Institutions & Affiliations

Head of Communications

Non-profit incubating Focused Research Organizations across science and technology.

Contributing Editor

Editorial work on Construction Physics, The Launch Sequence, and other IFP projects.

Team Lead

Workshops teaching academics to write for public audiences. Supported by Templeton Foundation.

Symbiont

Freelancing with AI, biotech, and pharma clients for Christina Agapakis and Grace Chuang's science storytelling agency.

Collaborator since 2019; co-founder since 2022

Helping psychologists write for public audiences. Sponsored by SPSP.

Communications Editor

Cambridge University Press journal for target articles and open peer commentary.

Happiness Lab, Deep Background, Brave New Planet, Cautionary Tales, Incubation.

Host, New Books in Neuroscience

Long-form interviews with authors of new academic books in neuroscience.

Advisor

Formal advisory role helping organizations build teams that people want to be a part of; continuing informal support.

Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs, Sociotechnical Studio

PR, internal communications, investor relations, creative direction, and governance infrastructure at the world's largest synbio company, which went public at a $15 billion enterprise value in 2021.

Executive Producer

Full-service audio and music production studio in NYC. Original scores for film, video, and podcasts.

Research Assistant, Belfer Center

Technology and Public Purpose Project. Research on AI ethics, affective computing, and responsible investment.

Lab Manager & Science Communications Coordinator

Research on affect, emotion, and arousal regulation with Lisa Feldman Barrett and Karen Quigley.

Student Administrator

Screened metadata for preprint submissions at Cornell's open-access repository for physics, math, CS, and more.

Editorial Writer

Editorial board member at the nation's oldest independent college daily newspaper.

Trustee

Non-profit educational organization supporting self-governing residential communities at Cornell and Michigan.

Board Member

Alabama-based non-profit expanding worker ownership through student programs and cooperative development.

Member and later affiliate

Interdisciplinary research group directed by Laurent Dubreuil.

Research Fellow

Media research group led by Dr. Jena Barchas-Lichtenstein. Research on how media shapes discourse about ideas and facts.

Inaugural Editing Fellow

National non-profit connecting university-based scholars to policy. Founded by Theda Skocpol.

Participant (representing Ginkgo Bioworks)

Roundtable on worker ownership and corporate governance with Roy Bahat and others.