After five post-graduate years copywriting at various healthcare advertising agencies, I’ve taken my passion for research and nonfiction writing to the Craig Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY, where I am currently a Master’s candidate.

My previous undergraduate and freelance journalism experience focused on data analysis, public health issues, and climate change. In my graduate career, I’m concentrating on local sustainability, shoreline rehabilitation, and urban development reporting across New York and the nation.

Re-entering the journalism space after working in corporate America has been an embrace of the vulnerability that comes with truth-finding. My time at Omnicom, Imre, and Havas Life New York has provided me with a breadth of knowledge and a wealth of experience in creative conception and execution. I learned how to write for multiple audiences, habituate a work ethic necessary to produce scientifically accurate writing under tight deadlines, and distill complex information. Now, I’m using my skills to write for change.

Science reporters are conduits of technical and esoteric knowledge and have the tricky task of flitting from topic to topic with flexibility and curiosity—a task that my windy path through life has given me the unique ability to take on. I’ve learned to write about facts while managing the opinions of editors and clients, all while satisfying the medical, legal, and regulatory guidelines of my clients and navigating the oftentimes unwieldy red tape of the FDA. I am endlessly grateful for the time I’ve spent in the ad world, learning the ins-and-outs of the healthcare industry while strengthening my writing skills in a professional setting, and am excited to re-enter the journalism space with a wealth of professional writing experience behind me.