I have a doctoral education in Neuroscience, a wealth of communication experience, and a passion for sharing science. Whether it’s for scientists or clinicians, patients, students or the public, I can explain complex ideas in simple, customized language that my audience can easily understand.
2012-2021 Contributor, Scientific American
2012-2021 Contributor, Pain Research Forum
2016-2021 Contributor, RELIEF.news
2005 – 2011 Online updates to Wall & Melzack’s Textbook of Pain, 5th Edition; 2012 Contributor, 6th Edition.
2003-2007 The Journal of Neuroscience This Week in The Journal
2002 – 2003 Associate Producer, Oregon Public Broadcasting Rediscovering
Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives
Summer 2001 AAAS Mass Media Fellow, Los Angeles Times
Ph.D. Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, 2001 Vollum Institute. Research focus on ion channel physiology of pain-sensing neurons
RYT-500, Viniyoga Foundations Program for Teaching and Therapy, 2013 American Viniyoga Institute
B.A. Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, 1995 Minor in English; extensive core sciences
American Society for Journalists and Authors (ASJA)
National Association of Science Writers (NASW)
Native American Journalists Association
Society for Neuroscience
2001 American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship
1999 University Club Foundation Award, Portland, OR
May 2008 – Aug 2010 Washington State University Vancouver. Adjunct Faculty.
Neuroscience 301: Exploring the Brain
Biology 480: Writing in Biology—Science in the News
Biology 407: The Biology of Women
Molecular Bioscience 130: Nutrition for Life
New Scientist
Nov 2022
Scientific American
Mar 2023
How Your Itch Can Make Others Scratch
Scientific American
May 2024
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