I'm a senior technology reporter at BuzzFeed News, based in San Francisco. I write about science, health and technology, a sprawling beat that spans how technology (such as "big data," mobile devices, social media and tech giants like Google and Apple) is changing, improving and intersecting with health care, wearables and the so-called Internet of Things, medicine, genetics, biology, R&D and agriculture. I moved to BuzzFeed in early 2015 from the San Francisco Chronicle, where I wrote about biotechnology, digital health and public/environmental health in the Bay Area. I previously reported on development and land use in San Francisco for the paper. I joined the staff in 2011 after reporting for The Albany Times Union, The Washington Post, Inside Higher Ed, The Virginian-Pilot and the Pasadena Star-News. I hail from the Los Angeles area, studied literature at UC Berkeley and now live in San Francisco.

Articles

Alameda County health clinic network for neediest

For two years, Alameda County officials and public health providers traveled to Cuba to study nationalized health care - a system that spends relatively little, but emphasizes primary and preventative care, and enjoys low infant mortality, long life expectancies and other strong health measures.

Poverty, health struggles in scenic Mendocino

Pastoral scenery, views of the sea obscure the poverty and related ills that proliferate in Mendocino County California. A program under the Affordable Care Act is trying to ease these inequities by giving millions of dollars annually to distressed communities nationwide.

My Fellowship game plan

I've been selected to participate in the California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowship sessions in Los Angeles. Here's my game plan.