BIO
I am an editor at large at POZ magazine and its sister publications Hep and Cancer Health, where I cover the science of HIV, hepatitis C and cancer. I have also written for The New York Times, The Guardian, New York, The Nation, The Atlantic, The Marshall Project, The Village Voice, The New York Observer, Men's Journal, City & State, Quartz, Out and The Advocate.
In my investigative work, I exposed Governor Rick Scott's administration for overseeing the effective blocking of $70 million to combat Florida's HIV crisis. I also broke new ground in the narrative behind Harvey Weinstein's questionable financial dealings with the HIV charity amfAR. And I assisted with a Times investigation into nursing homes that are hotbeds of a highly fatal drug-resistant fungal infection.
I graduated cum laude from Columbia University in 2001, with departmental honors in both English and creative writing.
For my reporting on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV, I have received the 2015 Excellence in HIV/AIDS Coverage Award and a silver medal for health and fitness coverage in 2016 from the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association. I estimate I have written about PrEP more than any other journalist in the world, having penned some 300 articles on the topic.
I often sit on HIV-related panels, have spoken about PrEP on NPR and Sirius Satellite Radio, and have lectured about PrEP at Columbia University. I have also conducted HIV-related research and written educational campaigns about HIV for Kaiser Family Foundation.
My personal investment in the HIV field began in 1995 with more than 750 hours of volunteer work in the public policy department at the Northwest AIDS Foundation in Seattle. I subsequently volunteered as an HIV test counselor in the Columbia University Health Services and also worked on staff at the Columbia Daily Spectator as a feature writer. I began reporting about HIV right after graduation (following internships at George and Money magazines), for publications such as Gay City News, POZ and A&U, while also covering Manhattan community boards for The New York Observer. I went on to serve as editor at large at HIV Plus magazine from 2003 to 2010 and also wrote a health column for Gay.com in the mid-2000s. My current position at POZ began in 2012.
My photography has accompanied my reporting in POZ and The Guardian. I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark IV.
I have been studying ballet since 2007, having begun dance training with jazz and theater dance classes in 2004. Starting in 2012, I spent a year studying intensively and performing with the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet. I currently study at Steps on Broadway, primarily with Karin Averty and New York City Ballet and School of American Ballet alumni Paul Boos, Kurt Froman and Heather Hawk. I also trained with the late, great David Howard. I perform annually in Broadway Bares, a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and have proudly raised nearly $150,000 in donations for the show since my first year in 2008.
The son of a general surgeon and an English teacher, I grew up in the heart of Seattle, where I had the unusual experience of attending the same small school K–12. I have called New York City home since 1997.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading (novels, psychology, history, memoirs and biography), seeing theater, dance and movies, biking around New York, writing fiction, cooking and photography.
I encourage you to follow me on Facebook and Twitter.
For a podcast of me discussing my work, volunteer work and life, click here.
In my investigative work, I exposed Governor Rick Scott's administration for overseeing the effective blocking of $70 million to combat Florida's HIV crisis. I also broke new ground in the narrative behind Harvey Weinstein's questionable financial dealings with the HIV charity amfAR. And I assisted with a Times investigation into nursing homes that are hotbeds of a highly fatal drug-resistant fungal infection.
I graduated cum laude from Columbia University in 2001, with departmental honors in both English and creative writing.
For my reporting on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV, I have received the 2015 Excellence in HIV/AIDS Coverage Award and a silver medal for health and fitness coverage in 2016 from the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association. I estimate I have written about PrEP more than any other journalist in the world, having penned some 300 articles on the topic.
I often sit on HIV-related panels, have spoken about PrEP on NPR and Sirius Satellite Radio, and have lectured about PrEP at Columbia University. I have also conducted HIV-related research and written educational campaigns about HIV for Kaiser Family Foundation.
My personal investment in the HIV field began in 1995 with more than 750 hours of volunteer work in the public policy department at the Northwest AIDS Foundation in Seattle. I subsequently volunteered as an HIV test counselor in the Columbia University Health Services and also worked on staff at the Columbia Daily Spectator as a feature writer. I began reporting about HIV right after graduation (following internships at George and Money magazines), for publications such as Gay City News, POZ and A&U, while also covering Manhattan community boards for The New York Observer. I went on to serve as editor at large at HIV Plus magazine from 2003 to 2010 and also wrote a health column for Gay.com in the mid-2000s. My current position at POZ began in 2012.
My photography has accompanied my reporting in POZ and The Guardian. I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark IV.
I have been studying ballet since 2007, having begun dance training with jazz and theater dance classes in 2004. Starting in 2012, I spent a year studying intensively and performing with the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet. I currently study at Steps on Broadway, primarily with Karin Averty and New York City Ballet and School of American Ballet alumni Paul Boos, Kurt Froman and Heather Hawk. I also trained with the late, great David Howard. I perform annually in Broadway Bares, a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and have proudly raised nearly $150,000 in donations for the show since my first year in 2008.
The son of a general surgeon and an English teacher, I grew up in the heart of Seattle, where I had the unusual experience of attending the same small school K–12. I have called New York City home since 1997.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading (novels, psychology, history, memoirs and biography), seeing theater, dance and movies, biking around New York, writing fiction, cooking and photography.
I encourage you to follow me on Facebook and Twitter.
For a podcast of me discussing my work, volunteer work and life, click here.