About me
As a hang glider pilot for over a decade, I know flying safely means being detail oriented, calm under pressure, and something of a perfectionist. These qualities have served me in both my flying and my writing.
My work merges engaging storytelling, fact-based content, and an easy-to-read style. I help readers understand complex ideas and find practical ways to improve their lives.
I love combining a compelling narrative with research, and take pride in finding quality studies and interview sources for each project.
I hold an MS in journalism from the University of Southern California, where I focused on health reporting. I regularly write for Healthline.com, create and edit content for the U.S. Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association, and previously served as the news section editor for AJET Connect magazine in Japan.
Fun facts
I found my first typo in a book in first grade. Spoiler: It wasn’t the last…
My undergraduate honors thesis, “The Durability of the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance,” had 423 endnotes
In high school, I wrote a research paper on the history of hang gliding to help convince my parents to let me learn to fly. It worked!
I taught English in Kobe, Japan for two years. My goal of trying the hundreds of regional Kit Kat flavors faded around the time I ate a wasabi Kit Kat