Kirsten is a trained journalist with experience in health and science
reporting, investigative journalism, photography and digital storytelling.
Her experience includes a senior investigative reporting internship with two
former Philadelphia Inquirer reporters designed to expose systemic abuses
involving Chicago institutions. She graduated from Pomona College in 2010
with a degree in English and from the Medill School of Journalism at
Northwestern University in 2011 with a concentration in magazine writing and editing. While at Medill, she spent a quarter reporting on women's health issues and a quarter as a designer for a joint project with Forbes magazine.