Bridging science and story

For more than 14 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 important to consult top subject matter experts— scientists, fellow researchers, physicians— as it is to elevate lived experiences.

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. My doctoral research at Tulane University’s Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine examined the intersection of climate shocks and intimate partner violence in low- and lower middle-income countries, with a special focus on young women in the slums of Kampala. I have also published peer-reviewed public health research, taught university students and translated complex scientific evidence for audiences far beyond academia.

Today, my work spans journalism, public health research and science communication, with particular interests in climate, environmental health, gender and health equity. Across formats, my mission is to make complex evidence clear, compelling and useful and to tell stories that deepen understanding, challenge assumptions and amplify voices often left out of the conversation.