Journalism Portfolio

Yes, I’ve tried that too: When well-intentioned advice hurts

A feature article for Harvard Health Blog.

Want More Americans to Work? Give Them Medicaid

A feature article for Talk Poverty.

How Health Care Costs Keep Me From Getting Married

A feature article for GOOD online. Our current system would lead to financial ruin for…

Chronic pain: The “invisible” disability

A feature article for the Harvard Medical School’s Harvard Health Blog.

SPECIAL HOUSING FEATURE: EIGHT ISN’T ENOUGH

Feature article for Dig Boston.

Pitch tank: Pitch our panel of journalists and see if your story sinks or swims

I was recently featured on a panel of contemporary journalists providing feedback to writers on…

The Burden of Invisible Illness

A feature article for Medium that went viral.

I’m an environmentalist opposed to single-use straws. My disability has challenged my views.

I rejected single-use plastic straws at restaurants long before it became the trendy thing to…

What My 80's Childhood Taught Me About Rape Culture

Originally written for Medium, BUST republished my article.

SPECIAL FEATURE: MORE POTENT THAN RODENTS

Poisons meant for pests are killing animals and impacting humans in Mass.

The Take with Sue O'Connell

An interview on NECN’s The Take about my Politico piece correlating gun violence and toxic…