The story behind my career
The latest chapter...
I was approached by the highly successful site to help start its eHealth policy vertical, which I eagerly took. Since then, our daily Morning eHealth newsletter quickly became a must read within the industry. We regularly break news and write stories on consequence on the beat.
Medical news for doctors...
I worked as the lone Washington reporter for the health news website MedPage Today, whose daily emailed newsletters reaches more than 250,000 physicians, from July 2012 to April 2014.
I covered Medicare, Medicaid, Congress, the FDA, information technology issues such as meaningful use and ICD-10, the Affordable Care Act, and other health payment and delivery reform issue.
I covered Medicare, Medicaid, Congress, the FDA, information technology issues such as meaningful use and ICD-10, the Affordable Care Act, and other health payment and delivery reform issue.
Policy and regulatory reporting...
From February 2011 to July 2012, I covered FDA regulatory news for FDAnews, the newsletter company valued by many in the pharmaceutical industry.
I covered all congressional-related issues, generic-drug stories, user-fee news and other news for the five-person reporting staff. I've become even more skilled in turning cleanly written copy on tight turnaround for a knowledgeable audience looking for news on their industry.
I covered all congressional-related issues, generic-drug stories, user-fee news and other news for the five-person reporting staff. I've become even more skilled in turning cleanly written copy on tight turnaround for a knowledgeable audience looking for news on their industry.
My start in Washington reporting...
For eight months in 2010, I reported and wrote in Washington, D.C., for Chemical & Engineering News, the 150,000-circulation weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society.
I covered business, government-policy stories and national science news stories from May to December 2010. I filled in for an editor on maternity leave in government section of the magazine.
I covered business, government-policy stories and national science news stories from May to December 2010. I filled in for an editor on maternity leave in government section of the magazine.
My time in Texas...
I built a track record of success working as a reporter for the 50,000-circulation daily newspaper in Amarillo, Texas for more than three years.
While at the Amarillo Globe-News, I won awards for some of my work. I gained the confidence of editors there, earning additional responsibilities to my regular role of health and medical reporter. The paper's leaders assigned me to cover higher education, general business items, cops and courts at different points in my time there.
While at the Amarillo Globe-News, I won awards for some of my work. I gained the confidence of editors there, earning additional responsibilities to my regular role of health and medical reporter. The paper's leaders assigned me to cover higher education, general business items, cops and courts at different points in my time there.
My start in student journalism...
I started my career with a solid background at The Red & Black, the independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community. I worked my way to became editor-in-chief in 2006, a position where I gained valuable leadership experience overseeing a staff or more than 70 writers and editors.
As a reporter, I covered the university's prized football and baseball teams for the sports department. During the 2005 season I covered the football team, which won the SEC championship and played in the Sugar Bowl.
The Red & Black at the time was rated the fifth best college newspaper in the country by The Princeton Review.
As a reporter, I covered the university's prized football and baseball teams for the sports department. During the 2005 season I covered the football team, which won the SEC championship and played in the Sugar Bowl.
The Red & Black at the time was rated the fifth best college newspaper in the country by The Princeton Review.
Early awards for my work...
Georgia state capitol
While in school, I served two beneficial internships. One was with Morris News Service covering the Georgia General Assembly. The wire service was subscribed to by more than a dozen daily newspapers in Georgia.
I also interned for a weekly newspaper in Edgefield, S.C. where I earned two awards from the state press association for my work there. As a college student, I received multiple recognitions for my work in three months, while competing with professionals who work year round.
I also interned for a weekly newspaper in Edgefield, S.C. where I earned two awards from the state press association for my work there. As a college student, I received multiple recognitions for my work in three months, while competing with professionals who work year round.
My science background...
I hold dual Bachelor's degrees in chemistry and journalism from Georgia.
I worked in UGA chemistry professor Peter Schriener’s computational chemistry lab for more than a year, doing small computational projects for the research group.
I worked in UGA chemistry professor Peter Schriener’s computational chemistry lab for more than a year, doing small computational projects for the research group.