hi, there!

I’m a science writer & editor.

I am based in Austin, Texas, and I specialize in covering behavior and brain science. I also write about nature and birds!

I am the author of the Kids’ Field Guide to Birds

Available for pre-order now on Amazon, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble and Indigo

Daisy at about age 6 with a tortoise


About me & my work:

I am driven by curiosity about the natural world. The desire to learn and share knowledge—combined with a love of storytelling—motivate my work as a science writer and editor.


a Chilean Swallow
The New York Times
Audubon magazine
The Transmitter
Scientific American