I cover health care in Charlotte for North Carolina Health News and also do freelance science journalism, science manuscript editing and speaking. In summer 2018, I wrote science articles for the Raleigh News & Observer as a AAAS Mass Media Fellow . I have a Ph.D. in mathematics from University of Illinois in Chicago .
I have a mostly-neglected blog Baking and Math . Keep up with me at my email newsletter .
My research was in the field of geometric group theory and random groups. My advisor is Daniel Groves . For more, see "Research"