What I Cover

I report on global and public health and the agencies that govern them, including the NIH, IHS, USAID and CDC. I’m interested in how the Trump administration will approach public health in the U.S. and shape the nation’s role in global health. I welcome tips from people with knowledge of these issues, including scientists, government officials, experts and advocates.

My Background

I have reported extensively on public health and environmental issues, including infectious disease outbreaks, the Flint water crisis and American gun deaths. I documented and co-reported the first international news stories on an epidemic of chronic kidney disease affecting agricultural workers in Central America and Southeast Asia for the Center for Public Integrity and other outlets. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I reported on the troubled public health response as well as the impact on state and local health departments for the Associated Press, “This American Life,” the Los Angeles Times and other news organizations.

My work has been honored with a Gerald Loeb Award, an AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award, the Investigative Data Journalism prize from the Online News Association and a communications award from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, among others.