I am an independent journalist, author, producer, communications specialist and researcher with over 25 years’ experience across global media, humanitarian and academic sectors. My work spans The New York Times, The Guardian, Reuters, ABC Radio National, and the UN, with assignments taking me from Kabul to Juba to Vladikavkaz.

In 2026, I was awarded a PhD in International Relations from the University of Sydney on the The Pleasures of War, a project which aims to challenge how we think about war and the many positive ways in which war workers experience it.

I’m also the author of The Great Dead Body Teachers, a critically acclaimed book on human anatomy and whole body donation, longlisted for the 2023 Walkley Book Award and the NIB Literary Award.

I wear lots of hats and whether writing or producing stories, shaping a content strategy, or designing public talks, I hope that I bring curiosity, clarity and cross-disciplinary insight to the topic at hand.

My journalism has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Reuters, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Bulletin, Monocle, SBS, Harpers Bazaar, Strewth! and many other publications. I’ve produced radio for ABC Radio National and ABC Sydney 702, and curated live talks for TEDx Sydney, The Ethics Centre, and Clear Spot Club.

Over the years, I’ve also worked as a communications advisor for the United Nations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Ossetia and South Sudan, and for the Asian Development Bank in the Philippines. I’ve helped government departments, hospitals, universities, NGOs and not-for-profits tell their stories. While I generally advise them to NOT do a three minute video with a talking head and that hokey corporate music in the background, they seem to all still want one.