About me
Katherine Reynolds Lewis is the founder of the Institute for Independent Journalists, whose mission is the financial and emotional sustainability of freelancers of color, special projects editor on the science of love for Greater Good Magazine, and a columnist for Nieman Reports on media careers and equity in journalism. An award-winning science journalist and author, her work has appeared in the Atlantic, Elemental, Experience Life, Fortune, New York Times, Parents, Slate, and Washington Post. Her book on children’s behavioral and mental health, The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever – And What to Do About It, grew out of the most-read story Mother Jones has ever published. Fellowships include O’Brien Public Service Journalism, Northwestern Medill-Garage Media Entrepreneur, MIT Knight Science Journalism, Education Writers Association and Logan Nonfiction Program at the Carey Institute for Global Good. She has been an adjunct journalism professor at American University and Northwestern University, and served as a guest lecturer in journalism at Marquette University, Northwestern, and the University of Southern California. A Harvard physics graduate, Katherine previously worked as a national correspondent for Newhouse and Bloomberg News, covering everything from work-life balance, psychology, financial and media policy, and technology to the White House. A biracial (White and Asian American) woman, she lives in the Washington D.C. area with her partner Brian and their three children.
