Summary

Investigative journalist and author whose three UAP-adjacent books represent the most sourced and institutionally credible journalism on U.S. government anomalous research programs. 'Area 51' (2011) drew on 74 firsthand sources to document the Nevada Test and Training Range's classified history. 'Phenomena' (2017) provided the first comprehensive account of the CIA/DIA Star Gate remote viewing program through primary sources including Hal Puthoff. 'UFO: The Inside Story' (2023) is the most thoroughly sourced journalistic investigation of the UAP program infrastructure within the U.S. intelligence community, drawing on active and former personnel across DIA, NRO, CIA, and DoD.

Roles

• -National Security Journalist and Author
• -Contributing Editor, Los Angeles Times
• -Author - Area 51 (2011), Phenomena (2017), UFO (2023)

Organizations

Education

• -B.A., English Literature - Princeton University

Early Career

• -Began career writing for the Los Angeles Times, eventually becoming a contributing editor
• -Established a specialty in national security and classified government programs - a rare beat combining FOIA journalism with deep source cultivation inside the intelligence and defense communities
• -Published multiple critically acclaimed national security books prior to her UAP-focused work, including 'Operation Paperclip' (2014) on Nazi scientists brought to America after WWII, 'The Pentagon's Brain' (2015) on DARPA, and 'Surprise, Kill, Vanish' (2019) on CIA paramilitary operations - establishing institutional credibility independent of UAP