I acquire books at the intersection of human and environmental health. I am especially interested in food and agriculture, the microbiome, disease, and the effect of chemicals on our health. My favorite books deliver an important message through a compelling narrative or voice. Recent publications include Dan Fagin's Toms River (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), Carey Gillam's Whitewash (winner of the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award), and Mary Beth Pfeiffer's Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change. I first joined Island Press in 2002 and I am now excited to develop our list on health. I have also worked at New York University Press and Academy Chicago Publishers. I hold an M.A. in writing from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in English literature from the University of Virginia.

Grain by Grain by Bob Quinn and Liz Carlisle; Protecting Pollinators by Jodi Helmer; Replenish by Sandra Postel; Water is for Fighting Over by John Fleck

Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science by Carey Gillam; Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change by Mary Beth Pfeiffer; The Grand Food Bargain and the Mindless Drive for More by Kevin D. Walker; Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation (paperback)by Dan Fagin

The Monsanto Papers by Carey Gillam; Foodtown, USA by Mark Winne; True Roots by Ronnie Citron-Fink

New York University Press; Academy Chicago Publishers