Resume

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Journalist (April 2005 – Present)
For a list of U.S, U.K and Irish publications I have written for, please see my portfolio. I have also co-authored a travel guide on Dublin, which was published by the French publishing house Gallimard, in 2006.

Intern (January 2008 – May 2008) The New York Observer

Associate Editor (May 2006 – April 2007) Wilmington Media, London, U.K.

Editorial Assistant (Jan 2005 – May 2006) openDemocracy, London, U.K.

Editorial Assistant (Sept 2005 – Jan 2006) The Dubliner, Dublin, Ireland

Assistant Director of Studies (Jan 2005 – Aug 2005) Horner School of English, Dublin, Ireland

English and History High School Teacher (Aug 2003 – Aug 2004) International School of Choueifat, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

EDUCATION

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, M.S. Journalism. Magazine concentration. Major coursework includes New Media Skills and Covering National Politics.

Birkbeck College, University of London, M.S. Government, Policy & Politics (expected Sept 2008)

Dublin City University, Ireland, M.A. in International Relations, 2003

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, B.A. in Sociology & Social Policy, 2002 (Hons)