Journalism
Work Samples
See below for a selection of my published work in various magazines and online publications.
My column in Ricochet:
Is it time for a more nuanced conversation on Safe Supply?
Two separate crises—addiction and illicit opioid deaths—shouldn't be addressed by the same one-dimensional solution
Trauma can alter your brain for life
But scientific advances and new treatments offer hope for survivors
PTSD haunts Canadian jurors, but they aren’t allowed to talk about it
Bill before the Senate aims to change this
The underlying causes of an escalating crisis
As a society we want to pathologize addiction without understanding why it happens
Better treatment for addiction?
Punishing users is ineffective. It’s time to look beyond jail and rehab centres
The urgency of a safe supply during COVID-19
Activists are calling the rising number of deaths in B.C. a political rather than a health crisis
Mental health support is just a click away
The government has invested in virtual mental health services, so why aren't we accessing them?
My column in NUVO Magazine:
The Pillars That Make Vancouver’s Newest Persian Restaurant, Delara Shine
October 5, 2021
NUVO Magazine
Indigenous-led Food Operations in B.C.
The time-honoured approach to sourcing with respect for ecology
Jan 27th. 2021
NUVO Magazine; see more here.
Podcasts/guest lectures I've been featured on/for:
Interview: Centre College, Kentucky, USA
Dr. Rahim Mohamed and his political science students ask me about my addiction reporting in their course on the opioid crisis in the Appalachians.
January 27th, 2021
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
More of my reporting and journalism:
Rosewood Conversations
Natural Wines Are Popping Up Everywhere
December 10th, 2019
Low-intervention producers are taking residence in Vancouver cafés.
Basenotes Magazine
Filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers on her latest film, The Body Remembers
May 7th, 2020
The complicated questions that arise between two contrary strangers.
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
