Brooklyn, New York, United States
Working as both a researcher and science storyteller, I've studied invasive bullfrogs in the San Francisco Bay Area, interviewed citizen scientists across the state of Maine, and caught fish at midnight in the Panama Canal. My work has appeared in Mongabay, Smithsonian Voices, The Bitter Southerner, The Working Waterfront Newspaper, Park Science Magazine, and more. I also created and produced season one of Acadia National Park’s official narrative science podcast, Sea to Trees. I'm passionate about telling a diverse array of personal stories in science and conservation to further equity, justice, and care for the natural world.
- Translated tropical science to broad audiences via web stories and social media posts in both English and Spanish on a multilingual team - Collaborated with design and social media specialists to create promotion plans across social media and the web for stories, films, and other content - Piloted, organized and oversaw regular language exchanges across STRI campuses to foster community building through STRI's grassroots Inclusion Diversity, Equity and Access committee - Wrote, produced, and co-directed a documentary short film, Following the Swarm
- Studied the invasive Atlantic needlefish in the Panama Canal by collecting samples, dissecting fish, and collecting and preserving parasites - Collaborated with Punta Culebra Nature Center to create freshwater fish exhibit highlighting the importance of conservation and research for local fisheries - Oversaw content creation for @torchin_lab_panama Instagram account
- Created, produced, and hosted season one of Sea to Trees, a narrative science podcast - Organized on-site and remote interviews with volunteers, park staff, leading scientists, and organizations like iNaturalist - Created the podcast release schedule and promotion plan across nps.gov as well as Schoodic Institute’s social media, newsletter, and website - Authored articles for nps.gov, Park Science Magazine, and local media
- Reported, produced, and co-hosted season two of The Moment, a podcast that explores how Emory Scholars relate to and are in community with one another
- Caught frogs and swabbed them for chytrid fungus, a global amphibian pandemic - Defended an honors thesis evaluating disease transmission dynamics among invasive bullfrogs and native amphibians in California’s Bay Area