Professional/Personal Overview
An experienced, award-winning health writer and editor, I have worked as a staff editor for top magazines, including Good Housekeeping, Parents and Health; assigned, written edited and produced health content for MyHealthNewsDaily.com; written for magazines ranging from Prevention to Ladies' Home Journal to MediZine; penned advertorials for the New York Times, MediZine and Media Planet; and written and proofed releases and manuscripts for public relations firms. Recently I was a ghostwriter on a major Rodale book. Early in my career, I wrote "How to Talk To Boys and Other Important People," a Bantam "Sweet Dreams" title, which made the Young Adult Best-Seller List at B. Dalton. If you need a feature on health, nutrition or fitness; a profile; a breaking news story; an advertorial; a press release; an editor to fill in during vacation times or close a project; or a ghost-writer, I am your person.
Work Info
Expertise
Writer
9 Years
Advertorials, Special Marketing Sections
5 Years
Editor
30 Years
Specialty
Fitness
10 Years
Nutrition, profiles, kids' health, some travel, home & lifestyle
10 Years
Health
25 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
30 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
MediZine (11+), Prevention (11+), Spry (11+), Arthritis Today (6-10), New England Health Advisory (6-10), Health Monitor: Arthritis (6-10), Ladies' Home Journal (6-10), lifescript.com (6-10), Parents (1-2), Reader's Digest (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
New York Times Marketing (6-10), Ogilvy (1-2), Media Planet (1-2), Burson Marstellar (1-2)
Other Work History
Acting Health Editor, MyHealthNewsDaily.com
References
Will be provided upon request.
Awards
Gold Triangle Award, American Academy of Dermatology
Other
New York Times Fellow, Age Boom Academy, sponsored by International Longevity Center-USA, June 2009
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
(Prevention , 9/1/2011)
A major feature on ovarian cancer and the search for a screening tool.
(Arthritis Today , 1/1/2011)
How Australian Karen Ager has triumphed over her rheumatoid arthritis. Cover story for the January/February 2011 issue of the magazine.
(Arthritis Today , 12/1/2010)
Rising-star chef Seamus Mullen sizzles despite rheumatoid arthritis. Cover story for the November/December 2010 issue of the magazine.
(lifescript.com , 12/1/2010)
Part four of a four-part series on depression. Experts discuss common side effects associated with antidepressants and strategies for dealing with them.
(Parents , 12/1/2010)
Just how much D do parents and children need?
(lifescript.com , 10/21/2010)
Part two of a four-part series on depression. This article focuses on the different treatments available for depression, from medication to talk therapy to transcranial magnetic stimulation.
(lifescript.com , 10/18/2010)
Part three of a four-part series on depression. A look at the healthy habits that may keep your depression at bay.
(Spry , 10/1/2010)
Dr. Susan Love discusses the latest breast cancer headlines. The full interview can be found at Spryliving.com/susanlove
(lifescript.com , 9/21/2010)
Part one of a four-part series on depression. This story looks at what depression is, who's at risk and how to recognize the symptoms.
(Spry , 9/1/2010)
Why it's so important to strength train as we age.
(Prevention , 8/1/2010)
Stay cool while lowering your energy bill and helping the planet.
(Prevention , 3/1/2010)
The rewards of starting a good habit (or mending a bad one) come quicker than you think.
(Spry , 2/1/2010)
Top doctors share their tips for keeping your heart healthy
(Spry , 2/1/2010)
Top doctors share their tips for keeping your heart healthy.
(Media Planet , 12/8/2009)
A special report on orthopedic health, which ran in the Boston Globe.
(Prevention , 12/1/2009)
The prime sleep stealers in the over-50 crowd and what can be done about them.
(Spry , 11/1/2009)
How you can lower your risk for these pesky winter illnesses.
(Prevention Magazine , 11/1/2009)
Why certain areas of our body dry as we age.
(Prevention , 9/1/2009)
Minimize your risk for the most common threats to vision.
(Prevention , 7/1/2009)
A look at common causes of foot problems as we get older and what can be done to prevent and ease them.
(Prevention , 6/1/2009)
What your partner's ED may be saying about his health--and
lifestyle strategies that may ease the problem.
(Health Monitor: Arthritis , 5/1/2009)
The facts about psoriatic arthritis and the best ways to manage the disease.
(Columbia University: Department of Ophthalmology , 3/1/2009)
Wrote all copy for department's winter newsletter, which is distributed to faculty, donors and patients.
(Ladies' Home Journal , 1/9/2009)
An in-depth look at why we need Vitamin D and why so many people aren't getting enough.
(Spry , 10/1/2008)
Promising developments in the field of breast cancer.
(Ladies' Home Journal , 2/1/2008)
One woman's quest to find the cause of her baffling symptoms.
(Ladies' Home Journal , 12/1/2007)
How to think--and speak--more like a doctor so you get the most from your next check-up. This was the lead story for a section that won a Meredith Creative Excellence Award. (Meredith is the parent company of LHJ.)
(New York Times Marketing Division , 5/1/2007)
An advertorial tied to National Nurses Week that examines the nursing profession's benefits and oppportunities.
(Health , 4/1/2007)
A guide to foot health.
(Ladies' Home Journal , 9/1/2006)
Outstanding researchers whose contributions are having a major impact on health care. The first year of the annual awards program. I worked on the first three years of the program.
(Ladies' Home Journal , 4/1/2006)
The facts about trans fats.
(New York Times Marketing Division , 11/1/2005)
A New York Times advertorial tied to World AIDS Day 2005. I profiled four people whose work is making a difference in the lives of those with HIV/AIDS. I found all the subjects.
(New York Times Marketing Division , 9/1/2004)
One part of a 3-part advertorial on post-retirement careers. This story focused on health care.
(New York Times Marketing Division , 9/1/2004)
Part of a 3-part advertorial on post-retirement careers. This one focused on finance.
(New York Times Marketing Division , 9/1/2004)
Part of a 3-part advertorial on post-retirement careers. This story focused on retail.
(Ladies' Home Journal , 9/1/2004)
Why we get cravings and how to handle them.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
