My Bio

I’m an award-winning fact-checker, editor, and writer specializing in science and children’s content. I’ve authored more than a dozen books published by National Geographic Kids, including the award-winning Myths Busted! And I’ve fact-checked articles, Radiolab episodes, and 20 books and counting that cover mostly science but also social justice and work culture.

I recognize and honor the vulnerability in publishing, especially while acting as a fact-checker. In that role, I’m often one of only a few people to see another person’s unfinished body of work. I respond to that trust with kindness and clarity, and support you as a team member. Fact-checking’s role across media is murky and not uniform. I can tell you what goes unsaid and make sense of schedules and together we come up with a sensible plan. “Let’s not destroy ourselves,” I like to say.

I grew up in north Florida, spent a decade in D.C., then in 2009 moved to Seattle, where I started my own editorial business. Today I live in Bozeman, Montana with my family that includes kids and bunnies. My favorite fact is that humans are animals.