She has also written for publications including NYTimes.com, Strad Magazine, Strings Magazine, WQXR.org, CityArts, The Forward, Next City, The Classical Review, the NY Daily News, the Manhattan Times and PBS Mediashift Idea Lab. She is a current awardee of a grant from the Nation Institute's Investigative Fund to write about transportation funding and civil rights.Cory also plays the viola, and is an active performer and teacher in New York.Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Cory earned a B.M. in viola peformance and a B.A. in comparative literature with highest honors from Oberlin College and Conservatory, and an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in Washington Heights.