Ellen Ruppel Shell

American journalist

Ellen Ruppel Shell (born 1952^[1]) is a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, and professor of science journalism.

Biography

Shell was born in Auburn, New York, United States. In 1974, Shell received a B.A. degree from the University of Rochester. Her 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.^[1]

Works

Shell is the author of four books:

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)
The Job: Work and Its Future in a Time of Radical Change (New York : Crown Publishing Group, 2018)

References

^ ^a ^b 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 Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

Faculty of Boston University's Master's Degree Program in Science and Medical Journalism
Review of Cheap, salon.com. July 12, 2009.
Review of The Job, washingtonpost.com. Accessed February 24, 2024.