WRITER

Eleanor’s work has appeared in more than 30 national outlets, including The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and National Geographic.

In 2017, Eleanor graduated from New York University's Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program, where she served as an adjunct assistant professor from 2020 to 2024. Eleanor received a 2018 Edible Award for her reporting on New York City oysters; a 2022 Azbee Award for her profile of Dr. Will Flanary; and a 2023 National City and Regional Magazine Award for her “masterful examination” of allegations against a Texas funeral home. Eleanor has received two notable mentions in the Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology: in 2022 for her reporting on OCD and in 2025 for her reporting on missing moon dust. Her essay on climate change in the Pokémon franchise is anthologized in Pokemon & Philosophy.

Eleanor continues to explore topics in psychotherapy in her newsletter, Ask the Overthinker. She is represented by Catherine Cho of Paper Literary.

How to treat the loneliness epidemic

“Many lonely people not only feel sad; they also feel endangered. Social situations are perceived as a threat, not an invitation.”

For The New York Times.

What we don’t know about OCD

A personal account of the disorder.

For Vox.