Writing Portfolio
Sierra
Crabs’ Sense of Smell Gets Worse in Acidic Seawater - June 2023
Even in Antarctica, Krill Are Eating Plastic - June 2023
Fungal Disease Poses Looming Threat to Salamanders - May 2023
The Pandemic Diet (For Falcons) - March 2023
The Mysterious Death of the Bumblebee Queens - March 2023
Environmentalists Push to Protect the Okefenokee Swamp From Titanium Mining - February 2023
Sea Stars Threatened by Intensifying Marine Heat Waves - February 2023
Crabs’ Sense of Smell Gets Worse in Acidic Seawater - June 2023
Even in Antarctica, Krill Are Eating Plastic - June 2023
Fungal Disease Poses Looming Threat to Salamanders - May 2023
The Pandemic Diet (For Falcons) - March 2023
The Mysterious Death of the Bumblebee Queens - March 2023
Environmentalists Push to Protect the Okefenokee Swamp From Titanium Mining - February 2023
Sea Stars Threatened by Intensifying Marine Heat Waves - February 2023
Smithsonian
These Five Innovative Rovers Will Soon Explore the Moon - November 2022
How Animals Survive in a Savanna Full of Predators - September 2022
Baby Sloths Are About as Cute As You Would Expect - September 2022
Cougars Are Killing Feral Donkeys, and That’s Good for Wetlands - August 2022
The Done-Up Bird Gets the Worm - August 2022
Lunar Pits Maintain Surprisingly Comfy Temperatures - August 2022
First Images of Mysterious ‘Milky Seas’ Captured - July 2022
The DNA of Hundreds of Insect Species Is in Your Tea - July 2022
This Seabird Species Dives Deeper When the Water is Clearer - July 2022
Dengue Fever and Zika Virus Make Humans More Attractive to Mosquitoes - June 2022
When Cats Chew Catnip, It Works as a Bug Spray - June 2022
These Five Innovative Rovers Will Soon Explore the Moon - November 2022
How Animals Survive in a Savanna Full of Predators - September 2022
Baby Sloths Are About as Cute As You Would Expect - September 2022
Cougars Are Killing Feral Donkeys, and That’s Good for Wetlands - August 2022
The Done-Up Bird Gets the Worm - August 2022
Lunar Pits Maintain Surprisingly Comfy Temperatures - August 2022
First Images of Mysterious ‘Milky Seas’ Captured - July 2022
The DNA of Hundreds of Insect Species Is in Your Tea - July 2022
This Seabird Species Dives Deeper When the Water is Clearer - July 2022
Dengue Fever and Zika Virus Make Humans More Attractive to Mosquitoes - June 2022
When Cats Chew Catnip, It Works as a Bug Spray - June 2022
Massive Science
Access to free school lunch creates health benefits for a lifetime - September 2021
Honeybees experience withdrawal symptoms when deprived of alcohol - July 2021
Domestic cats fall for the same visual illusions as we do - June 2021
Living near a Superfund site shortens life expectancy for low-income residents - May 2021
An ecological trap exposes many bats to a deadly fungus - February 2021
Even megalodon babies needed nurseries to survive - January 2021
Brood parasites are quite picky about who they offload their kids on, depending on the climate - November 2020
A viper’s zig-zag colors help blur their predators’ vision - August 2020
How photography can overturn traditional killing of rattlesnakes - August 2020
Glowing worms have less sex when the lights are on - August 2020
Bumble bees cut holes in plants’ leaves to trigger flowering - June 2020
Access to free school lunch creates health benefits for a lifetime - September 2021
Honeybees experience withdrawal symptoms when deprived of alcohol - July 2021
Domestic cats fall for the same visual illusions as we do - June 2021
Living near a Superfund site shortens life expectancy for low-income residents - May 2021
An ecological trap exposes many bats to a deadly fungus - February 2021
Even megalodon babies needed nurseries to survive - January 2021
Brood parasites are quite picky about who they offload their kids on, depending on the climate - November 2020
A viper’s zig-zag colors help blur their predators’ vision - August 2020
How photography can overturn traditional killing of rattlesnakes - August 2020
Glowing worms have less sex when the lights are on - August 2020
Bumble bees cut holes in plants’ leaves to trigger flowering - June 2020
Transpositions
From boxes to galaxies: Dr. J. Garrett-Walker on emerging queer identities and the liberatory power of chosen names - June 2022
Science journalist talks caste, gender, and community-building in academia - June 2022
Multi-talented software engineer discusses creativity, teamwork, and inclusion in tech - March 2022
Environmental scientist grows wildflowers and prairie grasses next to highways - February 2022
Astronomer uses computer models to study dark matter in distant galaxies - January 2022
From boxes to galaxies: Dr. J. Garrett-Walker on emerging queer identities and the liberatory power of chosen names - June 2022
Science journalist talks caste, gender, and community-building in academia - June 2022
Multi-talented software engineer discusses creativity, teamwork, and inclusion in tech - March 2022
Environmental scientist grows wildflowers and prairie grasses next to highways - February 2022
Astronomer uses computer models to study dark matter in distant galaxies - January 2022
Cogbites
Rats recognize songs unless you change the instrument - April 2022
What shapes the sound of a baby’s laugh? - January 2022
Rats recognize songs unless you change the instrument - April 2022
What shapes the sound of a baby’s laugh? - January 2022
Sister
As scientists, we need to stop using harmful and misleading terminology - July 2020
As scientists, we need to stop using harmful and misleading terminology - July 2020
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Leatherback Sea Turtles Struggle to Find the Ocean on Moonless Nights - October 2021
Leatherback Sea Turtles Struggle to Find the Ocean on Moonless Nights - October 2021
Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
Computer scientist studies insect swarms to guide robot design - October 2021
Computer scientist studies insect swarms to guide robot design - October 2021
Thompson Earth Systems Institute
Florida Farmworkers Have Lacked Access to Basic Health Care Resources Throughout the Pandemic - April 2021
Florida Farmworkers Have Lacked Access to Basic Health Care Resources Throughout the Pandemic - April 2021
