meet tricia
Master’s degree Clinical Psychology, Stony Brook University · Behavioral Medicine / Health Psychology
I’m a medical and health writer with a background in clinical research, behavioral science, healthcare operations, and complex program delivery. I translate scientific and clinical information into communication that is accurate, useful, and appropriate for the people who need to act on it—whether that audience is a patient, research participant, clinician, or organizational decision-maker.
My background includes clinical and health-services research in academic medicine, peer-reviewed scientific publication, consumer health writing, behavioral-health publishing, systems implementation, and multi-site operations. That range gives me an unusually broad view of healthcare communication: I understand the evidence behind the message, the human being receiving it, and the operational environment in which the information has to work.
I’m particularly interested in health literacy, patient and participant communication, scientific and evidence-based writing, medical editing, and translating complex research into clear, responsible language without oversimplifying the science.
areas of expertise
Alzheimer’s disease
consumer health
Cardiac Electrophysiology & Rhythm Management
Patient & Caregiver Experience
dysautonomia/pots
clinical research
Autoimmune & Inflammatory Disease
Behavioral Medicine & Health Psychology
oncology & palliative care
public health
I’m a systems thinker with a researcher’s rigor and a writer’s instinct for the reader. I’m comfortable moving from clinical evidence and statistical findings to the practical question underneath every successful piece of health communication: What does this person need to understand, and what do they need to be able to do with that understanding?
My experience across research, patient-facing work, technology, and operations helps me see not only whether information is accurate, but whether it will actually work in the real world.
Who i am
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I start with three questions: What does the evidence actually support? Who needs to understand it? And what should they be able to think, decide, or do after reading it?
From there, I work backward—identifying the strongest available sources, separating established findings from uncertainty, defining the audience and purpose, and choosing the level of technical detail the communication requires.
I care as much about what should not be said as what should. Good medical writing is not simply simplifying difficult language. It requires preserving scientific meaning, communicating risk responsibly, respecting regulatory and ethical boundaries, and organizing information around the reader rather than the source document.
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I believe clear health communication is both a practical responsibility and an ethical one.
People deserve information that respects their intelligence without requiring specialized training to understand it. That means being accurate without hiding behind jargon, accessible without distorting the science, and transparent about risks, uncertainty, limitations, and trade-offs.
I don't believe good communication should manipulate someone toward a preferred conclusion. Whether the audience is a patient considering treatment, a participant deciding whether to join a study, or a professional weighing evidence, the goal is the same: give people information they can genuinely use to make an informed decision.
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My career has consistently revolved around translating complexity between people who speak different professional languages.
I began in academic medicine and behavioral health research, managing NIH-funded clinical and public health studies and contributing to research in oncology, cancer screening, caregiving, health disparities, and patient outcomes. That work led to primary and co-authorship of peer-reviewed publications, scientific presentations, evidence reviews, and patient-facing health communication.
I later moved into program operations and technology implementation, including directing an enterprise systems redevelopment and working across business, technical, and frontline teams. More recently, my work has included multi-site operations, health content, publishing, and independent projects.
The settings have changed, but the underlying work has been remarkably consistent: understand complex information, identify what matters, translate between stakeholders, and turn ambiguity into something people can actually use.
Today, I bring that combination of research literacy, health communication, systems thinking, and real-world operational experience to medical and scientific writing.
