Resume

Science Magazine | April 2019 – current

• Pitch and report on science beats including biology, environmental science and medicine
• Work closely with editors for Science’s online news website

San Jose Mercury News Newspaper | Jan – March 2019

• Covered science beats including biology, environmental science, medicine and biochemistry
• Reported on local news within the surrounding counties

Stanford University School of Medicine | Oct – Dec 2018

• Wrote for the Scope Blog, Inside Stanford Medicine and the Stanford Medicine Magazine
• Interviewed Stanford researchers for press releases, Q&A’s, blog posts and more

Freelance Writer | 2017 – current

• Have written for Science Magazine, GE Healthcare, Boston Children’s Hospital, Mongabay, Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Mercury News and more

Science News Blog, Boston Children’s Hospital | 2016 – 2018

• Created the Center for Pain and the Brain’s Science News Blog and worked as the sole writer and editor
• Aimed to provide engaging pieces on cutting-edge pain research, neuroscience technologies and lab publications

Boston Children’s Hospital | Research Assistant | 2016 – 2018

• Lead a clinical fMRI study examining the impact of post-concussive headaches on children, adolescents and young adults

Hamilton College, Department of Neuroscience | Undergraduate Researcher | 2015

• Conducted EEG study on humans’ perception of faces and the impact of facial attractiveness on our unconscious neurological responses

Colorado State University, Department of Psychology | Research Intern | 2014

• Assisted Fulbright scholar, Lauren Menger PhD, on her dissertation regarding psychosocial health of female commercial sex workers in Katmandu, Nepal

University of Wisconsin, Center for Investigating Healthy Minds | Research Intern | 2013

• Researched the effects of early-life stress on childhood and adolescent brain development and later psychopathology

UC, Santa Cruz Science Communication Program | Master of Science | 2018 – 2019

Hamilton College | Bachelor of Arts | 2011 – 2015

• Major: Neuroscience; Minor: Hispanic Studies

Middlebury School of Language | Summer 2012

• Attended an intensive Spanish program and achieved proficiency in written and oral Spanish