Experience.

01.2016 – Present
Science Writer
FactCheck.org, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA, USA

03.2014 – 01.20,16 

Freelance Science Writer, Editor and Photographer

BioScience | Biology journal published by Oxford University Press | Washington, DC, USA

Nature Jobs | Career site for Nature | London, UK

youris.com | Media agency for European innovation  | Brussels, Belgium 

EuroScientist | Publication of the EuroScience organization | Strasbourg, France

09.2012 – 05.2013 

Science Writing and Photography Intern 

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University | Onna, Okinawa, Japan

02.2012 – 06.2012 

Freelance Science Writer 

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine | Berlin, Germany

09.2011 – 06.2012

Distribution Manager

SAND, Berlin's English Literary Journal | Berlin, Germany

03.2011 – 06.2011 

Writing and Photography Intern

The Reykjavík Grapevine | Icelandic news and culture magazine | Reykjavík, Iceland

09.2010 – 01.2011 

Science Writing Intern

The Scientist Magazine | Life sciences magazine | New York, NY, USA

04.2010 – 10.2010 

Freelance Science Writer

EARTH Magazine | Official magazine of The American Geosciences Institute | Alexandria, VA, USA

05.2010 – 09.2012

Freelance Science Writer

The American Scholar | Official magazine of the Phi Beta Kappa Society | Washington, DC, USA

09.2009 – 05.2010

Editorial Assistant

The American Scholar | Official magazine of the Phi Beta Kappa Society | Washington, DC, USA

09.2007 – 08.2009

Various Field and Laboratory Assistant positions

Colorado State University | Spotted Owl Population Ecology | Salyer, CA, USA

University of Florida | Horseshoe Crab Behavior and Avian Genetics | Gainesvile, FL, USA 
Université Pierre et Marie Curie | Deep Sea Microbiology | Paris, France



Education.

09.2012 - 01.2017 
M.S. in History and Philosophy of Science 
Utrecht University
Utrecht, The Netherlands 
Thesis: Connectomics and the Unification of Neuroscience

08.2004 – 12.2008
B.S. in Zoology and B.A. in Philosophy
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, USA


Skills.

-- Writing press releases, news articles and feature stories under tight deadlines

-- Analysing and translating technical scientific material into an accessible and enlivening language for non-experts
-- Eliciting information and enlivening quotes from scientists and non-scientists during interviews
-- Proofreading, fact checking, copyediting and editing long and short texts for flow and content
-- Photographing events, scenes and portraits
-- Toning photos and creating slideshows and scientific diagrams 
-- Maintaing social media sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) for institutes and publications
-- Experience with Mac OSX, Windows, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Gimp, HTML, SEO, FTP... 


Languages.

English | Native 

French | Working knowledge

German | Basic knowledge

Japanese | Very basic knowledge


Citizenship.

French and American

Hobbies.

Writing short stories and poetry, playing the tin whistle, drawing, cycling, hiking, sewing, gardening... 



Last Updated: 01.31.2017