2010 COMMUNICATORS

Jason Bittel

Jason Bittel is an Acme, Pennsylvania native currently completing an MFA in Creative Nonfiction at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to graduate school, he volunteered two terms with the Student Conservation Association.…

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Victoria Blake

Victoria Blake is the founding publisher of Underland Press, located in Portland, Oregon. She has worked as an editor for Dark Horse Comics, as an art critic for The Oregonian, and as a pen-for-hire at home and abroad. Her…

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Ross Carper

Ross Carper is a writer at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where his work focuses on science, technology, and policy aimed at addressing energy and environmental challenges. He holds …

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Deborah Gardner

Deborah (Debs) Gardner is working on an MFA in Fiction and an MPH in Maternal & Child Health at the University of Washington. She writes the blog Seattle Local Food (www.seattlelocalfood.com). Inspired by the intersection …

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Stephanie Harris

Stephanie Harris is a marketing editor for an engineering and architectural firm in Chicago and is pursuing a Master's degree in writing and publishing from DePaul University. She has held editorial positions with Roads & …

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J.D. Ho

J.D. Ho recently completed an MFA in Writing at the University of Texas in Austin. Her writing has appeared in several literary journals, and she was nominated for a 2010 Pushcart Prize. Her collaborative projects include …

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Mason Inman

Mason Inman is a freelance journalist currently based in Karachi, Pakistan, who focuses on climate, energy, and development. A graduate of the science writing program at the University of California Santa Cruz, he's lived …

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Mary McGrath

Mary McGrath is a master's student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. Her work focuses on political identity as it relates to environmental choice and behavior. She is interested in learning how scienc…

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Lauren Oakes

Lauren Oakes is pursuing her doctoral degree at Stanford University's Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources. She is interested in land use changes and freshwater management and previously worked in …

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Meera Lee Sethi

Meera Lee Sethi is an inquisitive nonfiction writer and part-time bird taxidermist. She brings insight from a background in comparative literature and education to her current work: reporting and reflecting on science in t…

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Sarah Whelchel

Sarah Whelchel is originally from Atlanta, GA. She majored in the History of Science at Princeton University. She currently is employed as a pharmaceutical advertising copywriter in New York. She is particularly interested…

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Rachel Zurer

Rachel Zurer is a freelance writer and radio producer in Berkeley, CA. Her reporting on science and the environment has appeared on Pacifica Radio and in Terrain magazine. This summer she will receive her Masters of Fine A…

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