EDUCATION

Master of Science – Broadcast Journalism                                                                      May 2007 Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Ph.D. Candidate -- Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics        Sep 1999 – Jul 2001 Boston University School of Medicine                                            

Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering                                                                 Jan 2000 Boston University College of Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering                                                              May 1997 Boston University College of Engineering, Boston MA  

EXPERIENCE

Health and Science Reporter, WCPN 90.3 FM WVIZ/PBS  Ideastream     May 2008 - Present Host/ Producer Journal of the National Cancer Institute Podcast               Sep 2007- Present
Freelance Journalist – Various Publications                                                  Jun 2003 - Present 

Producer, WCPN 90.3 FM WVIZ/PBS Ideastream                                            Jul 2007 - Apr2008
Editorial Fellow- The Commonwealth Club of California                                 Fall 2005
Science Writing Instructor- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab                          Summer 2005
Academic Tutor- Drew Preparatory School                                                          2004-2005
Researcher- Blue Collar Films                                                                              Spring 2004
Assistant  Producer -- Science Today                                                                   Spring 2004
Research Associate IV – UCSF Department of Anesthesia                             2002-2003     Research Associate II/III – Renovis, Inc., South San Francisco, CA               2001-2002

               
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Foreign language:  Fluent in German and Portuguese. Advanced proficiency in Spanish and basic Mandarin Chinese.

Technical Skills:
Computer: Proficiency with Macintosh, PC, and UNIX computer platforms
Audio: Expertise in Cool Edit Pro, Adobe Audition, Pro Tools, and Sadie
Video: Avid Express, Final Cut Pro, digital video camerawork
Photography: 35mm and digital SLR photography,  B&W darkroom skills
Publishing: Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, InDesign, MS Powerpoint and misc. web publishing tools
Database: MS Excel, MS Access, various skills in CAR

Honors/Awards: Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Fellowship 1990-91, Academic All Stars Foreign language award 1992, German Aid Society Scholarship 1992, Neuroscience Graduate Fellowship 2000-2001, Parmedia Journalism Fellow May 2005, Commonwealth Club Editorial Fellowship Sep 2005, Robert Bosch ESOF Journalism Fellowship 2006 CASW Rennie Taylor / Alton Blakeslee Graduate Science Journalism Fellowship, 2007 Ohio Press Club Award for the Sound of Ideas, 2008 McCormick Climate Change Fellowship

Affiliations:  SPJ, SEJ, NASW, NCSWA, SFN, AAAS, Commonwealth Club of California