Journalism
Work Samples
See below for a selection of my published work in various magazines and online publications. (Not listed in order of publication date.)
Ricochet Media
July 18th, 2020
Does New Medication Offer Better Treatment for Addiction?
Punishing users is ineffective. It’s time to look beyond jail and rehab centres.
Ricochet Media English
August 31st, 2018
Understanding Addiction: The underlying causes of an escalating crisis
As a society we want to pathologize addiction without collectively addressing what lies at the roots of the disease.
Interview: Unpacking The News podcast
André Goulet asks me about the root causes of addiction, drug policy, and today's media landscape.
October 17th, 2018
Interview: Track & Food podcast
Jamie Mah and Mickey Mcleod ask me about addiction in the food and beverage industry.
December 14th, 2018
Rosewood Conversations
Natural Wines Are Popping Up Everywhere
December 10th, 2019
Low-intervention producers are taking residence in Vancouver cafés.
NUVO Magazine
Paula Amos on Indigenous Tourism and the Persistence of Female-Led Success in B.C.
March 7th, 2020
Hishuk’ish tsawalk.
The National Observer
November 27th, 2017
Why addiction isn't a pathology and how punishment is ineffective
Vancouver Observer
March 2nd, 2018
Deputy provincial health officer and VPD call for drug decriminalization
National Observer
June 17th, 2018
University of Victoria digital humanities lab expert on the privatization of knowledge
Ricochet
November 22nd, 2017
Angelina Jolie on preventing sexual violence in conflict zones
UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference, Vancouver
Ricochet
September 8th, 2016
Refugees as a shared international responsibility
UBC's Allard School of Law's Dean Catherine Dauvergne
Ricochet
January 26th, 2017
Author and professor Pietra Rivoli on trade agreements in a Trump Era
Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown University
Vancouver Observer
February 17th, 2017
New research from emerging field of Historical Ecology on benefits of human-nature interaction