Since beginning my career in journalism over 30 years ago, I have covered stories in over 45 countries and on six continents. I worked on staff for CNN (Washington, DC) and Newsweek (London) and am currently a London-based writer covering arts, culture, international development and education stories.  I have also had acting deputy editor roles with both the Wall Street Journal Europe's "Off Duty" section and the Financial Times' fDi magazine.

Through the years, I have covered everything from canoeing traditions in Fiji and the barriers that girls face globally in education to profiling indicted former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj. I have also examined the dreaded Swimmer's Itch in North American lakes, written about the joy of camel trekking around Senegal's Lac Rose and why Flat Stanley should be forever banished from primary school curriculum.

My work has been published in the New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, Times of London, Conde Nast Traveller, Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio, Open Democracy, PRI's The World, Salon, Scientific American , Foreign Policy and The Persistent. I have also done media consulting for UNICEF.

My second book, Elusive Mommyhood: An investigative reporter's personal journey into IVF and surrogacy, was released in February 2025 and is both a memoir and a journalistic deep dive into assisted reproduction across the globe. The book recently won a Best Indie Book Award in the Pregnancy and IVF category. My first book, Ghetto Classics: How a Youth Orchestra Changed a Nairobi Slum, was published in January 2023. In 2024, the book was awarded the silver medal in the Performing Arts category of the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY).

Born and raised in Michigan, I have a BA from Albion College (Michigan), an MSc in the history from the London School of Economics and an MA in international journalism from London’s City University. I have also served as both president and vice-president of the Association of American Correspondents in London.  I am on the leadership committee of both State Strong and Michigan Fertility Alliance.