Awards, honors, professional activities

2008

Edward R. Murrow Award (regional): Hard news feature for A Good Death

Edward R. Murrow Award (regional): Investigative reporting for Pills without Borders

AP Award for Investigative reporting: Brazil Pills

2007

Edward R. Murrow Award (national): Hard news feature for Skin Shock

American Cancer Society: Sword of Hope Award

2006

MBL Biomedical Journalism Fellowship, Woods Hole

National Science Foundation, Informal Science Education, grant reviewer

2005

SoundVision Productions Science Journalism Fellowship

Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts. New England Health Coverage Fellowship

National Association of Science Writers. Authors Coalition Freelance Fellowship

2004

Third Coast International Audio Festival, presenter: Deadline Radio

NIH National Institute of Environmental Health, Post-doctoral career fair: Science Writing, panelist

2003

Qantas Media Awards: best radio current affairs reporter, Science & Technology

Qantas Media Awards: best radio current affairs presenter (finalist)

Association of Independents in Radio, chat guest

Third Coast International Audio festival judge

2002

Third Coast International Audio Festival : "Grey Ghost" (honorable mention)

Peace Foundation Media Awards: "Eureka 159 - On the Road" (finalist)

Qantas Media Awards: best radio feature documentary: "Hungry for Justice"

2001

Qantas Media Awards: best radio current affairs presenter

Peace Foundation Media Awards: "Hungry for Justice" (Highly Commended)

Metro magazine "Hot List" - October

2000

Commonwealth Broadcasting Association travel bursary (to spend 3 weeks with the BBC Radio science unit in London)

Antarctica New Zealand Media Opportunities Programme: funding to travel to Antarctica

Qantas Media Awards: radio current affairs reporter, Best Single Science & Technology Story

Qantas Media Awards: radio current affairs reporter, Best Single Environment & Conservation Story

Qantas Media Awards: radio current affairs reporter, Best Single Health & Medicine Story (finalist)

New Zealand Association of Scientists/Association of Crown Research Institutes Science Journalism Award (judges' commendation)

1999

New Zealand Association of Scientists/Industrial Research Limited Science Journalism Award (merit prize)

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