As a writer, I distill complex, intertwined issues into clear prose that guides readers toward understanding and action.
I recently spent a year as a Pulitzer Center StoryReach U.S. fellow, completing a reporting project about toxic hazards in and from firefighting. That research grew out of a 2022 article series on the devastating impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS in Maine, completed with support from the Doris O’Donnell Innovations in Investigative Journalism Fellowship.
Early next year Johns Hopkins University Press will publish my book, Inescapable: Facing up to Forever Chemicals.
I’ve worked as a newspaper columnist (see the “Sea Change” archives at left), magazine and book editor, and environmental communications consultant. I’ve also served as a senior planner in state government.
The author of Turning to Earth: Stories of Ecological Conversion (University of Virginia Press), I hold a Ph.D. in natural resources and an MA in English/creative nonfiction writing (both from the University of New Hampshire), and an interdisciplinary honors BA from Brown University.
