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My CV

Professional Experience

BioNews Services - News Researcher and Reporter

March 2020 - present

  • Conduct background research for stories on rare and ultra-rare diseases, reaching out to industry contacts and subject matter experts

  • Write articles on news of interest to rare and chronic disease patient audience

  • Shape coverage across 40+ disease websites by pitching story ideas 

  • Create and maintain database of patient advocacy organizations in each disease space

  • Perform quality control on transcripts of interviews with subject matter experts to ensure accurate coverage

Freelance Writer and Editor

June 2017 - present

  • Contribute stories and op-eds on science and health policy; article forthcoming for the University of Minnesota BioTechnology Institute 

  • Assisted in developing the COVID-19 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Waiver Database, a project in conjunction with the Columbia University Mailman School of Health and University of Miami School of Medicine

  • Edit academic essays at the secondary and postsecondary level in a variety of disciplines

University of Colorado - Professional Research Assistant

July 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Conducted qualitative interviews with medical professionals for several research studies at the Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science

  • Collected data on gender disparities in heart transplant allocation and the effect of training simulations on medical students’ perceptions of patients with disabilities

Becker's Healthcare - Writer and Reporter

January 2018 - March 2019

  • Authored 8-10 news briefs, feature articles, and custom content pieces per day across three medical trade publications

  • Interviewed subject matter experts in orthopedic and spine surgery 

Smart Policy Works - Policy Intern

September 2017 - December 2017

  • Researched barriers to accessible transportation for people with disabilities and conducted phone interviews with spinal cord injury patients

  • Prepared monthly newsletter on Military Sexual Trauma (MST) trainings and edited materials for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) spinal cord injury patient empowerment project

The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy - Research Assistant

June 2016 - May 2017

  • Conducted interviews with parents with mental health disabilities who lost custody of their children; data was published in an article in the Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

  • Analyzed literature on state termination of parental rights laws, published article on the Judge Rotenberg Center in HuffPost

Brandeis University

August 2013 - May 2017
Bachelor of Arts in Health: Science, Society, and Policy

Graduated with Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude honors

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