I'm a writer/editor and communications professional in Cambridge, MA. I produce engaging, informative, empathic stories for mission-driven organizations at the intersection of health, science, and social justice.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Press releases, news articles, student stories, and more from around HSPH.

Private equity’s appetite for hospitals may put patients at risk

Medicaid cuts: What's at stake

Measles vaccination key amid growing outbreak in U.S.

Promoting breast cancer equity in rural communities

Unlocking new information about vaginal health

Science fueled by social justice

From Mumbai to Mississippi, improving health for marginalized populations

New treatment for children with HIV shows promise

Targeting environmental exposure to prevent spina bifida in Bangladesh

Measuring a life well lived

Essential genome of malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi mapped

Newly discovered mechanism of mitochondrial dysfunction in obesity may drive insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

Social media platforms generate billions in annual ad revenue from U.S. youth

Substantial racial inequalities despite frequent health care contact found in treatment for opioid use disorder

Healthy eating in midlife linked to overall healthy aging

Gender-affirming medications rarely prescribed to U.S. adolescents

Partners In HealthSierra Leone

Written, audio, and visual stories reported in Freetown and Kono District, Sierra Leone.

Unchain: a podcast exploring the history of sub-Saharan Africa's oldest psychiatric hospital

Q&A: Dr. Paul Farmer on his new book: Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds

Answering the call: Nurse offers compassionate counseling at clinic for teens

The rise of a lifesaving blood bank in Sierra Leone

New executive director in Sierra Leone’s mantra: “We need to care for people”

One patient becomes many: Expanding HIV/TB care in Sierra Leone

VIDEO: Bigger than a building: The Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone

Healed again, whole again: Curing TB in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, 13-year-old girl recovers from TB meningitis

No small thing: Improved care for newborns in Sierra Leone

Q&A: PIH doctors, Ebola fighters share cross-Atlantic COVID-19 experiences

Coming close: Confronting stigma through two caregivers’ diseases

Meet the mental health warriors of Sierra Leone

Never too late to learn: Providing adult education in Sierra Leone

Responding to malnutrition in Sierra Leone

Partners In Health

Fundraising materials conceived of and (ghost) written for PIH's global headquarters.

On rounds with Dr. Paul Farmer

Not just one person's quest: An oral history of Partners In Health

2019 Annual Report

2018 Annual Report

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