” I immediately corrected him, as would any upstanding grammar fanatic. This occurred while scuba diving 30 feet below the surface of the ocean. Such a mistake must never be allowed to stand, not even under water.
Professionally, I’ve been a journalist, science writer and editor for more than 15 years. I’ve written and edited for small town newspapers, a national daily newswire, nonprofits, research institutions and universities all over the world. My articles have appeared on the New York Times, E&E News and AAAS. My press releases have sparked global coverage, including in Smithsonian and IFL Science. I take professional quality photos that often accompany my stories.
In my capacity as editor at Asia Research News, I help communicate research from institutions throughout Asia via press releases, magazines, videos and even a podcast. Based in Germany for the past three years, I’ve also been writing about research for the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine and the Technical University Kaiserslautern. I’ll be back stateside in 2021.
You can find all the nitty-gritty details of my CV on LinkedIn, including my master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. I’m a member of the National Association of Science Writers and a writers tribe known as Science Writers by the Shore.
Something I enjoy as much as writing is scuba diving. A California girl who grew up loving the ocean, I didn’t become dive certified until moving to subtropical Okinawa in 2014. Nerves quickly vanished as I learned to breathe underwater with the fish; I couldn’t get enough. Within a year, I worked my way up to divemaster and then instructor. For two years, I taught, guided and assisted hundreds of divers at Kadena Marina in Okinawa.