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Expert Directory
Scientific American editors are available on request for media interviews. Offering expertise in a wide range of specialties and practiced at translating science into plain English, Scientific American editors are the ideal expert guests to comment on science news of the day. Many are media trained, including in broadcast and radio, and have extensive interview experience.
Jeanna Bryner
Editor in Chief
Jeanna Bryner is executive editor of Scientific American. Previously she was editor in chief of Live Science and, prior to that, an editor at Scholastic’s Science World magazine. Bryner has an English degree from Salisbury University, a master’s degree in biogeochemistry and environmental sciences from the University of Maryland and a graduate science journalism degree from New York University. She has worked as a biologist in Florida, where she monitored wetlands and did field surveys for endangered species, including the gorgeous Florida Scrub Jay. She also received an ocean sciences journalism fellowship from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She is a firm believer that science is for everyone and that just about everything can be viewed through the lens of science.
Key areas of expertise: Chemistry, biogeochemistry, archaeology and environmental sciences.
Lee Billings
Senior Editor/Physical Science
Lee Billings covers all physical sciences for Scientific American. His freelance writing has appeared in many popular publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Wired and Popular Mechanics. Billings is author of Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search for Life among the Stars, which won an American Institute of Physics science writing award in the books category in 2014. He holds a degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota.
Key areas of expertise: Astrobiology, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, extraterrestrial life, physical sciences, planetary science, spaceflight, space science and exploration.
Jeffery DelViscio
Chief Multimedia Editor
Jeffery DelViscio is chief multimedia editor at Scientific American. Previously he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He helped co-found STAT, where he was the first director of multimedia and creative, and oversaw all interactive journalism. While there, his team won many national awards, including a George Polk Award for environmental reporting in a collaboration with Undark Magazine. He started his journalism career at the New York Times, where he worked across five different desks over a period of eight and a half years. His work has won numerous awards, including two News and Documentary Emmy Awards. He holds dual master’s degrees in journalism and in earth and environmental sciences from Columbia University. Before entering journalism, DelViscio worked onboard oceanographic research vessels and tracked money and politics in science from Washington, D.C.
Key areas of expertise: Weather, climate change, digital technology, imaging, deepfakes, visual and audio-focused generative AI.
Seth Fletcher
Director of Editorial Content
Seth Fletcher is director of editorial content at Scientific American. His most recent book, Einstein’s Shadow (Ecco, 2018), followed the astronomers of the Event Horizon Telescope in their successful quest to take the first picture of a black hole. It was excerpted in the New York Times Magazine and named a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Pick. His first book, Bottled Lightning (Hill and Wang, 2011), is about the invention of the lithium-ion battery and the rebirth of the electric car. In addition to his writing for Scientific American, his work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, New York Times Opinion, Popular Science and other national publications. Media highlights include appearances on CBS’s Face the Nation, NPR’s Fresh Air, the BBC World Service and NPR’s Morning Edition, Science Friday, Marketplace and The Takeaway. He has a master’s degree from the Missouri School of Journalism and bachelor’s degrees in English and philosophy from the University of Missouri.
Key areas of expertise: Renewable energy, electric vehicles, critical minerals, battery technology and black holes.
Andrea Gawrylewski
Chief Newsletter Editor
Andrea Gawrylewski writes the daily Today in Science newsletter and oversees all other newsletters at the magazine. In addition, she manages all special editions and in the past was editor of Scientific American Mind, Scientific American Space & Physics and Scientific American Health & Medicine. Gawrylewski got her start in journalism at the Scientist magazine, where she was a features writer and editor for “hot” research papers in the life sciences. She spent more than six years in educational publishing, editing books for higher education in biology, environmental science and nutrition. She holds a master’s degree in earth science and a master’s degree in journalism, both from Columbia University.
Key areas of expertise: Earth science; trees and tree rings; misinformation; the science of body size and health; content curation; newsletter writing; and audience development.
Joseph Howlett
Senior Reporter
Joseph Howlett covers all areas of science with a focus on physics and mathematics. Before that, he was math staff writer at Quanta Magazine for a year and a half. His freelance writing has also appeared in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, BBC Future, Gizmodo and elsewhere. He has a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University and a master’s degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Key areas of expertise: Pure mathematics, applied mathematics, physical sciences, particle physics, astrophysics, climate science, planetary science and weather.
Brianne Kane
Books & Culture Lead
Brianne Kane covers books and culture at Scientific American. She previously reviewed books for BUST Magazine and Electric Literature and was an author publicist at a boutique publicity firm for three years. She can speak to publishing trends and anticipated books, as well as Scientific American’s legacy of book reviews and our year-end lists of Staff Favorite Books, Best Fiction and Best Nonfiction.
Key areas of expertise: Publishing industry, books, authors, science fiction, literary fiction and nonfiction.
Sarah Lewin Frasier
Senior Editor/News
Sarah Lewin Frasier plans, assigns and edits the Advances section of the monthly magazine, spearheads Scientific American’s Games section and math puzzles, coordinates its internship program and edits news and analysis across all beats. Before joining Scientific American in 2019, she chronicled humanity’s journey to the stars as associate editor at Space.com. (And even earlier, she was a print intern at Scientific American.) Frasier holds an A.B. in mathematics from Brown University and an M.A. in journalism from New York University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. She enjoys musical theater and mathematical paper craft.
Key areas of expertise: Math, astronomy, space exploration, computer modeling and analysis.
Amanda Montañez
Senior Graphics Editor
Amanda Montañez focuses primarily on data visualizations and explanatory graphics for Scientific American news stories. Her work spans topics from health and medicine to sociology, climate and math. Before joining Scientific American in 2015, she worked as a freelance medical illustrator, and her projects included a patient education resource for midwifery clients and illustrations for edX’s online cell biology course. Montañez has a graduate degree in biomedical communications from the University of Toronto and a B.A. in studio art from Smith College.
Key areas of expertise: Medical and scientific illustration, data visualization, information design and science communication.
Clara Moskowitz
Chief of Reporters
Clara Moskowitz is chief of reporters and covers astronomy, physics, spaceflight and mathematics for Scientific American. Previously, she spent five years at Space.com, where she was assistant managing editor. Moskowitz has a graduate degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a B.A. in astronomy and physics from Wesleyan University.
Key areas of expertise: Space, astronomy, physics, astrophysics, quantum physics, particle physics, spaceflight, space exploration and mathematics.
Allison Parshall
Associate Editor/Mind & Brain
Allison Parshall covers mind and brain science at Scientific American. As a multimedia journalist, Parshall contributes to Scientific American’s podcast Science Quickly. Her work includes a three-part miniseries on music-making artificial intelligence. Her work has also appeared in Quanta Magazine and Inverse. Parshall graduated from New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute with a master’s degree in science, health and environmental reporting. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Georgetown University.
Key areas of expertise: Cognitive neuroscience; consciousness science; brain-reading technology; music and the brain; autism spectrum disorder; LGBTQ+ mental health and linguistics.
Megha Satyanarayana
Chief Special Projects Editor
Megha Satyanarayana oversees large projects at Scientific American, including data-driven initiatives and investigative journalism. Before that, she was an editor and reporter for daily and weekly news outlets, where she covered public health, life sciences, and biotech and pharma. She has also served as an engagement editor. She has a Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and a B.S. in biology from Tufts University. She is a graduate of the science communication program at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Key areas of expertise: Life sciences, public health, medicine, drug development, clinical trials, environmental health, mental health and child development.
Eric Sullivan
Senior Editor/Technology & Engineering
Eric Sullivan edits and assigns coverage at the intersection of science, technology and society, with a focus on artificial intelligence, advanced computing and the innovation economy. Previously, Sullivan was a senior editor at Fast Company, where he helped lead the “Most Innovative Companies” franchise. Earlier, he ran Esquire’s long-form desk, overseeing investigative and narrative features for print and digital. He began his editing career at GQ, where his work helped earn a National Magazine Award for Reporting.
Sullivan holds a B.A. in neuroscience and behavior from Wesleyan University and has a background in clinical research at University of California, San Francisco, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Key areas of expertise: AI, emerging tech, computing, transportation, energy, infrastructure, engineering, tech and society and long-form editing.
Andrea Thompson
Senior Editor/Earth & Environment
Andrea Thompson oversees coverage of the environment, Earth sciences and nonhuman biology. She holds a graduate degree in science, health and environmental reporting from New York University, as well as a B.S. and an M.S. in atmospheric chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Thompson began her career at Live Science before covering climate science and extreme weather as a senior writer at Climate Central. She has appeared on several national radio and TV programs and podcasts and has moderated panels at the United Nations and other events. She has also moderated Scientific American’s Science on the Hill series, presenting scientific topics to congressional staffers.
Key areas of expertise: Climate science, climate change impacts, extreme weather and plastics.