My writing and editing portfolio stretches from pop music reviews to peer-reviewed articles. I'm a seasoned communications professional with a portfolio that includes feature articles, social media campaigns, press releases, industry-focused mailings, mass-market newsletters, travel reviews, and more. My preferred projects include science writing and editing, academic editing (book chapters and articles), book reviews, technical proposals, and short-form journalism. I earned a PhD in architecture (history and theory) from University of Illinois and have solid architectural design and construction experience. I'm currently working on a book project (Science Made of Stone) and developing a scholarly article on the relationship of settler colonialism to the history of astronomical observatories in the United States. I'm a native English speaker with strong language skills in Hindi and Russian and reasonable skills in French, German, and Urdu.