Bridging science and story

For more than 13 years, I have reported on some of the world’s most pressing challenges — the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rohingya refugee crisis, ebola outbreaks, wars, conflicts and fast-moving geopolitics. Now equipped with advanced scientific training and analytical skills, I am able to bridge two worlds often divided: science and storytelling.

My journalistic reporting and academic research have always sought to strike a balance between data and humanity. It is equally critical to consult top subject matter experts— scientists, fellow researchers, physicians— as it is to elevate the lived experiences of people often left out of the conversation.

Years as an international journalist exposed me to deep patterns of marginalization and exclusion — experiences that inspired me to ask not only what drives injustice, but why it persists and how it can be changed. Now completing a PhD in International Health and Sustainable Development at Tulane University’s Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, I study how climate shocks indirectly influence women’s risk of intimate partner violence in low-resource settings. I bring this same curiosity and passion for the curation and presentation of information into the classroom as a university educator.

Today, my work sits squarely at the intersection of journalism and social science, where I translate evidence into stories that illuminate understanding, challenge assumptions and amplify voices often unheard.