The Atlantic

The Puberty Book Embraced by Preteens, Parents, and Sex Educators Alike

I wrote about one of the best-selling books about puberty and growing up, and why it has remained popular.

NPR’s Only A Game

Chicken Nuggets: A ‘Beacon Of Hope’ For Some Cavs Fans

Hope springs eternal for Cleveland fans, even though LeBron James is no longer on the Cavaliers. And it’s coming in a surprising form.

NPR’s On Point

Medical Schools Are Changing The Way They Teach Treatment For Pain, Opioid Addiction

I reported, recorded and edited the segment that runs in the first seven minutes of this longer On Point episode. I also wrote an accompanying web piece.

‘I Have This Fear It’s All Gonna Happen Again’: Former Las Vegas Homeowner Remembers Housing Crisis

I produced and edited this interview with Leo Murrieta, a man whose house was foreclosed on during the Great Recession. I also contributed to the web story.

WBUR

Funding Complexities Remain For Mass. Drug Recovery High Schools

I followed up on my reporting about state-funded drug recovery high schools with this piece, which also resulted in a radio appearance.

Vice

Female Tattoo Artists Are Finally Getting the Recognition They Deserve

For this piece, I spoke to women who are tattoo artists about what it means to have visibility in their industry.

Can Sanctuary Campuses Really Protect Students from Trump?

I looked into the varying definitions of a sanctuary campus, and whether they could prevent students from being deported.

Boston.com

‘I’d be in a worse situation—or dead—if I weren’t here.’

I spent one year at a drug recovery high school that’s teaching heroin addicts how to stay alive.

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How a group of Boston teenagers organized a massive district-wide protest

I interviewed dozens of teenagers to find out how they organized a protest that shut down city streets.

At ‘Deflategate’ class, scientists let the air out of the NFL

I’ll admit it: I moved to Pats country convinced Tom Brady cheated. I went to a Deflategate course (yes, it exists) at the University of New Hampshire to learn the truth about the balls.

Harvard student loses Facebook internship after pointing out privacy flaws

I broke this story, which was then picked up by the Post and BuzzFeed, among others.

It’s 2015. Why do 40 Mass. high schools still have Native American mascots?

As the nation debated the Washington team’s logo, I looked into high schools in Massachusetts that still use Native American mascots.

They’ve been told to ‘get over it’ for 700 Sundays. They come anyway.

After the Globe’s investigation, survivors of clergy sexual abuse gathered outside the church where Cardinal Bernard Law gave services to demand his resignation. They continued to hold their vigil after the church moved him. I went on the 700th Sunday to talk to them about why, even though they’d lost their faith, they kept showing up.