Here are some articles I've written for publications such as Scientific American, Undark, New York Times, NPR, New York Magazine and Nature.
*featured stories
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT
Climate change actions are more popular than people realize
Scientific American, August 2022
How Hurricane Ida got so big so fast
Scientific American, August 2021
Climate risks bill could spark shift to truly green economy
Scientific American, April 2021
*People of color breathe more unhealthy air from nearly all polluting sources
Scientific American, April 2021
*How hydroponic school gardens can cultivate food justice, year-round
NPR, July 2019
Leaving the Paris climate accord will be a public health disaster
Undark, December 2017
If the air got just a little cleaner, thousands fewer would die
Undark, July 2017
Drought-free for now, states can focus on water efficiency
Undark, June 2017
Coal dust darkens the climate picture
Undark, February 2017
ENGINEERING
*Miami building collapse could profoundly change engineering
Scientific American, June 2021
Massive power failure could finally cause Texas to connect with the nation's power grids
Scientific American, February 2021
In a pipe repair worker's death, questions of safety still swirl
Undark, March 2021
*Health concerns mount as more old sewer pipes are lined with plastic
Scientific American, November 2019
*Cured in place? An underground pipe repair raises questions
Undark, April 2019
POLICY
GM food labels could burden low-income consumers
Undark, April 2018
Exploring the psychological toll of anti-immigration rhetoric and policy
Undark, April 2018
By focusing on cars over public transportation, cities continue to foster inequality
Undark, March 2018
Media coverage of mass shootings: Is it part of the problem?
Undark, March 2018
Study: Students come to accept healthier school meals
Undark, December 2017
*A growing trend to ban solitary confinement of U.S. prisoners
Undark, December 2017
Five questions for Dave Levitan
Undark, October 2017
An unbalanced plate of food policy
Undark, May 2017
Malnutrition in seniors underlies Meals on Wheels debate
Undark, March 2017
Trump's immigration ban is clueless about refugees
Undark, February 2017
PUBLIC HEALTH
*People are getting COVID shots despite hesitation
Scientific American, March 2022
COVID smell loss and long COVID linked to inflammation
Scientific American, February 2022
See people's emotions as they get their COVID vaccinations
Scientific American, June 2021
So, you want to mingle outdoors this summer?
New York Times, May 2021
*The problem with the positivity rate
New York Magazine, December 2020
*What is it that keeps most little kids from getting COVID-19?
New York Times, June 2020
Are electronic cigarettes a gateway to tobacco?
Undark, February 2018
Why are alcohol-related emergency room visits rising?
Undark, January 2018
HPV vaccine debate turns from myths to global realities
Undark, October 2017
Trump's incoming CDC chief brings a mixed record on public health
Undark, July 2017
Scientific American, March 2017
SCIENCE
*Gazelle traveled distance of nearly half Earth's circumference in five years
Scientific American, April 2022
*Trees have the potential to live indefinitely
Scientific American, December 2021
*Six ways to juggle science and childcare from home
Nature, April 2020
Against fungal infections, snakes may have an edge
Undark, January 2018
Fact-checking sites find their way into science
Undark, March 2017