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JOANNA E. KLEIN
FREELANCE SCIENCE JOURNALIST
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EXPERIENCE
Noema Magazine, Sept 2021 to present
Fact Checker
Conduct intensive fact checks of long form features, interviews and essays “exploring the transformations shaping our world.” Participate as a member of a rigorous and thoughtful editorial community in weekly editorial meetings.
Appalachian State University, Department of Communication, Spring, 2021
Adjunct Instructor, Feature Writing
Developed syllabus, built online course and led class of 13 undergraduates in the craft and art of feature writing. The course included live Zoom class discussions about the industry as well as analysis of inclusive feature stories of various formats on diverse topics from an array of journalists and media outlets. Course included daily journaling, creative writing exercises, pitch slams, workshops, peer and instructor review and multiple drafts of four feature-length stories.
The New York Times, Feb 2016-present
Writer; Researcher; Fact checker
Regular contributor at NYT Science desk where I write, report remotely and in the field, acquire photos and videos and create GIFs for enterprise, study stories, explainers, photo-based stories and features including cover stories: “A Forest Submerged 60,000 Years Ago Could Save Your Life One Day” and “This Coral Must Die.” Collaborate across desks to share science expertise as a fact checker for NYT Style and previously tracking down ideas and writing scripts for Facebook 360, a virtual reality video team. Played crucial role in initial shaping and developing “Trilobites,” an innovative digital column about science.
Simon’s Foundation — Spectrum, Jan 2016-present
Fact Checker
Meticulously check facts in long-form stories using original documents, scientific papers and interviews for this digital news publication about autism research. Organize details and suggest, communicate and decide on changes with writers and editors.
Omni, Dec-Jan 2015
Associate Editor
Created, proofed and copyedited display copy for special reprint including iconic interviews with Freeman Dyson and John Lilly that were originally published in the classic science and science fiction magazine, Omni.
Nautilus Magazine, Aug 2015-Feb 2016
Editorial Intern
Reported and wrote blogs, pitched stories based around themes, rigorously fact-checked long-form stories, collaborated with writers, scientists, editors and art directors, contributed to editorial meetings about art, story and audience building.
The New York Times, May-Aug 2015
Intern
Expanded audience and engaged readers via social media, inspired the launch of Trilobites and received recognition in Nieman Lab and across newspaper departments for work co-leading Summer of Science, a successful science series experimenting with visuals.
Aeon Magazine, Feb-May 2015
Editorial Intern
Wrote daily opinion pieces for an experimental platform designed for interactivity with an audience of scientists, academics and likeminded individuals. Fact-checked and edited essays about science and culture. Pitched essays and videos.
Scienceline.org, Sept 2014-Dec 2015
Special Projects Director; Reporter
Led a creative team in production and editing of an innovative special issue on dormancy that published in four chapters over a summer month, produced podcast about a nightshift nurse and reported on a wide range including: environment, microbes, neuroscience, behavior, health and medicine. Staff of Scienceline received SPJ Mark of Excellence Award as a finalist for best student-run website in 2015.
Blue Chalk Media, April 2014-Aug 2014
Ochre Fellow
Wrote features and launched Ochre, a digital publication about the visual storytelling industry that was nominated for three Webby awards. Assisted in website design and marketing strategy for social media including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
New York University Center for Neural Science, Dr. Joseph LeDoux, Sept 2009-June 2014
Online Community and Social Media Manager; Junior Research Scientist
Created, managed and edited blog and social media. Initiated and played integral role in orchestrating a website redesign. Led project and published academic papers on fear, memory and post-traumatic-stress-disorder. Mentored students and trained incoming lab members.
Duke University Talent Identification Program, 2008-2009
Psychology Instructor; Psychology Teaching Assistant
Designed core curriculum, syllabus and lesson plans. Lectured and led activities for 30 middle-school children.
PUBLIC SPEAKING, GUEST LECTURES AND RESIDENCIES
NYU CNS, class speaker, Spring, 2019
“Neuroscience, Popular Press and Government Policy” with Dr. Margarita Kaplow
NYU SHERP, guest lecturer, Fall, 2018
“Current Topics” with Dan Fagin
“Workshop I/Writing and Reporting the News” with Robin Lloyd
ROC HITS, science communicator, Oct–Nov, 2018
Research cruise investigating deep sea methane seeps
Ragan Conference, speaker and panel moderator, Aug 12, 2018
SXSW 2018, panel moderator, March 10, 2018
“Saving Coral Reefs One Pixel at a Time” Facebook; press
UNC Libraries, speaker, Oct 25, 2017
“Don’t Be Boring...and Other Pro Tips for Talking About Science”
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, guest seminar, Fall 2016
Led seminar for postdocs and graduate students about science communication
EDUCATION
New York University Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, New York, NY
Master of Arts, Science Journalism, Dec 2015
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Master of Arts, General/Experimental Psychology, with honors, 2009
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, English minor, study abroad England, cum laude 2006
SKILLS
Remote work, field reporting, public speaking, radio appearances, video, podcast, GIFs, Adobe Creative Suite, Merlin, Photo Mechanic, NYU certificate (social media marketing), Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, SQL data analysis, statistical analysis with SPSS and GraphPad, web server deployment, markup, html, JavaScript, CSS, CMS, Slack, business model development, editing, scheduling, budgeting, talking to strangers (but not taking candy), running relatively fast, hiking, training dogs (just mine), making deviled eggs and writing poems.