Researcher; Award-Winning Investigative Reporter; New York Times Bestselling Author; Contributing Editor at Marie Claire and Washingtonian Magazine; Recipient of the John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism, and the Heartsongs Award for contributions to the mental health of children and young adults; Author, Fraternity: An Inside Look at a College Boys Becoming Men (2019), Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School (2011, which won Best Nonfiction Book of the Year), and The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids (2006)