Hi there! I'm an award-winning journalist based in New York City. I'm a multimedia editor at Scientific American, producing its flagship podcast Science Quickly.

Before SciAm, I spent seven years covering the complex region of South Asia, first as a producer at NPR in Mumbai and later as a freelancer based in Delhi. During this time, I reported on India's exciting youth potential as well as the myriad challenges it faces, including climate change. I have bylines in more than 30 international media outlets, including NPR, The World, Christian Science Monitor, WIRED and BBC.

My work spans a variety of formats: magazine features, digital stories, sound-rich audio postcards, radio two-ways, podcast episodes and Instagram Reels. 

Curiosity guides my reporting, which is why I've gravitated toward science storytelling in recent years. Liquid mirror telescopes, river avulsions and lion facial recognition are just some of the very cool topics I’ve learned about during my reporting. My science stories have been featured in publications like Science, Undark, National Geographic, EOS and New Scientist.

Want to connect? Please write to me at sushmitza@gmail.com or message me on LinkedIn.