I’m a reporter focused on the intersection of the environment and public health. I also like to write about food, culture, business, and technology. My work has appeared in Afar, The Atlantic.com, Bay Nature, The Guardian, MSNBC.com, The New York Times Magazine, Newsday, The Oakland Tribune, The Press-Enterprise, Red Herring, San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, and Terrain, among other publications. Prior to becoming a journalist I was editorial director of the California Institute for Biodiversity. I hold an M.J. in journalism, a B.A. in political science, and a B.S. in conservation and resource studies from the University of California, Berkeley. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my husband and three children.