Melinda Wenner Moyer

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Melinda Wenner Moyer is a science journalist and author based in the Hudson Valley, New York. She is a contributing editor at Scientific American and a columnist for Slate. [1] Her book How To Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes was published on July 20, 2021 by Putnam Books [2] and was excerpted in The New York Times, [3] The Atlantic, [4] and Parents magazine. [5]

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Early life and education

Moyer graduated summa cum laude from St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire in 1997. At the University of Michigan she received a Bachelor of Science in molecular biology and a Bachelor of Music in composition. With a science education, she worked at a bio tech company in the UK before deciding to switch careers and become a science writer. In 2006 she received a master's degree in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting (SHERP) from New York University. [6]

Career

Early in her career, she worked briefly as an editor, and then became a freelance journalist. Her early features were for institutional publications, particularly in Pitt Med, of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Clips from these writings were used to showcase her talent, and this opened the doors to more prestigious publications. She now avoids non-journalistic work entirely; without any clear guidelines, the possibility of conflicts of interest from working for institutional publications may lead to ethical situations difficult to navigate. [7]

After a "fat pitch" [8] to Slate, Moyer became a frequent contributor. She is now the science-based parenting columnist, and has written over 100 articles for Slate. [9] In 2022, she began writing the Well newsletter for The New York Times. [10] Other publications have included The Atlantic,Mother Jones, Nature, Discover, Popular Science , [11] O: The Oprah magazine and, Self, among others. [12]

In March, 2019(?), she became a visiting scholar at New York University. [13] She had previously been an adjunct assistant professor of journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. [14] She was a 2018 Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellow. [15] In 2020 she joined the faculty of New York University's Science, Health & Environmental Reporting Program. [16] In 2017 an article she wrote for Scientific American was a finalist for a National Magazine Award. [17]

The Kavanaugh hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court led her to review and write about the long-term effects of sexual assault on teenagers. [18]

Awards

Personal life

She married science journalist and deputy editor of Quanta Magazine [25] Michael Moyer in 2009. [26] They have two children. [27]

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References

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  2. ↑ "How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes by Melinda Wenner Moyer: 9780593086933 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Melinda Wenner (2021-07-15). "Opinion | How to Raise Kids Who Won't Be Racist". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Melinda Wenner (2021-07-21). "American Parents Are Way Too Focused on Their Kids' Self-Esteem". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  5. ↑ Wenner Moyer, Melinda (July 8, 2021). "5 Ways to Keep Siblings From Fighting". Parents. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  6. ↑ "Résumé". MELINDA WENNER MOYER. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
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  16. ↑ "Faculty". NYU Journalism. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  17. ↑ "ELLIES 2017 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED". www.asme.media. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  18. ↑ Moyer, Melinda Wenner. "The Lingering Psychological Scars of Teen Sexual Assault". The Cut. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  19. ↑ "American Society of Journalists and Authors". asja.org. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
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  22. ↑ Moyer, Melinda Wenner (2016-11-15). "The Looming Threat of Factory Superbugs". Scientific American. 315 (6): 70–79. Bibcode:2016SciAm.315f..70M. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1216-70. ISSN   0036-8733. PMID   28004688.
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  24. ↑ "Award Winners - 2010". American College of Emergency Physicians | News Room. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  25. ↑ "Michael Moyer | Quanta Magazine Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  26. ↑ "Michael Moyer & Melinda Wenner registered their honeymoon at Traveler's Joy. What a great idea!". Traveler's Joy. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  27. ↑ Moyer, Melinda Wenner (2012-01-11). "The Truth About Epidurals". Slate. ISSN   1091-2339 . Retrieved 2018-08-15.
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