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Journalism experience
Freelance journalist, 2003-present
Writes for Nature, New Scientist, Discover, National Geographic News (online), Canadian Geographic, Green Living, CR Magazine, Canadian Medical Association Journal, American Archeology, Seed, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and The Gazette (Montreal), among other publications. Produces radio segments for Free Radicals, a weekly program aired on CKUT, a Montreal community radio station.
Coverage included:
• Arctic research expedition aboard the Amundsen (2008)
• excavation of North America’s first French colony (2008)
• AIDS conference, Toronto (2006)
• UN climate change conference, Montreal (2005)
Publications Editor: Ensemble, EnBref. McGill University Health Centre, 2004-2005. Montreal, QC
• Managed the hospital’s bilingual newspaper and staff newsletter from planning to printing
• Assigned and edited freelance news and features; wrote headlines, captions, teasers
Editorial Intern: Nature, January 2003-June 2003. Washington, DC
• Covered science policy and research stories for Nature’s weekly news section and the daily online news service
Reporting Intern: Discover, June 2002-August 2002. New York City, NY
• Contributed stories to the magazine and website; fact-checked and edited two departments (Vital Signs and Sky Lights); collaborated with art department
Other work experience
• Medical writer/senior medical writer, IC Axon (1999-2001)
• Laboratory research assistant (gene therapy experiments), Queen’s University (1996-1997)
Education
Boston University, Boston, MA – M.Sc. Science & Medical Journalism, 2002
McGill University, Montreal, QC – M.Sc. Biology (Dean’s honour list), 1999
Queen’s University, Kingston, ON – B.Sc.H. Life Sciences, 1996
Technical Skills
WordPress, Dreamweaver, knowledge of HTML, SoundSlides, Photoshop, familiar with FinalCutPro, photojournalism courses; Minidisc and Marantz digital recorders, Audacity, Audition
Languages
Fluent in English; proficient in French (McGill Certificate of Proficiency)
Other activities
• Board member (elected), Canadian Science Writers’ Association (October 2007-present)
• Science writing mentor, WARM-SPARK, McGill University (August 2007-May 2008)
• Co-founding editor and writer, Midnight Poutine, a blog about music, culture and media in Montreal; voted runner-up for best Montreal blog in 2007 (2005-2007)
• Plenary producer, Society’s Challenge from Emerging Science, 4th World Conference on Science Journalism (2004)
• Member varsity rowing team Queen’s University (1994-1996), McGill University (1997-1999)
Honours & Awards
• World Federation of Science Journalism Amundsen Competition (2008)
• National Association of Science Writers’ Travel Fellowship (2005, 2007)
• 5th World Conference on Science Journalism Travel Scholarship, Melbourne, Australia (2007)
• Marine Biological Laboratory Science Journalism Fellowship (2005)
• CASE Media Fellowship, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph (2005)
• Knight Scholarship (2001-2002)
