WRITING
• Cover science and culture for newspapers and magazines. Write regularly for Nature and The New York Times (Book Review, Magazine, and Science Times).
• Contributed to Believer, Boston Globe, Boston Review, Pitchfork, Salon, The National, and Scientific American Mind.
WORK
INSTITUTE FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES, Medical Writer (2009-2010)
• Wrote copy for institute seeking to cure diseases of the aging brain.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, Freelance research editor (2008 - 2009)
• Checked facts for weekly newsmagazine.
THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS, Editorial Assistant (2005-2008)
• Managed office of major literary newspaper.
• Edited manuscripts on science and more.
• Met with publishers and matched books with reviewers.
• Designed database to track manuscripts.
• Hired new staff.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE, Intern (2005)
• Researched material for three sections of monthly magazine.
NEW YORK SUN and NEW YORK OBSERVER, Copyeditor (2004)
• Checked newspaper articles for style and facts.
EDUCATION
Harvard College (2002)
• A.B. Magna Cum Laude in Comparative Study of Religion.
• Coursework in computer science, history, music, philosophy, mathematics.
• Harvard College Scholar, Weissman Intern in Senegal. Editor at Let's Go.
University of California, Berkeley (1997)
• High School Honors Program in Cognitive Neuroscience.
LANGUAGES: French, Portuguese, Spanish and Wolof.
COMPUTER: Web and database design, sound editing.
INTERESTS: Songwriting, travel, poetry and dreams.
References and clips available upon request.