Experience

National Institutes of Health

• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead Speechwriter, Office of the Director

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Self-Employed

• Science Writer

  • 2003 - Mar 2022

  Long-term clients included multiple institutes of the National Institutes of Health; the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; the University of Maryland (articles for alumni magazine; research newsletters; researcher profiles); the National Cancer Institute Office of Communications (news articles for Cancer Currents; interim Twitter manager for the Center for Cancer Genomics); the International Cancer Genome Consortium; the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute; and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (received 2011 NIH Plain Language Award for the NIGMS Twitter feed and two 2006 NIH Plain Language Awards for writing for the Office of Communications). Show less



Self-Employed

• Translation and Localization
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Journalist

  • 1996 - 2004

  Wrote news and feature articles for magazines, newspapers, and news sites, including the Boston Globe, New Scientist, Technology Review, Science magazine, Scientific American, Stanford Medicine magazine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Health magazine, and Discovery channel. Wrote news and feature articles for magazines, newspapers, and news sites, including the Boston Globe, New Scientist, Technology Review, Science magazine, Scientific American, Stanford Medicine magazine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Health magazine, and Discovery channel.



American Scientist

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Science Editor

  • 2001 - 2003

  Assoicate editor specializing in life sciences. Assoicate editor specializing in life sciences.



National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

• United States
• Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Science Writer

  • 1999 - 2001

  Science writer for the Human Genome Project. Wrote for magazines, books, peer-reviewed journals, newspapers and speeches (including lines for President Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and HHS Secretary Shalala). Lead author, Exploring Our Molecular Selves multimedia educational kit. Co-authored articles with Institute Director Francis Collins. Received 2001 NIH Director's Award. Science writer for the Human Genome Project. Wrote for magazines, books, peer-reviewed journals, newspapers and speeches (including lines for President Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and HHS Secretary Shalala). Lead author, Exploring Our Molecular Selves multimedia educational kit. Co-authored articles with Institute Director Francis Collins. Received 2001 NIH Director's Award.



The Dallas Morning News

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Newspaper Intern

  • 1998 - 1998

  Wrote features and news for the weekly science section and for the A section. First Place, Cox Newspapers 1998 Outstanding Intern. Wrote features and news for the weekly science section and for the A section. First Place, Cox Newspapers 1998 Outstanding Intern.



Santa Cruz Sentinel

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• News Reporter (Intern)

  • 1997 - 1998

  Wrote fast and often about breaking news, science, medicine, local scholars, and societal issues, plus the occasional book review. The most fun I ever had at work. They loaned me an old Chevy Cavalier to drive around in, covering damage from the tremendous storms that hit that year. I didn't even mind the obits, and the editors really seemed to appreciate that. Wrote fast and often about breaking news, science, medicine, local scholars, and societal issues, plus the occasional book review. The most fun I ever had at work. They loaned me an old Chevy Cavalier to drive around in, covering damage from the tremendous storms that hit that year. I didn't even mind the obits, and the editors really seemed to appreciate that.