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Sometimes the tables turn and I find myself getting interviewed instead of the reverse. Here are a few examples of how my reporting has been covered in the media:

Nature Briefing •

How do cold water corals make babies?

Around 2,000 metres under the sea, the coral Desmophyllum dianthus thrives in pitch dark and almost freezing conditions. Their preferred homes make them difficult to study. Luckily for researchers, a layer of sediment-filled freshwater sitting on top of the Comau fjord in Chilean Patagonia recreates the coral’s favourite habitat, without the extreme depths. Last year, a team collected a few specimens from the fjord and monitored them 24/7 in the lab to answer a question that’s stumped coral scientists for years — how do these species reproduce?
WHBF: Our Quad Cities •

QC audio producer for NASA wins Webby awards

Former Quad Cities resident Christian Elliott not only is in his first year of a full-time job as a NASA audio producer, but Tuesday earned a fancy feather for his celestial cap. The 25-year-old Blue Grass native and 2020 Augustana College grad was among the winners in the 28th-annual Webby Awards, as the NASA podcast he works on won Best Podcast, Science & Education, Individual Episode, for “Curious Universe” and its Suiting up for Space – NASA.
WHBF: Our Quad Cities •

Augie grad reaches for the stars with NASA

Christian Elliott is just 24, but his journalism career already has taken off like a rocket. The humble, inquisitive Blue Grass native — a 2020 Augustana graduate with a master’s in science journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School — was a recipient of the Pulitzer Center‘s 2022 Climate Science reporting fellowship and currently interns for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He was among a few climate science fellows last year for Pulitzer Center.