I'M AN INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST based in Des Moines. My work has been featured in The New York Times, The Des Moines Register, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Esquire, Marie Claire, Woman's Day, Redbook, Diabetic Living, Midwest Living, and publications for more than a dozen universities, including Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine.

My skills: writing • reporting • editing • content planning • project management • assigning • research

Frequent beats: human rights • mental health • health and wellness • parenting • travel

   Magnum Opus Award: Best Cover Lines, 2011; Pearl Award: Best Feature Article Package, 2008; Apex Award: Best Feature Article, 2005