Professional
info
As a journalist I've appeared in Quanta Magazine, Scienceline, The Christian Science Monitor, Live Science, and on NPR. Previous appearances in my life as a teacher include teaching Mozambican high schoolers to calculate the speed of light and helping Japanese students write an engaging abstract in English.
Work
experience
Freelancer, Various publications (New York, NY)
2017 - Present
-
Work published in Scientific American, Space.com, Scienceline, Live Science, BrainFacts.org
Intern, Quanta Magazine (New York, NY)
Summer 2018
-
Pitched, reported, and wrote breaking news features for the Abstractions blog
-
Fact checked other blog posts and features
Intern, Christian Science Monitor (Boston, MA)
Winter - Summer 2017
-
Pitched and wrote two web articles covering trending science stories, particularly space and physics
-
Reported and wrote deeper stories on a weekly basis, often featured in The Christian Science Daily
-
Co-wrote a cover story about Cassini for the weekly magazine
Teacher, Jonan High School 城南高等学校 (Tokushima, Japan)
2013 - 2016
-
Designed and implemented the curriculum for the “Super Science” track science class
-
Taught Communication English and Science English to over 400 students annually
Teacher, Ribaue Secondary School (Ribaue, Mozambique)
2010 - 2012
-
Taught physics in Portuguese to classes of up to 90 students with limited resources, grades eight through twelve
-
Led a competitive community English theater group of ten youths dealing with social issues
Interests
Alpine sports
Bouldering
Trekking
Linguistics
Cultural exchange
Languages
Advanced Japanese
Advanced Portuguese
Education
New York University
Science, Health, & Environmental Reporting Program (SHERP) M.A. candidate 2018
Brown University
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), Physics
And those are just the greatest hits. Click the button on the left to download the full version (featuring research experience, awards, and more!)