Where I’m Coming From
I’ve been fact-checking since 2002 and writing and editing since 2009. I’m now based in southwest Montana, after spending 13 years in Seattle and before that a decade in Washington, D.C.
Experience
Freelance Fact-checker, Editor, and Writer
August 2009 – present Bozeman, MT
Clients include National Geographic, Science News, Radiolab, The Atlantic, David Quammen, Lulu Miller, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, David Epstein, Michelle Nijhuis, Emma Marris, and more
Senior Editorial Researcher, National Geographic magazine
August 2003 – July 2008 Washington, D.C.
Administrative Associate, National Geographic Society
August 2000 – February 2002 Washington, D.C.
Associate Editor, Science News
July 2008 – June 2009 Washington, D.C.
Researcher, National Geographic Geography Competitions
March 2002 – August 2003 Washington, D.C.
Education
BS Magazine Journalism, Minor Anthropology,
University of Florida, 2000
Awards
2014 Children’s Choice Fifth/Sixth Grade Book of the Year Award, for National Geographic Kids Myths Busted!
2008 Society of Environmental Journalists Award for Outstanding Explanatory Reporting, Print
Membership
Northwest Science Writers Association