My work is grounded in research, but I am also interested in how complex health issues become visible to the public through narrative, media, and culture. In addition to my academic work in women’s health, digital health, and AI, I have collaborated on science-informed storytelling projects that explore how evidence and lived experience can be translated for broader audiences.
ENDOMIC is a short documentary-satire about endometriosis, diagnosis delay, and the social and medical misunderstandings that often shape patients’ experiences. Co-created with filmmaker Camille Hollett-French, the project drew on research, patient experience, and my broader interest in how women’s health becomes legible across both clinical and public spheres. For me, this project was part of a larger commitment to making under-recognized women’s health issues more understandable, human, and publicly visible without losing complexity. Pender PR
Selected Recognition
- World premiere, Slamdance Film Festival, Unstoppable program.
- Dances With Films Lineup — Deadline, 2021.
Beyond its world premiere at Slamdance, ENDOMIC went on to screen at a range of regional and specialty festivals — including Not Film Fest, ReelAbilities Toronto, the Awareness Film Festival, and the Loudoun Arts Film Festival — underscoring the breadth of its festival circuit.
Science Communication
ENDOMIC reflects a broader interest of mine in science communication that does not oversimplify women’s health. The project sits at the intersection of research, public understanding, and the challenge of making conditions such as endometriosis more visible in ways that are accurate, resonant, and socially meaningful.
Selected Conversations
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Slamdance Film Festival — Popternative, 2021.
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Let’s Talk About Endometriosis — YVR Screen Scene Podcast, 2021.
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Talent on Tap: Culture Up ENDOMIC — Hollywood North Magazine, 2021.
- Women Making It In Film — Bonnie and Braw & LS Films, 2021.
Selected Coverage
- ENDOMIC — Film Threat, 2021.
- SLAMDANCE PROGRAMS SOME UNSTOPPABLE HITS — Hammer To Nail, 2021.
- Not Film Fest — 4th Edition, 2021.
- Slamdance Reveals Full Lineup for 2021 Hybrid Edition, Launches “Unstoppable” Programming Highlighting Disabled Creators — Deadline, 2020.
- A short film to raise awareness about endometriosis — Citizen Endo, 2021.
Related Work
I am especially interested in science-inspired and social-impact films, documentaries, and broader questions about how stories shape public understanding. I have also contributed to work at the intersection of data and storytelling through volunteer work with Entertainment 2 Affect Change, where I led development of a self-report audience impact proxy measure for filmmakers.
This part of my background complements my academic work by reflecting a parallel interest in how evidence travels, how people make meaning from it, and how communication can influence public awareness and action.
Across both research and communication, I am interested in how under-documented health experiences become visible, interpretable, and actionable. Whether through digital health data, clinical research, public speaking, or science-informed storytelling, my goal is to help build clearer and more meaningful ways of understanding women’s health.