I am the author of “The Great Dead Body Teachers”, a book about anatomy, human dissection and a million other rabbit holes. I am the daughter of a nurse, a bit of a hypocondriac quite squeamish and interested in death.

I have spent my life as a journalist, working for media outlets including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Bulletin, The Guardian, Monocle, The New York Times, Reuters, SBS, Harpers Bazaar, Strewth! and many others. You can read some of my journalism here.

My career has included stints with the United Nations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Ossetia and South Sudan as a communications specialist. I have produced radio for The Australian Broadcasting Corporation and curated talks for TEDx Sydney, The Ethics Centre and Clear Spot Club.

I was born in Brisbane and raised in the Philippines. I have lived in Bathurst, Cairo, Alexandria, London, Seville, Kabul, Islamabad, Vladikavkaz, Fremantle, Juba, Oaxaca and Canberra.

I currently live in Sydney with my partner and son. I am completing a PhD in International Relations at the University of Sydney on “The Pleasures of War”.