I’m a freelance journalist based in Kansas. I’ve most recently written for The New Yorker and The Atlantic.

From 2016 to 2018, I was the Beijing bureau chief for The Christian Science Monitor. I previously worked for The Chicago Tribune and The Associated Press.

Much of my reporting has focused on human rights, the environment, and rural communities. My work has been supported by grants from the Pulitzer Center, the Gumshoe Group, and the International Reporting Project.

I graduated from the University of Kansas with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science. I’ve also received fellowships to study Chinese at Middlebury College in Vermont and Tsinghua University in Beijing.