I'm a freelance science writer and author with over ten years of experience writing for children and adults. I cover topics in the life and social sciences, including psychology, neuroscience, biology, ecology, and zoology. I’ve been published in National Geographic news, Muse and Ask magazines, and The Scientist, as well as other online and print publications. Currently, I write the Animal Minds blog on the Psychology Today blog network, where I explore the latest research on animal behavior.

I co-authored Sensation and Perception, 6th Edition, a psychology textbook for undergraduates, and have written several educational books for kids.

I received my BA in Biology-Psychology with a minor in English from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Between college and graduate school, I worked as a research assistant in a geriatric neuropsychology lab, a necropsy and rescue and rehab intern at the New England Aquarium, and a veterinary assistant.

I earned my PhD from Brown University, where I researched bat echolocation and bullfrog chorusing. My research was published in Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, as well as other academic journals. I have presented academic talks on bat echolocation all over the world (and I’m still passionate about bats!). While at Brown, I also worked as a laboratory instructor and middle school summer science teacher.

I live outside of Providence, RI with my partner and our cats Morris and Pepper.

When I’m not writing about science, you can often find me making science-themed embroidery and other crafts for my shop, Historia Naturale.