Scientific American: Science, Quickly Fascination Series

This four-part series offers a deep dive into the many things I’ve learned along my journey as an animal scientist-turned-storyteller. For this freelance project, I researched, interviewed, and wrote each script and then worked extensively with the editorial, fact-checking, and production teams at Scientific American.

Maven’s Notebook: Science in Short

I contributed to this quarterly series as a freelance journalist. For each episode, I interviewed, scripted, narrated, and produced each episode that features a local expert about various water-related issues in Northern California.

Department of Energy: Direct Current

The DOE Office of Science is the single largest funder for basic research in the United States. While working with their Communications team, I collaborated with their multimedia team to help interview and write the scripts for their ongoing podcast called Direct Current.

Scientific American: Science, Quickly

I contribute quirky, animal-related episodes to this wide-spanning podcast that brings science to the ears of a general audience. Working with this talented multimedia team, I generally pitch a story idea, write and record the script, and produce each full-length episode.

During a Heat Wave, You Can Blast the AC, but What Does a Squirrel Do?, August 2022

Two-Headed Worms Tell Us Something Fascinating about Evolution, May 2022

The Romantic Temptation of the Monogamous Prairie Vole, February 2022

KneeDeep Times

Based on the West Coast, this outlet focuses on stories related to resilience in light of climate change.

Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute: Genome Insider

This is a monthly podcast that showcases JGI collaborators and their groundbreaking research to better understand — and harness — the superpowers encoded in plants, fungi, microalgae, environmental viruses, and bacteria to contribute to a more sustainable world.

Season 1, Episode 7: Decoding Yellowstone’s microbial mats

Season 2, Episode 8: Dispatches From JGI Interns

KSQD Radio

In the Spring of 2020, I “cut my teeth” in audio production while interning with this Santa Cruz-based public radio station. Although all production happened at home due to the COVID-19 restrictions, I learned the basics of writing and recording quick, informative stories that focused on the science of the pandemic.