WHO AM I?
I have a real, heartfelt desire to tell stories – the stories that challenge our thinking, the personal ones and the world-changing ones. I use my background as a scientist to bring researchers on side as sources, getting them to speak out about undiscovered or under-reported topics.
I write news, features and video scripts on issues related to science, technology, health, and business — particularly their intersection with society or ethics.
My work has appeared in Motherboard, Vice, The Globe and Mail, The Financial Post, The Cut, Canadian Geographic, Maisonneuve, The Record, Aeon, Seeker, BrainFacts, North&South magazine, The New Zealand Herald and The New Zealand Listener, as well as on the YouTube channels SciShow and Hot Mess.
Previously I was the editor of VetScript magazine, a publication highlighting what veterinarians are doing to shape and influence issues related to animals, people and the environment.
Before I became a full-time writer, I gained my PhD in Zoology from Massey University, New Zealand and went on to complete a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Alberta, Canada. I have published nearly a dozen scientific publications ranging in topic from describing lamb facial expressions to how to measure emotion using motion capture technology.