My editorial career began at an education publishing startup. There I learned the nuts and bolts of style guides and copyediting marks, as well as how to revise with precision and tact. While receiving my M.A., I had the honor of being an editor at NSSR's Canon and printing two issues of graduate student work. I've since revised a range of projects, from academic articles and full-length manuscripts to copywriting and marketing materials. With all of my assignments, my goal is to help the writers express themselves with clarity and impact.
To synthesize insight from strands of information, I rely on the ethnographic methods I practiced while earning a M.A. in anthropology. While working at Eugene Lang College, for instance, I drew from interviews, primary source documents, and categorical content analysis to administer a major alumni survey that was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education. I've also used similar qualitative-quantitative approaches to better understand new learning models and current curricula on race and ethnicity. With every research endeavor, I try to tell a compelling story that is backed by robust, meaningful data.
As a blogger for Scitable, the social space that once accompanied the journal Nature, I wrote dozens of posts about emerging technologies and their effects on the environment. I've penned an explainer on marine mammals and military sonar, for example, an essay on the BP Oil Spill, and a classified ad for the last known Pinta Island tortoise. My writing also has appeared in The Stanford Journal of International Relations and has been featured by Scientific American online and other platforms. In my own writing, I aim for originality, rhythm, and humor.
