I’m a narrative journalist based in New York. Before starting my freelance career, I worked as a staff editor at the Chicago Tribune, where I helped lead the food section. Before that, I was a features editor at Time Out Chicago, where I planned and edited longform and packaged features for the weekly print magazine.
In December 2020, I learned I have a BRCA1 gene mutation. This means one of my genes that's supposed to guard against cancer is not doing its job. Navigating my preventive-care options, trying to break down the data behind each potential surgery while growing frustrated at how siloed the American health care system can be, pushed my journalism in a new direction. These days, I’m mostly interested in writing patient-centered stories of diagnosis, preventive care, illness, recovery and grief. I am also working on a book about touch in the medical setting and beyond.
In 2024, I will receive a master’s degree in narrative medicine from Columbia University.
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