I am a freelance science writer and editor based in West Virginia. I am endlessly inspired by the beauty and biodiversity of the Appalachian Mountains. My stories highlight the often overlooked creatures with whom we share a home as well as the scientists working to protect them. You can find my work in Nature, Science, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and other outlets. 

Since 2018, I’ve been a proud publisher of Highland Outdoors, an independent magazine that covers nature and adventure in West Virginia. I wear many hats, including writer, editor, photographer, publisher, and designer. This work ignited my passion for local journalism and print media. 

In April, I helped launch Tucker United, a non-partisan, grassroots coalition fighting a proposed gas-fired power plant and data center complex in my home of Tucker County, West Virginia. As Director of Communications and spokesperson, I devise communications strategies and work with local and national media outlets to tell our story.

Before moving to West Virginia, I spent 10 years as an academic researcher. In 2019, I earned a PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Pittsburgh. A few months later, I began my career as a science journalist through the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. 

Outside of work, I’m a big fan of playing outside. I love splashing around in wild rivers and cross-country skiing through snowcapped spruce forests. While you won’t find me on social media, you might catch me falling off my mountain bike, moseying around my garden, or botanizing on long hikes.