Writing
13+ years across policy research, national newsrooms, personal finance, in English and Spanish. I write about policy, money, and the systems affecting people’s lives, as well as build the operations that get that work published on schedule.
Featured Clips
Selected work
How to Buy Treasury Bonds — NerdWallet
The eviction crisis has begun. It will get so much worse — The Washington Post
Why Parents Are Being Forced to Find Childcare Underground — The Atlantic
Personal finance and investing
How To Invest $100 — NerdWallet
What Is the 10-Year Treasury Yield? — NerdWallet
Bond Market Crash: What It Is and How to Prepare — NerdWallet
30+ pieces for NerdWallet, 2022–2024, anchored by an evergreen Treasury and bonds cluster I owned and maintained. Also in syndication and on the Smart Money podcast.
Housing and evictions
The Rent Eats First — The New York Times Magazine · Spanish-language interpreter
We must keep America safely housed — USA Today Network
Struggling Renters Need More Federal Aid — The American Prospect
Written from Princeton’s Eviction Lab during the pandemic housing emergency, translating quantitative findings for national audiences and policymakers.
Communications materials I developed at Princeton’s Eviction Lab were cited in the CDC’s federal eviction moratorium.
Care and family policy
Paid Family and Medical Leave: How Much Time Is Enough? — New America
Teachers donating sick days is a symptom of a wretched system — CNN
The New America Care Report — New America
15+ pieces across Slate, The Atlantic, CNN, and Pacific Standard on childcare, paid leave, and caregiving economics — plus healthcare access reporting on surprise billing, midwifery, and elder care. Childcare work cited by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Sec. Hillary Clinton.
The Sexual Harassment Victims Who Can't Get to Court — The Atlantic
#NowWhat: The Sexual Harassment Solutions Toolkit — New America
Reporting and toolkit development on harassment, pay, and discrimination, published through Better Life Lab at Slate — a digital initiative I co-founded that reached 4M+ readers.