Pacific Standard is a magazine that “tells stories about society’s biggest problems, both established and emerging, and the people attempting to solve them.”
Reported features
- Saving Critical Thinking, One Joke at a Time, September/October 2018
When is humor effective in changing people’s minds, and when does it fail? I looked at that through a deep dive into Adam Ruins Everything, a truTV series that debunks common misconceptions. My reporting includes—and greatly benefitted from—the insights of Dr. Danna Young, who studies how political humor affects viewers. - What couples who stick together after starring on reality TV can teach us about enduring romance, March 2016
Interviewing people who married strangers on Married at First Sight and stayed married, I learned that they attributed their relationships’ success to certain aspects of the television show. In this story, I report on research that backs up these cast members’ claims. Yes, there really is something we can learn from reality TV show romances.