EDUCATION

 

08.2019 – Present

PhD student in Philosophy

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA


09.2012 – 01.2017 
M.S. in History and Philosophy of Science 
Utrecht University
Utrecht, The Netherlands 
Thesis Topic: Connectomics and the Unification of Neuroscience

08.2004 – 12.2008
B.S. in Zoology and B.A. in Philosophy
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

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teaching

Experience

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09.2019 - Present

Teaching Assistant

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Courses: Introduction to Philosophy, The Social Contract

 

09.2018 – 05.2019

Course Co-designer/Teaching Assistant

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Course: Philosophy of Science MOOC

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09.2018 – 05.2019

Adjunct Philosophy Professor

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

Courses: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science

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editorial

Experience

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01.2016 – 06.2018
Science Journalist
FactCheck.org, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 

02.2010 – 01.2019

Freelance Science Journalist, Editor and Photographer

Quanta | New York, New York

BioScience | Washington, DC

The American Scholar | Washington, DC

EARTH | Alexandria, Virginia

Nature Jobs | London, England

EuroScientist | Strasbourg, France

 

09.2012 – 05.2013 

Science Writing and Photography Intern 

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Okinawa, Japan

 

09.2011 – 06.2012

Distribution Manager

SAND, Berlin's English Literary Journal

Berlin, Germany

 

03.2011 – 06.2011 

Writing and Photography Intern

The Reykjavík Grapevine

Reykjavík, Iceland

 

09.2010 – 01.2011 

Science Writing Intern

The Scientist

New York, New York

 

09.2009 – 05.2010

Editorial Assistant

The American Scholar

Washington, DC

 

research

Experience

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09.2007 – 08.2009

Various Field and Laboratory Assistant Positions

Colorado State University | Owl Population Ecology | Salyer, California

University of Florida | Crab Behavior and Avian Genetics | Gainesville, Florida
Université Pierre et Marie Curie | Deep Sea Microbiology | Paris, France

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LANGUAGES

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English | Native 

French | Intermediate

German | Beginner

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PUBLIC SPEAKING

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02.19.2018 

Lecturer at 4th Kavli Symposium on Science Journalism

World Federation of Science Journalists, Kavli Foundation

Austin, Texas

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11.17.2017

Panelist on Critically Examining News in the Age of Truthiness Panel

Association of College and Research Libraries, Delaware Valley Chapter

Philadelphia, PA

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02.19.2018

Lecturer at SciFacts Workshop

The Poynter Institute

Saint Petersburg, FL

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05.04.2017

Lecturer at Science and You Conference

McGill University, Association Francophone Pour Le Savoir

Montreal, Canada

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04.07.2017

Panelist on Practicing Medicine in a Fact-Free World Panel

American Board of Internal Medicine, Science History Institute

Philadelphia, PA

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