​​Editorial Experience

Science Friday - March 2017 to Present

Digital Producer
  • Pitch, report and write stories, and adapt radio pieces for ScienceFriday.com 
  • Co-run social media channels and participate in engagement strategy, including branding design
  • Develop long-form, immersive multimedia projects

Freelance Reporter and Fact Checker - December 2015 to Present

Multiple Publications
  • ​Write, report, fact check, and copy edit stories on science, technology, culture, and history for publications such as Scholastic MATH, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Smithsonian Online, and MedPage Today

Atlas Obscura - May 2016 to March 2017

Editorial Fellow
  • Pitch, report and write original stories on rare and wondrous aspects of our world, with a particular focus on science and technology
  • Participate in staff brainstorm meetings to help improve readership of a startup digital magazine

Inverse - March 2016 to April 2016

Freelance Technology Reporter
  • Covered breaking technology news, including digital security, SpaceX, urban design and artificial intelligence
  • Learned about and contributed to the development of a startup digital news platform

Science Friday - Sept. 2015 to Dec. 2015

Web Intern
  • Pitched and wrote stories propelled by photographs, art and unique science careers
  • Fact checked articles, and provided feedback and corrections to ensure accuracy
  • Collaborated with editors and producers running a weekly radio show and news website

IEEE Spectrum - June 2015 to Sept. 2015

​Editorial Intern
  • Wrote blogs and print articles on emerging engineering and technology, including satellite Internet, supercomputers and photovoltaics
  • Collaborated with editors, sat in on editorial meetings and learned the daily orchestrations of a newsroom

Scienceline - ​Oct. 2014 to Dec. 2015

Multimedia Editor - May 2015 to Nov. 2015
  • Edited video, audio, infographics and other multimedia projects
  • Filmed and edited new video series with professional science journalists on career advice
Managing Editor - Nov. 2014 to May 2015
  • Maintained publication schedule and facilitate pieces going through the editing process
  • Built communication between executive team, editors and authors
Contributing Author - Oct. 2014 to Dec. 2015 
  • Wrote stories and blogs on life sciences and technology

Symposium: Student Journal of Science and Math - June 2013 to June 2014

Editor-in-Chief and Founder
  • Developed the journal's aims and scope, editorial board, peer-review process, author submission guidelines, and executive sustainability​
  • Held meetings with faculty of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo's College of Science and Math and other campus entities 
  • Managed website content and updated policies
  • Conducted editorial board meetings and supervised 6 executive editors and 15 review editors

Kennedy Out Loud - June 2013 to June 2014

Contributing Author
  • Wrote blogs and stories for Robert E. Kennedy Library's outreach blog on topics such as open access information, digital publishing and new library resources and technology

​Library Experience

EdLab, Teachers College Columbia University - Sept. 2015 to Present

Library Associate - Gottesman Library
  • Assist patrons of Teachers College Gottesman Library with locating library resources, navigating databases and catalogs, and research consultation
  • Build and reboot the library's social media presence, and contribute to posts and social strategy

Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, New York University - Sept. 2014 to May 2015

Circulation and Reserves Student Assistant - Helped library patrons and maintained collections at high-traffic service desks

Student Library Advisory Council, Robert E. Kennedy Library - May 2012 to June 2014

Member - May 2012 to June 2014
  • Developed questions and analyzed results of annual library survey sent out to the Cal Poly student body
Chair - June 2013 to June 2014
  • Created agendas, led weekly meetings, and worked with fellow library student ambassadors
  • Launched the hashtag, #KennedyKandid, on Instagram to enhance the library's presence on social media sites

Robert E. Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo May 2011 to June 2014

Library Research Assistance Technician (LibRAT)
  • Provided one-on-one assistance at the Research Help Desk for students, faculty and library users
  • ​Planned and led research instruction sessions catered for introductory English and communication courses

Research Experience

Biology Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Jan. 2013 to June 2014

Research Assistant - Investigated quorum sensing of the yeast Brettanomyces as the cause for spoilage enzyme production in wine

​Skills

  • Adobe Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, Audition, After Effects
  • Multimedia: Photography, filming, setting up video productions, recording audio
  • Data Curation and Analysis: Minitab, JMP Statistics, Custom Google Maps
  • CMS: WordPress, Weebly, BePress, vjoon K4
  • Collaboration: Google Suite, Slack, Asana, Camayak, and Basecamp
  • Databases: PubMed, Bioinformatics Genome Databases (ERGO Light, SignalIP)
  • Social: Facebook Live, Instagram, Studio Twitter, TweetDeck, Boomtrain, SocialFlow, MailChimp
  • Speaking and presenting my work and expertise on panels, events, and on air
  • Sourcing copyright information, fact checking, copy editing, AP style, basic HTML 
  • Shelving books by Library of Congress, preparing casein agar plates, and illustrating comics

​Education

New York University - Sept. 2014 to Dec. 2015

M.A. in Journalism - Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program (SHERP)

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo - 2010 to 2014

B.S. in Biological Sciences and Minor in English

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo London Study Abroad Program - Summer 2012