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I contribute news features and analysis to Salon, an independent outlet covering news and politics through a nonpartisan progressive lens.
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Experts warn that mental health is a $282 billion "macroeconomic crisis"
Inside the “very, very guarded” agreements that dictate what’s sold in grocery stores — and the cost
"Shocking": Experts warn "irresponsible" Project 2025 Medicare proposal would harm seniors
"They're admitting it": Experts say megamerger helps corporations that used pandemic to raise costs
I spent three years as a lead writer at NerdWallet, writing compelling, SEO-optimized personal finance content — articles, explainers, how-to guides and features — on a range of subjects: investing, Social Security, reproductive health, Medicare & Medicaid, banking, insurance and more.
Syndicated in Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, and NASDAQ.com.
(These are selected clips; my full NerdWallet portfolio is available here.)
How Much Does an Abortion Cost?
How Silicon Valley Bank Failed (and Why That Probably Won’t Happen to Your Bank)
CFPB: ‘Enormous’ Savings for Americans by Limiting Overdraft Fees
Turkeys Are a Lot Cheaper This Thanksgiving. Here’s Why
How Much Does Gender-Affirming Surgery Cost?
What happens to your 401(K) When You Quit Your Job
Another Big Bank Gets Into Small-Dollar Loans
Project 2025 Calls for Big Changes to Medicare, Medicaid
What a Kroger-Albertsons Merger Could Mean for Grocery Shoppers
Why Are There So Many Big Lottery Jackpots?
Women’s Soccer Games Are Way Cheaper Than Men’s, So Cheer Them On
For two years, I worked as the National Apartments Reporter at CoStar News, covering the biggest trends in housing, public policy and real estate development.
In 2021, I won Silver in Best Economic Analysis Story at the National Association of Real Estate Editors’ Annual Journalism Awards, recognizing excellent in real estate journalism.
In 2022, I again won Silver in Best Economic Analysis Story, and was awarded honorable mention for Best Online Commercial Real Estate Story.
(These are selected clips; my full CoStar News portfolio is available here.)
Evanston Historic Reparations Plan Aims to Forge New Path Amid Concerns
'I Don't Think We'll Ever Be Back to Normal': Apartment Industry Trade Show Becomes Support Group
Single-Family Builders Are Changing Jobs. They're Becoming Landlords.
Innovation Hub Project Targets Biggest US Animal-Sciences Corridor You've Never Heard Of
With Biden as President, Affordable Housing Advocates Aim To Rebrand Issue As ‘Infrastructure’
Houston Pushes to Stay at the Edge of Space Exploration 50 Years After the Moon Landing
During my four years as a reporter with the Houston Business Journal, I regularly broke news on the biggest corporate players in the city: Amazon, Ikea, Wayfair, Exxon and more. I also wrote deeply about public policy, housing, economic development and municipal finance.
(These are selected clips; my full Houston Business Journal portfolio is available here.)
Houston's innovation district needs to be 'an asset to communities like the Third Ward'
Here's why Capitol Tower appealed to Waste Management, Bank of America
One year after Harvey, Houston leaders working to secure Harvey funds and change policies
Houston transit leaders: 'We've got to do more' after Amazon HQ2 rejection
HERO's hiccup: What took down the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance
City upside down: How Houston lost control of its wallet
Exclusive: Barclays inks lease at new downtown Houston office tower
Exclusive: North America's largest liquor distributor buys industrial facility in Katy
After merger, one of Houston's oldest architecture firms is projecting serious revenue growth
Costco looking in Houston to buy land for distribution space