Mentor of the Year: Katherine Lewis
Katherine Reynolds Lewis is the founder of the Institute for Independent Journalists, which serves freelancers of color; special projects editor on the science of love for Greater Good Magazine; and a columnist for Nieman Reports. An award-winning science journalist and author, her work has appeared in the Atlantic, Elemental, Fortune, New York Times, Parents, Slate, and Washington Post. Her book on children’s behavioral and mental health, The Good News About Bad Behavior, grew out of the most-read story Mother Jones has ever published. Fellowships include O’Brien Public Service Journalism, MIT Knight Science Journalism, Medill and RJI innovation. She has taught courses or lectured at the journalism schools of American University, Marquette University, Northwestern University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Texas, Austin. A Harvard physics graduate, Katherine previously worked as a national correspondent for Newhouse and Bloomberg News.