| BOOKS |
The Routledge Companion to Business Journalism, Routledge, 2024
- Alongside some 50 scholars worldwide, I contributed a chapter to this new textbook on business and economics reporting, edited by Joseph Weber of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. My chapter explored the evolution of ethics codes, with a focus on how a 1984 insider-trading scandal at The Wall Street Journal influenced standards.
The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence, HarperCollins, 2021
- This narrative nonfiction book explored the role of technology in our lives through my journey into an Appalachian town where cell service is outlawed.
- Praise: Washington Post top 10 book of the month; Amazon book of the month; one of USA Today’s “5 books not to miss”; The New York Times called it “a reminder of the simple pleasure of reconnecting with real people in real life.”
| TEACHING |
Visiting assistant professor at Providence College, Providence, RI, August 2023–Present
- I have taught the core Writing 1 course ENG 101 on the theme of “the wild.” Students learn grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, correct usage as well as paragraph organization and essay development through exploration of the works of Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Edward Abbey, Jon Krakauer, and others.
- I developed and taught the Writing 2 elective Business Journalism (ENG 301). Students learn the mechanics of a business news article, monitor how public companies interact with the stock market, and research, interview and write their own pieces of business journalism.
- I also developed and taught the upper level course Sports Journalism (ENG 470). Students learn the nuts and bolts of reporting and writing sports stories, from basic game reports to in-depth investigations, while also gaining a historical appreciation for the genre by reading works by Darcy Frey, John McPhee, George Plimpton, David Remnick, Gay Talese, and others.
Adjunct professor at The King’s College, New York, August 2019–December 2022
- I taught the core course Media Law and Ethics, which covered the philosophical underpinnings of the First Amendment; the evolution of U.S. media law from the Sedition Act to Sullivan v. New York Times; as well as other Supreme Court decisions that set legal boundaries for journalists, such as the Pentagon Papers case.
- I developed an advanced reporting class exploring themes and reporting techniques from Robert Caro’s Pulitzer-winning biography “The Power Broker.” Students read the book and visited relevant sites around New York, speaking with officials and historians to grapple with the controversial projects of master builder Robert Moses. Students then conducted their own deeply researched, long-form investigation into an aspect of Moses’s legacy.
Adjunct professor at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, Fall 2022
- I taught the core journalism course Writing for the Media, which introduced students to news article writing, press releases, and audiovisual scripts, and skills such as interviewing, research, fact-checking, using quotations, and Associated Press style.
Adjunct professor at Mitchell College, New London, CT, Spring 2022
- I taught a communications elective on interviewing, which covered informational, journalistic, survey, employment, and persuasive interviews.
Adjunct professor at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Spring 2009
- I taught a reporting and editing course at Cambodia’s top journalism school.
| EDITORIAL |
Assistant books editor at Appalachia Journal: May 2019–Present
- For America’s longest-running outdoors journal, I contribute features and review books.
Contributor to The New York Times: 2020–2021
- I contributed more than a dozen articles to The New York Times series Those We’ve Lost, profiling people worldwide who died from Covid-19.
Editor at Columbia University, New York: April 2018–April 2019
- As editor of the Business School’s thought-leadership publication Ideas at Work, I wrote up to six articles a month, produced accompanying video reports, created a monthly newsletter, and edited faculty essays.
Brazil correspondent: September 2013–August 2016
- As a freelance correspondent based primarily in Rio de Janeiro, I contributed to Americas Quarterly, The Christian Science Monitor, Fusion, Mergermarket, The New Yorker, Smithsonian magazine, VICE, and Zócalo Public Square.
- I reported on Brazilian business and economics, environment and development, national politics and foreign relations, culture and sports events, including the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics.
Reporter at The Financial Times Group, New York: June 2011–July 2013
- For the premium subscription-news service Debtwire, I broke news on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and bankruptcies, cultivating highly placed sources in the investment world.
Staff writer at The Christian Science Monitor, Boston: January 2010–May 2011
- For the world desk, I edited stories by our staff and contributors worldwide, oversaw all coverage of Latin America, and contributed daily to the global news blog.
Associate editor at The Cambodia Daily, Phnom Penh: December 2007–March 2008
- I wrote up to five articles a day for Cambodia’s oldest English daily, with features including reports from a Thai-Cambodia border skirmish and profiles of Khmer Rouge war criminals.
- While in Cambodia, I also contributed to Asia Times Online, The Economist, the Far Eastern Economic Review, The Christian Science Monitor, GlobalPost, the National, and Reuters. Highlights included a groundbreaking investigation into a kickbacks scheme at the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal for the print Economist magazine.
Legal reporter at American Lawyer Media, New York: January 2007–December 2007
- For VerdictSearch, I wrote up to a dozen reports weekly summarizing cases nationwide.
Town reporter at The Day, New London, Connecticut: June 2005–September 2006
- I covered local politics, education, business, and other community issues in southeastern Connecticut for a weekly edition of this New England Newspaper of the Year.
| SPEAKING |
Seton Hall University, 2022: Guest speaker for Prof. Matthew Pressman’s feature writing course.
The New School, 2022: Guest speaker for Prof. Rollo Romig’s writing course.
Columbia University, 2018 and 2019: Guest panelist for Prof. Samuel Freedman’s book writing seminar.
| AWARDS |
2022 Pushcart Prize Nomination: Appalachia Journal’s editor nominated my feature story, “Do Cell Phones Belong in the Mountains?” (Summer/Fall 2022).
2017 Columbia University: $2,500 grant for an outstanding book-writing student.
2017 Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Essay Contest: First place $2,000 prize.
2007 Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists: Second place for best “in-depth series.”
2006 New England Press Association: First place for best “social issues feature story.”
| MISCELLANEOUS |
Essay Contest Founder and Judge: Since 2023, I have funded the annual Quiet Zone Essay Contest at Green Bank Elementary-Middle School, awarding $1,000 in prize money to the best essays written by 7th and 8th graders about life in America’s only National Radio Quiet Zone.
Memberships: Firefighter with Bungay Fire Brigade in Woodstock, Connecticut. American Alpine Club member. Appalachian Mountain Club member, through which I adopted and currently maintain the Boott Spur Trail on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire.
Travel: Visited 35 countries; bicycled across America; climbed Aconcagua, tallest mountain in Western Hemisphere; played an extra in a Bollywood movie.
| EDUCATION |
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, M.S., 2017
Columbia University Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business Journalism, 2016-2017
Calvin College, B.A. in Philosophy, 2005
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Study Abroad, Fall 2004
