Recent Work
Hi! I’m Kaitlin. I’m a journalist and editor living in Raleigh, North Carolina. When I’m not reading, writing or talking about empathy, technology or health policy, I’m baking, hiking or re-watching Bob’s Burgers or Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
My work has been featured in lots of places, including VICE, Narratively, The Establishment (R.I.P.), Columbia Journalism Review, Lifehacker, and before I found my health and tech niche, Institutional Investor magazine and Law360. I’ve also written for newspapers and worked a bit in radio.
I wrote a book called The Future of Feeling: Building Empathy in a Tech-Obsessed World, and it comes out in February. Click here for more info. And click here to sign up for my twice-monthly newsletter.
“The image-driven platform allows us to share our most vulnerable moments. But is this really the best way to foster community and engage in meaningful dialogue about mental health?”
Is the Future of Therapy…Virtual?
“Increasingly…mental health professionals are looking to capitalize on the tech that is already captivating so much of our attention, meeting patients where they are — often, on a screen.”
Hospitals are Closing. Can Medical Drones Fill the Gap?
“The projects range from medical sample delivery to border patrol to agricultural surveying, with the collective goal of identifying the biggest benefits and risks of drone use and accelerating the approval process for drone programs that will be the most beneficial.”
A Beginner’s Guide to Intuitive Eating
“The power of deprivation when on a diet and the rebellion that comes with being told what to do/eat will cause the diet to fail.”
Science Just Got Closer to Finding Our Empathy Genes
A study provides new evidence for the idea that individual empathy differences are determined, at least in part, by genetics.
Paige and the Virus Hunter
Paige Rogers, a 22-year-old with cystic fibrosis, tried an experimental therapy to treat her constant lung infections. Now she breathes a little easier.
How to Pump Empathy Through Your Earbuds
Podcasts can provide lessons in listening to people you might find it hard to empathize with in person.
Can Virtual Reality Change Minds on Social Issues?
These activists are harnessing the power of VR to tackle everything from abortion to workplace harassment.
The Future of Empathy-Building Tech
The ability to broadcast emotions sounds like science fiction, but scientists believe this reality is closer than we might like to admit.
Can an Algorithm Solve Comment Section Trolling?
New technology could point out how online conversations go south.
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