15 Years of Storytelling

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Journalist & Science Communicator

As a seasoned journalist, I have more than 2,000 published byline news and feature stories – earning 11 Associated Press and 8 GA Press awards for my work. Naturally, as my interests shifted to planetary and climate science, the type of evidence-based writing used in journalism transitioned well into science communication. Since focusing my career on STEM and educational storytelling, I've written content for NASA-funded research teams, top R1 research universities, and garnered more than 12 million views on YouTube videos I scripted about various astronomy, physics, and planetary science topics.

Awards

Associated Press

1st Place Public Service Award 2014, Story of the Year 2014, Story of the Year 2015, 1st Education Beat Reporting 2016, 1st Business Writing 2015, 1st Deadline Reporting 2015, 2nd Business Writing 2014, 3rd Education Beat Reporting 2016, 3rd Business Writing 2016, 3rd Deadline Reporting 2105, 3rd Deadline Reporting 2014

GA Press

1st Education Coverage 2015, 1st Education Coverage 2016, 1st Business Coverage 2016, 2nd Feature Writing 2014, 2nd Spot News Photograph 2014, 3rd Investigative Reporting 2015, 3rd Hard News Writing 2015, 3rd Investigative Reporting 2016

Other

1st News Story of the Year from KSUSM 2012, Go Get 'Em Award for Excellence in Journalism from KSUSM 2011, 1st GA Tech Carbon Reduction Challenge 2020

Samples