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Science Writer

From scientist profiles and research narratives to investigative pieces and creative nonfiction inspired by our natural world, my writing is for everyone — just like science.

(Justin Hayworth/Grinnell College)

Selected Stories

Looking Back to Look Forward: A Q&A with Aaron Scott

Looking Back to Look Forward: A Q&A with Aaron Scott

Will Erie’s Mayflies Survive a Warming World?

Will Erie’s Mayflies Survive a Warming World?

The Precariousness of Being Here

The Precariousness of Being Here

Becoming Rooted: The Conard Environmental Research Area

Becoming Rooted: The Conard Environmental Research Area

Not Just Green: Wild

Not Just Green: Wild

From Savanna to Permafrost: Tracking the Origins of Disease

From Savanna to Permafrost: Tracking the Origins of Disease

Zebrafish Liver: A Fruitful Side Quest

Zebrafish Liver: A Fruitful Side Quest

How We Write About Reproductive Failure

How We Write About Reproductive Failure

Halves of a hailstone are held in two palms.

Halves of a hailstone are held in two palms.

MacInnes Explores Greener Frontiers with Electrochemistry

MacInnes Explores Greener Frontiers with Electrochemistry

Data Scientists Report Glaring Racial Bias in Des Moines Traffic Policing

Data Scientists Report Glaring Racial Bias in Des Moines Traffic Policing

Chemistry of the Commonplace

Chemistry of the Commonplace

A young woman with curly hair smiles while working at a laptop computer.

A young woman with curly hair smiles while working at a laptop computer.

A young woman pipettes solution into a small plastic test tube.

A young woman pipettes solution into a small plastic test tube.

A turkey vulture is silhouetted against the sky, while sitting on a tree branch.

A turkey vulture is silhouetted against the sky, while sitting on a tree branch.

3-2 Engineering Programs Give Grinnellians the Best of Both Worlds

3-2 Engineering Programs Give Grinnellians the Best of Both Worlds

A young woman in safety goggles and gloves adjusts a column in a reaction setup.

A young woman in safety goggles and gloves adjusts a column in a reaction setup.

Cross sections of brain tissue are placed in a petri dish of yellow solution.

Cross sections of brain tissue are placed in a petri dish of yellow solution.

From French Table to the Lab

From French Table to the Lab

A woman with purple braids looks on as a young man in a lab coat peers into a microscope.

A woman with purple braids looks on as a young man in a lab coat peers into a microscope.

A young man in a winter coat smiles while standing outside a building.

A young man in a winter coat smiles while standing outside a building.

A woman stands with her arms crossed, smiling, in front of a cryogenic electron microscope.

A woman stands with her arms crossed, smiling, in front of a cryogenic electron microscope.

A woman in a mask and face shield holds a saliva collecting tube.

A woman in a mask and face shield holds a saliva collecting tube.

Ortiz Receives Sloan Foundation Research Grant

Ortiz Receives Sloan Foundation Research Grant

A man in a blue shirt laughs while sitting at a table with a student.

A man in a blue shirt laughs while sitting at a table with a student.

Anika Jane stands in a bathroom stall and holds up a magnifying glass.

Anika Jane stands in a bathroom stall and holds up a magnifying glass.

Three women walk along a gravel road, laughing.

Three women walk along a gravel road, laughing.

A Morning in Organic Chemistry II Lab

A Morning in Organic Chemistry II Lab

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