I have worked as a culture reporter for Bloomberg News and senior editor at The Week and ARTnews magazines. As a freelancer, I have reported on art, culture, and urbanism for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, New York, Travel and Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, and Next City, among other outlets.
I have written about the hidden history of conscripted Volkswagen workers for Travel and Leisure, neo-Nazi rallies in Dresden for Slate, teacher evaluation experiments in Memphis and post-disaster network resiliency in Brooklyn for Next City, low-key land art for The New York Times Magazine, and Newark’s resurgence for The New York Times.
An adjunct professor of education and K-12 English teacher, I received my doctorate in Teacher Education and Teacher Development at Montclair State University. My research focuses on critical literacies, trauma studies, and culturally relevant pedagogy. I also continue to write education journalism and fiction, though rarely at the same time.