Natalie’s work has appeared in the LA Times, Washington Post, and live on CNN’s Weekend Express with Susan Hendricks. She is the recipient of the Thomas- Scholl award from the Academy of American Poets, and a Quintilian Excellence in Teaching award from Purdue University, where she earned her MFA.

In 2020 her first book, Welcome to Replica Dodge, placed as a finalist in the "Memoir" category of the Next Gen Indie Book Awards. It was also chosen by the editors of Foreward Reviews as a Book of the Day.

An avid runner and reader, Natalie lives with her family in Michigan. She owns a content strategy company focused on healthcare and higher ed.