Selected Work
Nonfiction
“Night Talks” in Humana Obscura, Issue 1
“Sailors of old used the constellations to orient themselves out on the open sea, charting their course based on the movements and angles of celestial bodies to the horizon. Before that, the ancients drew the stars together, inscribing their gods and myths into fabled patterns on the vault of the heavens, anchoring humanity within the stars – perhaps less to understand the world as it truly was, but rather to locate themselves within its immensity.”
“The Seductive Lie of Eating ‘Well” for my (now archived) blog State of Being
“What each iteration of dieting and restrictive eating lifestyles like clean eating communicate is less about the desire to supply our bodies with the nutrients to function healthily – in which case the same nutritional value received from foods bought fresh at an organic grocery can be acquired from their canned or frozen, and often cheaper, supermarket counterparts – and is more about the social capital gained through inadvertently reinforcing the ways healthiness is often conflated with ideas of restrictive eating and thinness as a fitness ideal.”
“How Luggage Became the Latest Lifestyle Trend” for my blog State of Being
“Away’s more affordable price-point might suggest a step away from the financial elitism that has dogged the higher ends of the luggage industry, but the image of a put-together, well-dressed millennial sweeping through the airport or posing for a photo outside the terminal with their Away luggage echoes a sophisticated look not far removed from the ranks of high-class fashion. This style communicates a polished, yet carefree attitude amidst the alternating hectic chaos and inevitable drudgery of traveling. It’s a look that other fashion trends like athleisure and streetwear have capitalized on, that stems from the desire to look effortlessly elegant yet casual while carrying out the most banal tasks, like going to the grocery store or the gym, or waiting to board a plane.”
Interviews & Profiles
“From the Heart: TAM Noodle Box and the Evolution of Asian-American Cuisine” in Voyage, Issue 5
“In a city where urban pockets are going through rapid turnover and demographic change, this is why a community will push back against its replacement of what should be newer, more expensive and better, over the space that used to be there, especially if that space – be it a restaurant or a business or a housing building – has accrued meaning and personal significance to the people whose histories and lives have been built around it.”
“Off the Beaten Path: Perspectives from Non-Traditional Voices in Travel and the Outdoors” in Voyage, Issue 4
“The following stories are of four individuals who share untraditional experiences and ideas of what being in the outdoors means for them, whether it’s close to home or an ocean away. These are not conventional profiles of ‘been there, done that’; rather, they raise questions of what compels us to travel elsewhere, to enact change within ourselves or on the environment around us, or simply to strive for a greater understanding of our place on the earth.”
Scientific Publications
2017. Oral carbon monoxide as a treatment for stroke. Poster presented at the International Stroke Conference; Houston, TX.
2017. Splenectomy does not improve long-term outcome after stroke. Stroke, 48(2): 497-500.