Full time freelance writer and editor, focusing primarily on science, technology, medicine, and education. Hundreds of articles appearing in specialized and general publications, in Canada as well as internationally. Titles include: Arthritis News, Biotechnology Focus, Canadian Consumer, Canadian Chemical News, Canadian Geographic, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, Equinox, Family Practice, The Financial Times of Canada, Laboratory Focus, The Medical Post, National Post, New Scientist, Ottawa Business Quarterly, Ottawa Citizen, TIME Magazine, University Affairs, Vanguard.

Key administrative post within the World Federation of Science Journalists in the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ), a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization based in Montreal, Quebec. Its membership consists of 66 science journalists’ associations in all parts of the globe, representing some 10,000 individual science and technology journalists from around the world. These members are national, regional, and international associations that include science journalists, broadcasters, writers, editors, and communicators working across all media platforms.As a forum for strong, critical coverage of issues in science and technology, the environment, health and medicine, agriculture, and related fields, the WFSJ features this three-tiered organizational mandate: • Advance science journalism as a bridge between science, scientists, and the public.• Promote the role of science journalists as key players in civil society and democracy.• Improve the quality of science reporting, promote standards, and support science and technology journalists worldwide.WFSJ organizes and participates in a variety of workshops and professional gatherings, such as training sessions, briefings, and mentorship programs. It also creates science journalism best practices guides and awards science journalism grants in collaboration with partners such as The Kavli Foundation, the World Health Organization, and Canada’s International Development Research Centre.