Welcome to the latest journalists to join AHCJ
AHCJ welcomes these new members:
- Alsy Acevedo, reporter, El Sentinel-Orlando Sentinel Communications; Orlando, Fla.
- Robin Adams, senior reporter, The Ledger; Lakeland, Fla.
- Ada Alvarez, independent journalist; North Miami, Fla.
- Antigone Barton, independent journalist; Lantana, Fla.
- Manu Bhandari, student, University of Missouri; Columbia, Mo.
- David Boddiger, independent journalist; Chicago
- Suzanne Bohan, science reporter, Contra Costa Times/Bay Area News Group; Richmond, Calif.
- April Choi, student, University of Missouri; Columbia, Mo.
- Megan Clancy, staff writer, California State University, Long Beach; Dana Point, Calif.
- Sonya Collins, student, University of Georgia, Grady College of Journalism; Athens, Ga.
- Claudia Collucci, student, University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Monya De, student, University of California, Los Angeles; Santa Monica, Calif.
- Hannah Douglas, student, Truman State University; Springfield, Ill.
- Carrie Feibel, health/science reporter, KUHF Houston Public Radio News; Houston
- Antonio Flores-Lobos, editor, Las Noticias; Kingston, N.Y.
- Sylvia Forbes, independent journalist; Fayette, Mo.
- Kathleen Frey, student, University of Georgia; Athens, Ga.
- Denise Fulton, executive editor, IMNG/Elsevier; Kensington, Md.
- Landon Hall, health reporter, The Orange County Register; Santa Ana, Calif.
- Charles Hallman, reporter, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder; Minneapolis, Minn.
- Smith W. Hartley, editor-in-chief, Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge; Baton Rouge, La.
- James Hataway, student, University of Georgia; Athens, Ga.
- Markian Hawryluk, reporter, Bend Bulletin; Bend, Ore.
- Duke Helfand, editor/staff writer, Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles
- Jessica Hook, student, University of Oregon; Eugene, Ore.
- Devin Katayama, student, Columbia College-Chicago; Chicago
- Toni Lapp, founder/editor, Spectrumconnection.net; Kansas City, Mo.
- Noam Levey, Washington health policy reporter, Los Angeles Times/Tribune Washington Bureau; Washington, D.C.
- Russell Luce, student, Truman State University; Kirksville, Mo.
- Jessica Machetta, broadcast journalist, Learfield Communications, Inc.; Jefferson City, Mo.
- Chasity Mayes, student, Missouri State University; Springfield, Mo.
- Mason McCoy, student, Truman State University; Kirksville, Mo.
- Sarah Moore, student, Truman State University; Fenton, Mo.
- Adi Narayan, independent journalist; Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Victor Perez, director, Radio Kuva Inc.; Gainesville, Fla.
- Ernesto Portillo Jr., editor, La Estrella de Tucson; Tucson, Ariz.
- Belinda Puetz, editor-in-chief, Journal for Nurses in Staff Development; Cantonment, Fla.
- Dave Raiford, asst. managing editor, HealthLeaders-Interstudy; Nashville, Tenn.
- Farida Romero, associate producer/reporter, Radio Bilingue; Berkeley, Calif.
- Ryan Sabalow, health reporter, Redding Record Searchlight; Redding, Calif.
- Sananda Sahoo, student, University of Missouri; Washington, D.C.
- Stephanie Schupska, graduate student, University of Georgia; Athens, Ga.
- Gale Scott, independent journalist; Cranbury, N.J.
- Julie Sneider, independent journalist; Waukesha, Wis.
- Jean Virgile Tasse Themes, graduate student, Columbia University-Chicago; Chicago
- Conjivaram Vidya Shankar, independent journalist; Chennai, India
- Kelly Von Lunen, editor/health reporter, VFW Magazine; Kansas City, Mo.
- Stacy Weiner, health writer, Dell Perot; Fairfax, Va.
- Daniel Weintraub, editor, HealthyCal.org; Sacramento, Calif.
- Linda Wilson, independent journalist; McHenry, Ill.
- Fernaudo Zapari, editor, El Mexicano Newspaper; Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Erica Zucco, student, University of Missouri; Columbia, Mo.
If you haven’t joined yet, see what member benefits you’re missing out on: Access to more than 50 journals and databases, tip sheets and articles from your colleagues on how they’ve reported stories, conferences, workshops, online training, reporting guides and more. Join AHCJ today to get a wealth of support and tools to help you.
Welcome to the newest members of AHCJ
AHCJ welcomes these new members:
- Wilson Lowrey, associate professor, University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Marilyn Nelson, independent journalist; Flagstaff, Ariz.
- Andrew Kimball, independent journalist; San Rafael, Calif.
- Shari Roan, staff writer, Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles
- Angilee Shah, independent journalist; Walnut, Calif.; @angshah
- Lee Bowman, correspondent, Scripps Howard News Service; Washington, D.C.
- Charlotte Schubert, senior editor and Washington correspondent, Nature Medicine; Washington, D.C.; @schubertcm
- Caroline Stetler, post graduate fellow, Investigative Reporting Workshop; Washington, D.C.; @carolinestetler
- Ada Alvarez, independent journalist; North Miami, Fla.
- Kris Hundley, staff writer, St. Petersburg Times; St. Petersburg, Fla.
- Christine Sexton, independent journalist; Tallahassee, Fla.
- Angie Best-Boss, independent journalist; New Palestine, Ind.
- Rachel Gotbaum, independent journalist; Jamaica Plain, Mass.
- Ted Agres, independent journalist; Laurel, Md.
- Cynthia Saver, independent journalist; Columbia, Md.
- Julie Andrews, health research editor, Bottom Line Health; New York
- Katherine Harmon, reporter, Scientific American; Brooklyn, N.Y.; @katherineharmon
- Deborah Wuest, independent journalist; Ithaca, N.Y.
- Lisa Benton, student, Ohio Center for Broadcasting; Columbus, Ohio
- Theresa Brown, independent journalist; Pittsburgh
- Ellen Meyer, managing editor, Skin & Aging; Chester Springs, Pa.
- Lorry Schoenly, independent journalist; Fairless Hills, Pa.; @lorryschoenly
- Kate Johnson, independent journalist; Montreal; @kjohnsonmed
- Anne Halloran, independent journalist; Seattle
- Shamane Mills, senior broadcast specialist, Wisconsin Public Radio; Madison, Wis.
If you haven’t joined yet, see what member benefits you’re missing out on: Access to more than 50 journals and databases, tip sheets and articles from your colleagues on how they’ve reported stories, conferences, workshops, online training, reporting guides and more. Join AHCJ today to get a wealth of support and tools to help you.
Welcome to AHCJ’s newest members
AHCJ welcomes these new members:
- Deborah Brauser, independent journalist, Clermont, Fla.; @DeborahBrauser
- Shirley Brott, writer, Neonatal Network, Flower Mound, Texas
- Margaret Downing, editor, Houston Press, Houston, Texas
- Debra Dreger, independent journalist, Brandamore, Pa.
- Kristina Fiore, staff writer, MedPage Today, Elmwood Park, N.J.; @kristinampt
- Sara Gambrill, senior editor, CenterWatch, Boston, Mass.
- Beth Howard, independent journalist, Charlotte, N.C.
- David Jackson, reporter, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Ill.
- Amy Jeter, staff writer, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.
- Jonathan LaPook, medical correspondent, CBS News, New York, N.Y.; @DrLaPook
- Fran Lowry, independent journalist, Palm City, Fla.
- Jennifer Palter, editor-in-chief, Lupus Now, Washington, D.C.
- Ron Shinkman, editor, Payers & Providers, Burbank, Calif.
- Rebecca Voelker, associate managing editor, JAMA Medical News, Chicago, Ill.
- Vanessa Wells, editor, Beson4 Media, Jacksonville, Fla.
If you haven’t joined yet, see what member benefits you’re missing out on: Access to more than 50 journals and databases, tip sheets and articles from your colleagues on how they’ve reported stories, conferences, workshops, online training, reporting guides and more. Join AHCJ today to get a wealth of support and tools to help you.
AHCJ welcomes 18 new members
AHCJ welcomes these new members:
- Nazrul Shaikh, senior reporter, ATN Bangla; Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Shelley Wood, managing editor, TheHeart.org; Kelowna, British Columbia. On Twitter as @theheartorg
- Elaine Korry, social policy reporter, KQED; Richmond, Calif.
- Danielle E. Gaines, reporter, Merced Sun-Star; Merced, Calif. On Twitter as @DanielleEGaines
- Dave Giatri, student; South Pasadena, Calif.
- Caitlan Carroll, producer, Marketplace; Los Angeles
- Tina Thanh-Ha Vu, reporter, Ngvoi Viet Daily News; Westminster, Calif.
- A. Katherine Andrews-Bennett, independent journalist; Atlanta
- Marcia Frellick, independent journalist; Chicago. On Twitter as @mfrellick
- Sue Wiltz, editorial director, Angie’s List Magazine; Indianapolis. On Twitter as @SueMW
- Christy Perry, professor, Syracuse University; Syracuse, N.Y. On Twitter as @hxjournprof
- Nancy Metcalf, program editor, Consumer Reports; Yonkers, N.Y. On Twitter as @nancymetcalf
- Bruce Buckley, reporter/editor, independent journalist; Tarrytown, N.Y.
- Gloria Gonzalez, Americas editor, Environmental Finance Publications; Ridgewood, N.Y.
- Christina Hernandez, independent journalist; Haddonfield, N.J. On Twitter as @tinahernandez
- Erik Ortlip, student, New York University; Brooklyn, N.Y.On Twitter as @keeort
- Tim Park, associate producer, MDiTV.org; Portland, Ore.
- Amira Dughri, researcher/writer, MDiTV.org; Portland, Ore. On Twitter as @KillButton
If you haven’t joined yet, see what member benefits you’re missing out on: Access to more than 50 journals and databases, tip sheets and articles from your colleagues on how they’ve reported stories, conferences, workshops, online training, reporting guides and more. Join AHCJ today to get a wealth of support and tools to help you.
New AHCJ members’ jobs span range of media
AHCJ welcomes these new members:
- Beth Baker, independent journalist, Takoma Park, Md.
- Gregory Warner, senior reporter, Marketplace, New York, N.Y.
- Corey Binns, independent journalist, New York, N.Y.
- Kate Dailey, reporter, Newsweek, New York, N.Y.
- Carin Gorrell, reporter, Self, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Ginger Rough, reporter, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Ariz.
- Elizabeth Agnvall, independent journalist, Washington, D.C.
- Megan Hall, health care reporter, WRNI, Providence, R.I.
- Erika Beras, behavioral health reporter/producer, WDUQ-FM, Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Yvonne Poindexter, independent journalist, Nashville, Tenn.
- Jeff Hansen, senior reporter, The Birmingham News, Birmingham, Ala.
If you haven’t joined yet, see what member benefits you’re missing out on: Access to more than 50 journals and databases, tip sheets and articles from your colleagues on how they’ve reported stories, conferences, workshops, online training, reporting guides and more. Join AHCJ today to get a wealth of support and tools to help you.
Newest AHCJ members from nonprofit ventures
AHCJ welcomes these new members:
- Robin Fields, reporter, ProPublica
- Christina Jewett, reporter, California Watch
If you haven’t joined yet, see what member benefits you’re missing out on: Access to more than 50 journals and databases, tip sheets and articles from your colleagues on how they’ve reported stories, conferences, workshops, online training, reporting guides and more. Join AHCJ today to get a wealth of support and tools to help you.
AHCJ welcomes more than a dozen new members
AHCJ welcomes these new members:
- Jennifer Anderson, independent journalist, Falls Church, Va.
- Michelle Booth, reporter, El Tiempo, Las Vegas
- Renita Coleman, associate professor, University of Texas, Driftwood, Texas
- Nancy Cook Lauer, reporter, West Hawaii Today, Hilo, Hawaii
- Vicky Eckenrode, reporter, Star News, Wilmington, N.C.
- Marnette Federis, independent journalist, Seattle
- Holly Hacker, reporter, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas
- Toni Gerber Hope, health director, Good Housekeeping, New York
- Mark Katches, editorial director, California Watch, Berkeley, Calif.
- Anna Mathews, reporter, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles
- Nick Mulcahy, senior journalist, Medscape Medical News, Philadelphia, Pa.
- Lisa Stark, correspondent, ABC News, Washington, D.C.
- Christina Ward, independent journalist, Birmingham, Ala.
- John Wilson, student, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
If you haven’t joined yet, see what member benefits you’re missing out on: Access to more than 50 journals and databases, tip sheets and articles from your colleagues on how they’ve reported stories, conferences, workshops, online training, reporting guides and more. Join AHCJ today to get a wealth of support and tools to help you.
Freelancers among the newest AHCJ members
AHCJ is pleased to welcome these new members who joined last week:
- Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, health reporter, St. Louis Post Dispatch, St. Louis, Mo.
- Jennifer Lubell, reporter, Crain Communications, Washington, D.C.
- Elizabeth Gardner, independent journalist, Riverside, Ill.
- Elaine Schattner, independent journalist, New York, N.Y.
- Ruth Morris, independent journalist, Miami Beach, Fla.
- Fred Tasker, reporter, The Miami Herald, Miami, Fla.
- Holly Tucker, independent journalist, Nashville, Tenn.
Students, journalists join AHCJ
AHCJ is pleased to welcome these new members who joined last week:
- Jennifer Gustavson, student, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.
- Jackie Lutze, student, University of Wisconsin, St. Paul, Manitowoc, Wis.
- Tauseef Rahman, The News, Peshawar, Pakistan
- Maria Mendell, student, Oceanside, Calif.
- Anne Staylor, senior editor, Medtech Insight, Poway, Calif.
- Richard Peck, independent journalist, , Lakewood, Ohio
AHCJ welcomes recently joined members
We’d like to welcome the following new members to AHCJ:
- Geri Aston, freelance, Chicago, Ill.
- Jennifer Austin, student, San Francisco, Calif.
- Angie Bailey, reporter/anchor, KOMU; Columbia, Mo.
- Linne Frank Bailey, freelance, Corona, Calif.
- Eric Becker, reporter, Suburban Journals of St. Charles County; St. Peters, Mo.
- Rebecca Beitsch, , Missouri Digital News; Columbia, Mo.
- Sarah Broadbear, student, University of Missouri; Columbia, Mo.
- Ellen Brown, professor, Florida International University; Miami, Fla.
- Carol Brzozowski, freelance; Coral Springs, Fla.
- Jenny Burns, health care reporter, Nashville Business Journal; Nashville, Tenn.
- Elisa Conigliaro, medical editor, Milan, Italy
- Kaley Conner, reporter, Hays Daily News; Hays, Kan.
- Kathy Crawford, freelance, Smithville, Mo.
- Julekha Dash, staff writer, Baltimore Business Journal; Baltimore, Md.
- Charles Ding, reporter, Sing Tao Daily; Alhambra, Calif.
- Carolyn DiPaolo, business editor, The Palm Beach Post; West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Anna Dolianitis, freelance, Old Tappan, N.J.
- Rachel Dornhelm, freelance, Oakland, Calif.
- Mary Duffy, writer, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Nancy Ehrlich Lapid, freelance, Chatham, N.J.
- Lynne Eldridge, freelance, Shoreview, Minn.
- Lindsey Fields, reporter, High Plains Public Radio; Garden City, Kan.
- Monique Fields, freelance, Kaiser Fellow; Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Wokie Freeman, student, Brooklyn Park, Minn.
- Rebecca Gannon, reporter, KWCH; Wichita, Kan.
- Linda Geist, publisher, The Lake Gazette; Monroe City, Mo.
- Patricia Gibbons, freelance, Rochester, Minn.
- Simone Gold, freelance, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Carol Goldsmith, anchor/reporter, WYFF; Greenville, S.C.
- Florence Graves, director, Schuster Institute for Journalism, Brandeis University; Waltham, Mass.
- Becky Ham, freelance, Phoenix, Ariz.
- Molly Hennessy-Fiske, staff writer, Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif.
- Desonta Holder, freelance
- Nancy Jeffrey, senior editor, People Magazine; New York, N.Y.
- Katherine Kahn, freelance, Huntington, Mass.
- Kristin Kane, senior health editor, About.com; New York, N.Y.
- Lisa Krch, anchor/producer, KBAK/KBFX; Bakersfield, Calif.
- Brenda Krebs, business editor, The Miami Herald; Miami, Fla.
- George Lauer, features editor, Advisory Board Company; Petaluma, Calif.
- Elizabeth Lee, freelance; Marietta, Ga.
- Min-Kyu Lee, professor, Chung-Ang University; Seoul, Korea
- Adam Marcus, managing editor, Anesthesiology News; New York, N.Y.
- Rachel Millard, English editor, Aramica; Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Moryt Milo, editor, San Jose Business Journal; San Jose, Calif.
- Carrie Moore, medical/health reporter, Deseret News; Salt Lake City, Utah
- Kimberly Morrison, Jacksonville Business Journal
- Stefano Nobili, M.D., Studio Bruttomesso; Milano, Italy
- Shalmali Pal, news editor, Oncology News International; Tucson, Ariz.
- Claudia Perry, freelance, North Bethesda, Md.
- Kelly Peterson, producer, KVIE; Sacramento, Calif.
- Kate Pickert, staff writer, Time; New York, N.Y.
- Don Riker, editor in chief, OTC Product News; Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Edward Rosick, freelance, Dewitt, Mich.
- Bill Schadewald, editor, Houston Business Journal; Houston, Texas
- Anne Scheck, reporter, Trammart News; Sacramento, Calif.
- Anna Scott, reporter, Sarasota Herald-Tribune; Sarasota, Fla.
- Chris Seper, co-founder, MedCity News; South Euclid, Ohio
- Mary Shedden, reporter, The Tampa Tribune; Tampa, Fla.
- Courtney Sherwood, reporter, Portland Business Journal; Portland, Ore.
- Stacey Singer DeLoye, health writer, The Palm Beach Post; Boynton Beach, Fla.
- Henry Sporn, freelance, Vancouver, B.C.
- Elizabeth Stawicki, , Minnesota Public Radio; St. Paul, Minn.
- James Steinberg, health & fitness editor, San Bernadino Sun/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin; Redlands, Calif.
- Ingrid Sturgis, writer, Heart and Soul Magazine; Somerset, N.J.
- Susan Sullivan, freelance, Marietta, Ga.
- Anna Tong, reporter, The Sacramento Bee; Palo Alto, Calif.
- Sarah Tribble, staff writer, The Plain Dealer; Cleveland, Ohio
- Daniel Verdon, editor in chief, DVM Newsmagazine; Cleveland, Ohio
- Anita Wadhwani, freelance, Kaiser Media Fellow; Nashville, Tenn.
- Peter Webley, editor & publisher, Caribbean Today; Miami, Fla.
- Melissa Wilson, news anchor/medical reporter, KRIV; Sugar Land, Texas
- Brad Wright, professor, University of North Carolina; Durham, N.C.
- Mohsin Zaheer, reporter, The Pakistani Newspaper; Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Health Journalism 2010, AHCJ's annual conference, features a world-class program with story ideas, sources, stronger reporting skills, chances to meet newsmakers and network with other journalists.
- Health and education: Covering these intersecting beats
- Reporting on the business of health care
- Health reporting resources for journalists on state and local government beats
- Shortened Lives: How location, lifestyle affect health
- Covering a complex story for the long haul
- Aging in the 21st Century: Presentations and tip sheets
- AHCJ calls for better information from Joint Commission Web site
