Shauna S. Roberts
Shauna S. Roberts (born September 17, 1956 in Beavercreek, Ohio) is an American science fiction author, science writer and medical writer. Personal background and education. In addition to Ohio, Roberts has lived in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, the District of Columbia and New Orleans. She now resides in Riverside, California. She received her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977, and her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Northwestern University in 1984. She attended the Clarion Writers Workshop in 2009. She is a current member of the Orange County Science Fiction Club. Science and medical writing. Roberts  was editor of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's "Guide to Biotechnology Products And Instruments" from 1986 to 1989, and wrote for "The Journal of NIH Research," from 1989 to 1990. Her nonfiction works outnumber her fiction credits, which are more recent. She wrote the American Diabetes Association's award-winning patient newsletter, "The Diabetes Advisor," during its entire period of publication (1993–1999). She co-authored "Basic Demographic Observations on Free-Ranging Rhesus Monkeys" (with Donald Stone Sade, Diane Chepko-Sade, Jonathan M. Schneider, and Joan T. Richtsmeier) (1985) and "The Commonsense Guide to Weight Loss for  People with Diabetes" (with Barbara Caleen Hansen) (1999). She has written numerous articles in such venues as "Diabetes Forecast, Diabetes Care, Diabetes Self-Management, The Journal of NIH Research, Science, The FASEB Journal, Analytical Chemistry, Modern Drug Discovery, Veterans Health System Journal, Ocular Surgery News, Oncology News International, Caring Today," and "The Bark." Fiction writing. Roberts's published short stories include: Her first novel, "Like Mayflies in a Stream", was published by Hadley Rille Books in 2009.