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After over a thousand conversations with scientists, I can talk science with the best of them. I'm an accomplished interviewer who can put experts at ease and capture a compelling story. I'm also skilled at condensing technical information into a clear, concise and entertaining presentation.

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Selected News Releases

Scientists Discover How We Play Memories in Fast Forward, UT Austin's College of Natural Sciences, January 13, 2016

Florida Lizards Evolve Rapidly, Within 15 Years And 20 Generations, UT Austin's College of Natural Sciences, October 23, 2014

Crazy Ants Dominate Fire Ants By Neutralizing Their Venom, UT Austin's College of Natural Sciences, February 13, 2014

Risk of Amazon Rainforest Dieback is Higher Than IPCC Projects, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, October 21, 2013

Small Earthquakes in the Eagle Ford Region of Texas Correlate with Oil and Water Extraction, Not Wastewater Injection, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, August 20, 2013

Study Finds Correlation Between Injection Wells and Small Earthquakes, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, August 6, 2012

Groundwater Depletion in Semiarid Regions of Texas and California Threatens U.S. Food Security, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, May 29, 2012

Scientists Find Evidence for "Great Lake" on Europa and Potential New Habitat for Life, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, Nov. 16, 2011

A Billion Year Old Piece of North America Traced Back to Antarctica, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, Aug. 8, 2011

Mammals First Evolved Big Brains for Better Sense of Smell, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, May 19, 2011

Declining Energy Quality Could Be a Root Cause of Current Recession, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, November 30, 2010

New Fossil Suggests Dinosaurs Not So Fierce After All, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, October 6, 2010

Fossilized Giant Penguin Reveals Unusual Colors, Sheds Light on Bird Evolution, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, September 30, 2010

Planetary Scientists Solve 40-year-old Mysteries of Mars' Northern Ice Cap, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, May 26, 2010

Paint By Number Dinos: Paleontologists Reveal Dinosaurs' True Colors, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, February 4, 2010

New Meat-Eating Dinosaur Alters Evolutionary Tree, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, December 10, 2009

Past Megadroughts Dwarf Recent Drought in West Africa, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, April 16, 2009

Scientists Probe Antarctic Glaciers for Clues to Past and Future Sea Level, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, October 28, 2008

Geological Barrier to Earthquakes Weaker than Expected, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, April 2, 2008

Seismic Images Show Dinosaur-Killing Meteor Made Bigger Splash, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, January 17, 2008

"Ultrasound" of Earth's Crust Reveals Inner Workings of a Tsunami Factory, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, November 15, 2007

NASA-funded Robotic Sub Makes Final Dive To Reach Bottom of Earth's Deepest Sinkhole, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, May 14, 2007