I joined KTOO Public Media as health and science reporter in March 2021 after three years as senior reporter for the KHNS Local News in Haines, Alaska and Alaska's Energy Desk. I was a 2020 Center for Health Journalism National Fellow and a 2018 Solutions Journalism Health Fellow.

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Health Equity & Social Justice
Environment & Climate
Children & Families
Healthcare Systems & Policy
Community & Public Health

‘Most mothers don’t have to deal with this’: COVID-19 makes medical travel for pregnant women even harder

Alaska women who live in rural and remote communities usually travel to city centers to give birth — against incredible geographical odds. It hasn’t always been this way. COVID-19 has made a hard trip even more daunting.

Environmental Health
Women's and Maternal Health
Health Insurance and Costs
Healthcare Regulation and Reform