Awards

Pulitzer Prize
I was part of the New York Times team honored with the Pulitzer Prize in public service for my work covering the pandemic.
Emmy Award
Honored with an Emmy award for the Well video series “Life, Interrupted,” which chronicled the challenges of a young cancer patient in her 20s.
GLAAD Media Award - Outstanding Newspaper Article
My article, “Kept from a Dying Partner’s Bedside,” was cited by President Obama as influencing his decision to issue new rules for hospitals in their treatment of same-sex couples. That article won the Outstanding Newspaper Article from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation — this is my most-treasured award!
Other Honors:
Front Page Award - News Women’s Club of New York The Well Blog
Front Page Award - News Women’s Club of New York “How to GIve Your Child a Longer Life”
Online News Association
Association of Health Care Journalists
North American Menopause Society
Second Century Award for Excellence in Health Care - Columbia University School of Nursing
Health Transformer Award — Medical Marketing & Media

Career

I previously served as Chief Content Officer at Thrive Global, where I helped develop content that drove meaningful engagement and revenue. That experience gave me firsthand insight into corporate leadership, organizational pressure, and how ideas are translated inside complex businesses. I am the founding editor of both the New York Times Well and the Washington Post Well+Being sections. My years at The Wall Street Journal, where I covered marketing, consumer products, advertising and health, gave me a close view of how leaders navigate growth, competition and change across industries. I also worked as a correspondent in the WSJ London and Dallas bureaus. My first journalism jobs were in Texas, at the Houston Chronicle and the Austin American Statesman. I’ve written for O Magazine, Reader’s Digest, More Magazine, Ladies Home Journal and American Legion Magazine, and have made appearances on All In with Chris Hayes, The Today Show, Charlie Rose, Anderson Cooper, CNN, Dateline NBC, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America and NPR’s All Things Considered among many others.

Books

Education

MPH, Yale University School of Public Health
B.A. University of Texas at Austin

Personal Life

I once ran a very slow marathon — a guy wearing an Eiffel Tower costume beat me! I’m a devoted graduate of the Hoffman Process and a strong believer in the power of meditation to change your life. I currently reside in New York City. I was born in Arizona and have lived in Okinawa, Japan, Taiwan, Austin, Houston, Dallas, Beavercreek, Ohio, London, Bucks County, Pa. and New Lebanon, NY. I’m a mom of an amazing Gen Z daughter, and pet mom to Sugar, my bestie rescue pitt-mix. She is a very good girl! (Adopt don’t shop! )

Volunteer work

Ask me about volleyball! I’m a huge fan of volleyball and helped start the Pennsylvania super-club East Coast Power Volleyball, where I managed programming, website content, college recruiting and communications from 2013 to 2020. Go Power!

I was also an early board member and supporter of Dress for Success, which started in New York City and provided out-of-work women with job interview suits, shoes and makeup. I sorted clothes, counseled women and created the Success Stories newsletter celebrating the women we supported and the companies who made it possible.