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WORK EXPERIENCE
Oct 2016 - present
Executive Editor
Feb. 2022-present
Senior Editor
Oct. 2016-Feb. 2022
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Manage a team of health reporters and bloggers reviewing pitches and assigning and editing stories on topics including inflammatory bowel dis- eases, heart disease, opioid dependence, and concussion
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Oversee the editorial department's internship program to bring in new talent and train them to write top SEO content
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Conceive of and execute on videos, facebook lives, and twitter chats, to engage with our audience on social media
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Write features for special reports
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Use tools including Semrush, Searchmetrics, and Google Trends to monitor web traffic and optimize stories for search
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Edit weekly newsletters for heart health, IBD, and digestive health, and collaborate with the newsletter team on performance and testing
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Engage with patient communities to develop media partnerships
Editor, SciTech & Health, CBSNews.com
Apr 2015 - June 2016
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Researched and reported daily news briefs and feature packages with videos and photos including several that ranked among the site's most popular stories.
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Edited articles and augmented videos with additional reporting.
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Photoshopped images for use in web galleries and as promos.
Nov 2012 - Apr 2015
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Contributed a variety of articles and podcasts on science and health topics for magazines and websites including Everyday Health, Newsweek, The Week, Scientific American, Discover, Addiction.com, Audubon and Popular Science.
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Published humor essays in The Week and Ravishly.
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Edited personal essays, biographies, and autobiographies by and about women at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, including one personal essay on Buzzfeed that has received half a million views.
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Copy edited and fact-checked magazine articles for Popular Science.
Jan 2012 - Nov 2012
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Increased weekend traffic to the site with articles on the latest in science, health and technology news.
EDUCATION
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Master of Arts, 2011
Science and Health Reporting
University of Illinois at Chicago
Bachelor of Arts, 2007
Writing with a minor in French
PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCES
Host, Facebook Live, Everyday Health
Living With An Invisible Illness
Host, Facebook Live, Everyday Health
Optimizing Gut Health: Microbiome Experts Answer Your Questions
Host, Facebook Live, Everyday health
Expert Tips for Treating and Preventing Bug Bites With Essential Oils
BOOKS
“DIY Rainbow Catcher,” Book and
S.T.E.M. Kit from Klutz
AWARDS
Digital Health Award Winner, 2020
(Bronze), How Resilience Helped Me
Transform My Life After a Brain Injury