Hi there! 👋 I'm a healthcare reporter who pivoted to journalism after seeing the pitfalls of the healthcare industry first-hand. I harness my relentless curiosity, passion for learning, and belief that the public deserves vetted and contextualized information to write compelling features, investigations, and breaking news stories -- and I add a dash of humor whenever I can.
Since 2023, I've been on MedPage Today's enterprise and investigative team, covering topics like public health, research, and the forces shaping the medical and scientific enterprise. My 2024 investigation (Should Pharmaceutical Companies Sell Weight-Loss Drugs Directly to Consumers?) was part of MedPage Today's NIHCM Trade Journalism Award finalist package. I created our bi-weekly health news video podcast, MedPod Today, and have been hosting and producing it for more than 60 episodes. Take a listen!
In 2025, I was awarded the inaugural Doris Duke Foundation/AHCJ Uncovering Pathways to Better Health fellowship. As part of this fellowship, I traveled to different cities to connect with interdisciplinary researchers and community leaders on the intersections of health and racial equity, philanthropy, and climate. I organized and moderated a panel for the 2025 AHCJ fall summit on successful partnerships between community groups and health systems to improve health outcomes.
My freelance work has been published in Gizmodo, Everyday Health, ABC News, The Bronx Times, AudioFiles, and NYCity News Service.
I earned an MA in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY in 2022, concentrating on health and science reporting. My undergraduate studies at Allegheny College focused on the nexus of communication and public health.
Before journalism, I worked for an elder care organization serving low-income New Yorkers -- an experience that has greatly shaped my perspective as a healthcare reporter.
I've long been nerdy about health and storytelling. As a kid, I wrote and filmed PSAs about made-up afflictions. (Ask me about Mad Rabbit Disease).
When I'm not reporting on the latest medical news, I read in abundance, bake tasty treats, hike around my new home of Syracuse, rock climb, and play roller derby.
