Hi, I’m Danish!
I’m a writer, psychology researcher, and emergency medical technician trainee interested in understanding and caring for others. I've so much to learn and am thankful for those who have helped.
Lately I’ve been Studying for my NREMT exam.
A little about me
I grew up outside Columbus, Ohio, spending much of my youth around farms, graveyards, and hospitals. I later went to Harvard to study pscyhology. In college, I split time between journalism, psychology research, and craft.
I now live in Brooklyn, where I am writing, building furniture, and training to be an EMT. I will be matriculating to HLS in August of 2027.
My reporting
Though my reporting has covered a range of content, I'm primarily interested in regional stories on climate change.
Other Projects
An assortment of odds and ends I've been working on.
Reporting
Selected stories from my time at the Monitor, Inside Climate News, The Allegheny Front and The Harvard Crimson.
About
I was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. One day, my family’s car broke down in Ohio, so I was raised in Ohio. Much of my youth was spent having sword fights with friends in overgrown neighborhood lots. I loved it. Still, through the powers that be, I also found myself digging graves for strangers, working on farms and slaughterhouses, and sleeping in hospitals.
I didn’t intend to have these experiences, but much of my life has been spent trying to understand them. I’m hoping to live a meaningful life that does some good.
To that end, I spent most of my time at Harvard college aiming to understand others. I conducted research in social and moral psychology — how do we come to beliefs about what we should and shouldn’t do and how do we think about others’ beliefs on the matter? I have also spent time reporting on various regional issues, with a particular interest on the effects of climate change for under-resourced communities.
Most recently, I’ve worked to act on whatever larger insights I’ve gained in life. I’m studying to take my NREMT exam and have treated a number of patients as an emergency medical technician trainee. I will also be matriculating to HLS in August, 2027.
In my free time, I enjoy practicing craft; I’ve been apprenticed as a blacksmith, done a fellowship in carpentry, and sold a number of leather goods. I also love hiking and, most of all, my friends and family.
Experience
Work
- June 2025 - August 2026
Frederick Sheldon Fellowship
Fellow
Designed, built, and sold tables from tree sapling to finished product as a means of reflecting on the immense care that goes into everyday objects.
- August 2022 - August 2026
Cushman Social Psychology Laboratory
Researcher
Assisted with research in how people make moral judgments, led research in the unwitting development of adaptive, cultural traditions.
- May 2024 - December 2024
Ullman Computational Cognitive Development Laboratory
Research Assistant
Designed a novel evaluation framework to assess Theory of Mind capabilities in LLMs.
- May 2024 - August 2024
The Christian Science Monitor
Editorial Intern
Reported national stories, including those related to climate change.
- August 2023 - March 2024
The Allegheny Front
Editorial Intern
Reported on climate and energy in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
- January 2023 - May 2023
Inside Climate News
Reporting Fellow
Covered climate activism, health, and urban heat.
- January 2022 - August 2022
Carey Laboratory for Developmental Studies
Research Assistant
Conducted a study on cross-cultural variation in spatial understanding.
Education and training
- August 2027
J.D.
Harvard Law School
Through the Junior Deferral Program; I start in August 2027.
- September 2026 - December 2026
Emergency Medical Technician
NYU Langone Health EMT program
NREMT certification expected December 2026.
- August 2021 - May 2025
A.B. in Psychology
Harvard College
Significant coursework in psychology and government.
Projects
Other projects I'm working on, most of them are still in progress, tap one to open it!
Contact
Please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’d really love to hear from you, and I try to reply within a few days.