I'm a freelance reporter and writer interested in health care policy and access issues impacting underserved populations. I work with journalistically-minded publications to produce feature stories and shorter pieces focusing on what happens at the intersection of health care delivery and health policy and how this affects real people.
I strive to illuminate health and socioeconomic disparities experienced by people of color and low income and other marginalized groups, and how these are either precipitated or alleviated by policy decisions.
I have a medical social work and health policy research background. I was employed as a medical social worker in community health care and in a large health care system, and later worked as a health policy analyst at a highly regarded DC think tank. This combined experience -- in both health care delivery and health policy -- has given me a broad yet nuanced perspective and the accompanying knowledge base that enables me to talk to the right people, ask the right questions, and craft a compelling, thoughtfully researched and reported story.
I also hold Master's degrees in Social Work and Public Health, which means that I'm well-versed in structural inequalities impacting underprivileged populations, and can readily translate health and social science research jargon into concise, informative prose accessible to lay and professional audiences.