Johannah Haney

Boston, MA USA
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Professional Experience

I've written a variety of health, lifestyle and relationship features as a contributing editor to ePregnancy Magazine, as well as personal essays that have been published in The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine and Modern Bride. I'm skilled at simplifying complex medical information with a human touch for consumer magazines and corporate newsletters.

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

ePregnancy Magazine (10+), The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine (1-2), Modern Bride (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Pearson Education (10+), Benchmark Books (10+)

Other Work History

Proofreader for Ross Products, a medical nutritional company. Copywriter for Gooseberry Patch, a retail giftware catalog.

Foreign Language Skills

Some French, some Spanish. In-home access to native Spanish speaker.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite, QuarkXPress, Adobe Distiller, InDesign, Photoshop.

Equipment

Desktop computer with networked laptop backup, in-home IT servicing, scanner, digital camera, photo editing software, audio recording equipment (phone and in-person), access to audio and video editing.

Awards

Bookbuilders of Boston scholarship (2004). Nominated for Emerson College President's Award for best graduate thesis (winners announced spring 2006). Gertrude Lucille Robinson Award for best writing by a female graduate at Ohio State University.

Showcase

Books

You Can Write an Essay
(Enslow Publishing 7/1/2004)
A textbook for kids in grades 4-9 about writing effective essays.
HealthAlert: Juvenile Diabetes
(Benchmark Books 1/1/2005)
A nonfiction book for kids in grades 5-8 about juvenile diabetes, including information about the history of diabetes, symptoms, treatment, and advances in diabetes management.
HealthAlert: Heart Disease
(Benchmark Books 1/1/2005)
A textbook for kids in grades 5-8 discussing various forms of heart disease, from congenital defects to environmentally-based disease. Includes information on symptoms, diagnostics, treatment, prevention, and advances in medicine.
You Can Write Speeches and Debates
(Enslow Publishing 9/1/2003)
A textbook for kids in grades 4-9 about writing effective speeches and preparing for debating activities.

Features

Creating a Life, Saving a Life: Real People Using Umbilical Cord Blood
(ePregnancy Magazine 4/1/2005)
A feature article explaining how three families have used umbilical cord blood storage to save one of their children. Originally published October 2003. Reprinted in April 2005 and included in a cord blood special section sent with all new subscriptions.
Hot Mama! The lowdown on the sexiest (and most comfortable) positions for intimacy during pregnancy
(ePregnancy Magazine 10/1/2004)
Reprinted online.
Under The Cloud: One new mom’s account of eight dark months with postpartum depression
(ePregnancy Magazine 7/1/2005)
In an as-told-to format, I show readers the devastating effects of postpartum depression. Coverlined. Reprinted online.
Krabbe Disease: A glimpse inside the disease afflicting NFL hallf-of-famer Jim Kelly's son, Hunter
(ePregnancy Magazine 4/1/2004)
An in-depth medical piece with interviews with a famous sports star, medical experts, as well as everyday families.
Diabetes and Your Pregnancy: Are you at risk?
(ePregnancy Magazine 10/1/2005)
A feature article discussing gestational diabetes, risks for moms and babies, warning signs, treatment, and advances in testing.
7 Ways To Create More Heat Between the Sheets: From Maternity Lingerie to Sex Toys
(ePregnancy Magazine 9/1/2005)
A service feature about how pregnant women can spice up their sex lives. Coverlined. Reprinted online.
Stem Cells: The real deal on stem cells and ethics
(ePregnancy Magazine 5/1/2005)
This article discusses the ethics of cord blood storage and stem cell therapies. Praise from the doctor who fact-checked the article: "This is the clearest article I've read to date which delves into the real stem cell material!! Good job to Johannah (most articles sidestep the difficult parts)."
Loving Touch: The Amazing Benefits of Infant Massage
(ePregnancy Magazine 4/1/2004)
Describes the current thinking, benefits, and risks of infant massage.

Personal Essays

Tap, Tap, Flush: When do annoying quirks add up to a deal-breaker?
(The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 2/27/2005)
When I learned my new boyfriend brings his laptop into the bathroom with him, will I dump him or strike a no-computing-a-la-commode compromise?
Terminal Flirt: A few hours with a handsome stranger taught me how to date like a grownup
(The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 5/2/2005)
Set in one of JFK airport's bars, this essay takes readers on my journey from broken dumped girl to a woman who realizes that her dating pool is unlimited.