Resume

EDUCATION

Graduate Certificate, Science Communication, University of California, Santa Cruz (December 2008)

M.F.A., Creative Writing, Indiana University Bloomington (June 2007)

B.Sc., Biology, Minor in Mathematics, Stanford University (June 2000)

WRITING AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Freelance Science Journalist (January 2007–present)

Freelance Science Communications Writer (January 2007–present)

  • Write articles about business management for Northwestern University and Yale University (2016–present)

  • Wrote for publications from institutions such as Stanford, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and National Institutes of Health’s Center for Cancer Research (2007–18)

Writing and Freelancing Instructor (2004–07 and 2019–present)

  • Instructor at Courage Camp and Level Up, workshops on the business of freelancing led by Christie Aschwanden (2019-21)

  • Taught profile and Q&A writing to master’s students at UC Santa Cruz science communication program (2020)

  • Taught creative writing and composition to undergraduates at Indiana University Bloomington (2004–07)

RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Scientific Programmer, Stanford Medical Center (July 2003–July 2004)

  • Developed software and designed database for ProPhylER, a tool for evolutionary analysis of protein sequences

  • Set up Mac OS X computer server to allow file sharing and website hosting in laboratory

Ontology Engineer, Ingenuity Systems (July 2000–June 2003)

  • Developed software to build knowledge base of gene pathway data for biotechnology start-up

  • Managed an interdisciplinary team of scientists, software engineers, and QA engineers

AWARDS

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS