Education
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Bachelor of Arts: Journalism and Mandarin May 2017
Nankai University Tianjin, China
UW Intensive Chinese Language Program May 2015 – August 2015
Editorial and Research Experience
Bachelor of Arts: Journalism and Mandarin May 2017
Nankai University Tianjin, China
UW Intensive Chinese Language Program May 2015 – August 2015
Editorial and Research Experience
Freelance Brooklyn, NY
Fact-Checker September 2017 – Present
Current: Popular Science and Science News
Writer, Research, and Strategy March 2021 – Present
Columbia University – Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics New York, NY
Staff Associate, Editorial Manager August 2020 – April 2021
Clearfind (then known as Blackbox, Inc.) New York, NY
Writer October 2017 – May 2018
Psychology Today New York, NY
Editorial Intern September 2017 – October 2017
Business Insider New York, NY
Editorial Tech Intern May 2016 – August 2016
Wisconsin State Journal Madison, WI
City Desk Reporting Intern February 2016 – May 2016
The Badger Herald Madison, WI
Associate Campus News Editor September 2016 – December 2016
Campus Reporter September 2015 – March 2016
Misc. Experience
Transcend Engineering Madison, WI
Vice President December 2015 – May 2017
Honors
NASW Travel Fellow to 2017 AAAS, MediaShift Travel Scholar to 2015 Women in Media Hackathon at University of Southern California, Cory Jam Memorial Scholar, Whiteside Scholar, William F. Vilas Scholar
Skills
Fact-Checker September 2017 – Present
Current: Popular Science and Science News
- Fact-check up to five articles between 350 and 5,000 words weekly on scientific subjects ranging from ecology to psychology to technology to finance to biology to space for publications incl. Discover, Mosaic, Spectrum, and Undark
- Cross reference articles against technical/human sources, writing alternate sentences to correct inaccuracies on deadline
- Consulted on 2019 redraft of Discover magazine’s fact-checking guide for comprehensiveness and clarity of instruction
Writer, Research, and Strategy March 2021 – Present
- Support day-to-day operations, strategy, story research, project management, article development, and online promotion
Columbia University – Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics New York, NY
Staff Associate, Editorial Manager August 2020 – April 2021
- Devised an efficient and scalable method of processing ~840 expected transcripts of Obama Presidency Oral History project (interviews with 400 government officials and ordinary people who shaped—or were shaped by—the Obama administration)
- Hired, trained, and managed 10 undergraduate and graduate students to audit-edit and lightly fact-check transcripts
- Copyedited transcripts following The Chicago Manual of Style; revamped in-house style guide for clarity of instruction
- Cut time spent training each audit-editor by 80 percent while simultaneously improving quality and efficacy of their work
- Supported the Director of INCITE across various projects; learned social science research design; developed grant writing skills
- Drafted and sent letters of invitations for the Obama Presidency Oral History project; coordinated and hosted interviews
Clearfind (then known as Blackbox, Inc.) New York, NY
Writer October 2017 – May 2018
- Launched a blog on financial technology; covered Money20/20; refined Clearfind's narrative to pitch bank executives
Psychology Today New York, NY
Editorial Intern September 2017 – October 2017
- Assisted in copyediting website’s 800 bloggers; sourced images, wrote captions for social media; browsed research journals
Business Insider New York, NY
Editorial Tech Intern May 2016 – August 2016
- Wrote ~50 articles under BI’s tech vertical, with over a dozen syndicated by Entrepreneur, Inc., Slate, and Yahoo! News
- Assisted in training two new Editorial Tech Interns in CMS workflow, article ideation, and editor expectations
Wisconsin State Journal Madison, WI
City Desk Reporting Intern February 2016 – May 2016
- Worked nights 20 hours a week to cover local court and crime beat, writing 62 stories and reporting one homicide
- Observed AP style, producing clean, concise copy for multiple city news editors and once for the features editor
The Badger Herald Madison, WI
Associate Campus News Editor September 2016 – December 2016
- Consistently pitched 10 print and 20 digital news story ideas each week, executing between five and 10 for publication
Campus Reporter September 2015 – March 2016
Misc. Experience
Transcend Engineering Madison, WI
Vice President December 2015 – May 2017
- Coordinated 10 board members to plan, promote, and execute events, incl. ~$27K innovation competition in 2016 and ~$50K in 2017; oversaw and copyedited all communication with the respective ~50 and ~100 student participants
- Transcend Engineering recognized by university in 2017 for excellence in preparing students to succeed after graduation
Honors
NASW Travel Fellow to 2017 AAAS, MediaShift Travel Scholar to 2015 Women in Media Hackathon at University of Southern California, Cory Jam Memorial Scholar, Whiteside Scholar, William F. Vilas Scholar
Skills
Project Management; WordPress; Google Analytics; Conversational Spanish/Mandarin; Photography;
Copyediting: AP and Chicago Style; InDesign; Photoshop; Audacity; Asana; Salesforce; Slack
Copyediting: AP and Chicago Style; InDesign; Photoshop; Audacity; Asana; Salesforce; Slack