academic work:
In 2026, I published an article in Medical History that historicizes the labor debates surrounding electronic death registration. This project grew out of a workshop on data and disease in historical perspective, hosted by the University of Edinburgh’s Epidemy Lab.
In 2025, I published my master’s thesis research in the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. The article is about the young women who operated the Voder, the electrical speech synthesis machine presented by AT&T/Bell Labs at the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
I’ve published book reviews in Technology and Culture and H-Sci-Med-Tech and have presented my research at a variety of history of science and history of technology conferences.
a random sampling of journalism & public writing:
For The COVID Tracking Project, I published multiple pieces on the challenges and quirks of COVID-19 data.
At Spotlight PA, I covered COVID-19 extensively, culminating in an investigation into Pennsylvania’s system of electronic death registration. A few other pieces stand out: I wrote about a debate coroners had with state health officials, a major health system that made dishonest claims about the severity of the virus, and a major university that forced students to assume all risk of COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic, I also reported on Pennsylvania’s new system of automated guardianship oversight.
The majority of my work at the New York Times was behind the scenes, where I contributed to internal software for research and reporting. Occasionally, I worked on public-facing projects, like this story on state-level abortion restrictions. In 2018, I wrote about how and why I convinced the Styles desk to send me to Atlantic City to help cover the 👑 Miss America 👑 pageant. I also co-edited Times Open, a blog about making digital products at the New York Times.
I wrote about my decision to leave journalism for Source, a blog from OpenNews. Poynter also once interviewed me about my beloved little poop bot, which I built for Vermont Public Radio.
For Increment, I wrote a poem about code.