Writer, Communicator

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Writer, Communicator

 

I am a writer, editor, and communicator with 15 years of experience, focusing on social progress in areas including cities, health, technology, and work and labor. I’m passionate about helping people with important but less heard ideas, experiences, and expertise, share their stories and their knowledge with the world.

As a journalist, I have told the stories of teens navigating the mental health impact of social media and get their voices heard by policymakers, recovering gambling addicts trying to raise awareness about the societal effects of building more casinos and legalizing computer betting, and labor advocates trying to set reasonable boundaries around how much we work in an age when technology allows us to be available anytime. As a communicator at Columbia University, NYU, and now the University of Chicago, I’ve helped faculty, students, and staff tell their stories about their work, working on issues related to urban sustainable development, and public health.

I am especially passionate about work and labor. In a modern, age when our work can lay a significant claim not only on our time, but on our identities, personalities, and mental health, we need the space and freedom to form communities, outlets, and relationships outside of the working, capitalistic world. Professionally, I’ve written about efforts to shorten the workweek and disconnect from work and how to navigate the “context switching” challenges we face as individuals in our modern tech culture. On a personal level, I’ve downshifted from a life and career in New York City, first to teach English and freelance write in the southwest of France, and then move back to the Chicago area, where I grew up.

 

 

 

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