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]

1 Biography
2 Works
3 References
4 External links

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

^ ^a ^b ^c 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

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Contents

Biography

Works

References

External links