Ellen Ruppel Shell
Ellen Ruppel Shell (born 1952[1]) is an American journalist, a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly, and professor of science journalism at Boston University.[2]
Biography
Shell was born in Auburn, New York, United States.[1] In 1974, Shell received a B.A. degree from the University of Rochester.[1]
Shell's work tends to focus on the intersection of science and society with a special emphasis on medical policy, and she also writes on the politics of science, science and the media, and environmental policy.
Works
Shell is the author of three books:[3]
- A Child's Place: a year in the life of a day care center (Little, Brown, 1992)
- The Hungry Gene: the science of fat and the future of thin (New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002)
- Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture (New York : Penguin Books, 2009)
References
- 1 2 3 Pearson Education (2008). Shell, Ellen Ruppel. Retrieved on 2009-08-10 from http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_kirszner_blairreader_5/24/6255/1601495.cw/index.html.
- ↑ Faculty Listing, The Center for Science and Medical Journalism, Boston University College of Communication.
- ↑ Ellen Ruppel Shell: author's biography
External links
- Faculty of Boston University's Master's Degree Program in Science and Medical Journalism
- Official site
- Review of Cheap
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