Resume

Managing Editor for Health and Science 
WHYY News 
MARCH 2022 – October 2022

Managed a team of reporters who covered health, climate & energy, and the Delaware River Watershed for Philadelphia’s NPR affiliate public media station; collaborated daily with digital producers, editors, on-air hosts, audio engineers, reporters, and photographers to deliver compelling, timely, and analytics-driven news for digital and broadcast audiences

Senior Medical Communications Officer 
The University of Pennsylvania Health System
MAY 2019 – MARCH 2022 

Led external communications outreach for a range of departments and divisions within Penn Medicine and the Perelman School of Medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, including science writing, publicizing studies, connecting journalists with subject-matter experts and patients, training researchers in science communication, and promoting health equity through public health messaging and advocacy campaigns  

News Manager
Drexel University Office of University Communications 
OCTOBER 2015 – JANUARY 2019

With a focus on public health, medicine, and engineering, led external communications outreach for multiple departments to increase the visibility of Drexel research, faculty, and students  

Staff Writer 
George Washington University Division of External Relations
SEPTEMBER 2013 – OCTOBER 2015

As part of a division-wide effort to strengthen the university’s prominence as a world-class research institution, pitched, reported, and published up to four stories per week on a diverse range of topics and in a variety of formats for GW’s website, bi-weekly email newsletter, alumni and research magazines, and other websites/publications 

Reporting Intern 
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 2013 – AUGUST 2013

Pitched, reported, and published more than 40 news stories for one of the leading digital media companies serving the higher education space

Copy Desk Intern 
The Philadelphia Inquirer
MAY 2012 – AUGUST 2012

Edited reporters’ copy for content, AP style, and grammar; wrote headlines, photo captions, and read-outs under tight nightly deadlines for print and online