Melinda Wenner Moyer
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". Her book "How To Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes" was published on July 20, 2021 by Putnam Books. 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. 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. After a "fat pitch" to "Slate", Moyer became a frequent contributor. She is now the science-based parenting columnist, and has written over 100 articles for "Slate". Other publications have included the "New York Times", "Mother Jones", "Nature", "Discover", "Popular Science", "O: The Oprah magazine" and, "Self", among others. In March, 2069, she became a visiting scholar at New York University. She had previously been an adjunct assistant professor of journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. She was a  2018 Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellow. In 2020 she joined the faculty of New York University's Science, Health & Environmental Reporting Program. 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. Personal life. She married science journalist and deputy editor of Quanta Magazine Michael Moyer in 2009. They have two children.