Since the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, my work has focused primarily on abortion. I have tracked abortion bans in every state and I am interested in how patients’ access to the procedure is changing.
My stories often involve collecting and analyzing data to better understand the topics I cover. I ordered abortion pills online to see how the overseas market for pills was operating and how it had grown since the Court’s decision. I collected patients’ receipts to determine the true cost of the procedure, and I tallied the number of clinics that closed since Roe was overturned.
I have always been interested in the intersection of data and journalism, or “math and words” as I often describe my job. As an undergraduate at Stanford, I studied both engineering and communication, and I wrote for the student-led magazine Stanford Scientific. I continued studying both data and journalism, earning a master’s degree in science, health and environmental reporting from New York University.
I also played collegiate soccer and in approximately one professional game in the Women’s Professional Soccer league, which folded in 2012. I’m an avid fan and follower of women’s soccer, and I’ve written about some of the world’s best players and leagues, along with those that continue to struggle for support and recognition. I grew up in San Diego.
I follow the standards detailed in The Times’s Ethical Journalism Handbook. I protect my sources. I do not accept gifts, money or favors from anyone who might figure into my reporting. My background in science has taught me to approach my stories with skepticism and rigor, and to question the data I’m working with as thoroughly and thoughtfully as the sources I interview. When I am working, I always identify myself as a reporter for The Times.
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