December 2009 - M.A. in Journalism with a certificate in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting from New York University

May 2003 - B.A. in English from Haverford College

I grew up outside of Boston, MA, before leaving for a nine-year stay in the Philadelphia area. At Haverford College I spent two years straddling the fence between the English and physics departments, but a natural allergy to math and a desire to make abstract and unprovable points about Oscar Wilde ended that dilemma.

After graduation I worked as an assistant editor and then staff writer for Orthopedics Today, a trade publication run by Slack, Inc. Starting early in 2005, I worked as a freelancer for numerous medical trade publications as well as doing several web design projects.

In 2008 I came to New York for graduate school, and I now live in the city working as a freelance writer. When I'm not writing, I'm wandering around the country, playing guitar or maintaining an uneasy peace between my brain and my liver.