New Horizons Travel Fellowship Recipients

2024

Jess McAllen, staff writer at The Baffler
Anastasiia Carrier, public health and safety reporter at Charlottesville Tomorrow
Vanesa de la Cruz Pavas, science communicator and environmental journalist with the Hitchcock Project for Visualizing Science
Tanvi Dutta Gupta, editorial fellow at the nonprofit Bay Nature Magazine
Marlowe Starling, freelance environmental journalist
Shawna Williams, freelance editor and writer
Stephanie Wolf, independent journalist and audio producer

2023

Sruthi S. Balakrishnan, freelance science writer
Dan Keller, freelance medical journalist and podcast producer
Claudia López Lloreda, Puerto Rico-based science journalist and Science news correspondent
Nwabata C. Nnan, digital managing editor at American Scientist

2022

Brent Foster, Florida-based freelance science writer whose work is published in The Palm Coast Observer
Jordan Gass-Pooré, New Jersey-based independent journalist and podcast producer
Angel Kumari, graduate student in the Johns Hopkins University Science Writing Program
Melba Newsome, creator and editor of North Carolina’s Coastal Plans Advocate

2022 EurekAlert! attendance grantees

Saugat Bolakhe, freelance science writer from Nepal and a graduate student at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Briley Lewis, freelance writer and PhD candidate in astronomy and astrophysics at UCLA
Adbulrahman Olagunju, freelance science writer based in Iseyin, Nigeria
Lina Tran, news reporter at Milwaukee’s NPR station WUWM and freelance journalist
Myriam Vidal Valero, graduate student at the Newmark School at CUNY and reporting fellow at Inside Climate News

2021 (virtual program fellows)

Lenah Bosibori, freelance journalist, Nairobi, Kenya
Sherree Geyer, freelance writer, Phoenix, AZ
Charles Gitonga Njeru, freelance journalist, Nairobi Kenya
Viola Kosome, Mediamax Network reporter, Kisumu City, Kenya
Nesia Mhaka, Climate Tracker news reporter, Harare, Zimbabwe
Shakoor Ahmad Rather, Press Trust of India science journalist, New Delhi, India
Ramu Sapkota, health and science freelance journalist, Kathmandu, Nepal

2019

Bobbi Booker, print and broadcast journalist, Philadelphia, PA
Paul Nicolaus, freelance writer, Park Falls, WI

2018

Carol Lawrence, Los Angeles Business Journal reporter, Los Angeles, CA
Jacqueline Rocheleau, freelance science journalist and editor, Albany, NY
Greer Russell, writing intern, Argonne National Laboratory, IL

2017 World Conference of Science Journalists

William Funk, freelance environmental writer, Staunton, VA
Samantha Lee, multimedia journalist, New York, NY

2016

Nancy Averett, freelance writer for national and regional publications, Wyoming, OH
Amy Mayer, Harvest Public Media reporter, Iowa Public Radio, Ames, IA
Jacob Roberts, staff writer, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, PA

2015

Lakshmi Chandrasekaran, freelance writer for The Munich Eye, Kansas City, MO
Elizabeth Daley, freelance writer for Reuters and other outlets, Pittsburgh, PA
Lisa Ann Marshall, freelance writer Men’s Health and other publications, Estes Park, CO
Amanda Solliday, reporter for KAWC Colorado River Public Media, Yuma, AZ

2014

Jennifer Carpenter, freelance writer, editor and broadcaster whose work has appeared in Science, Nature, New Scientist and the BBC News, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Michael Casey, reporter for Fortune magazine, New York, NY
Marissa Fessenden, freelance writer whose work has appeared in Scientific American, Smithsonian and The Scientist, Cody, WY
Eric Niiler, freelance contributor to Discovery News, The Washington Post and the BBC/PRI program “The World,” Chevy Chase, MD

2013

Jenni Laidman, freelance, Louisville, KY
Amanda Mascarelli, freelancer published in the Washington Post, Audubon, Nature, Science, High Country News and Science News for Kids, Denver, CO
Wynne Parry, freelance reporter, contributor, LiveScience.com, New York, NY

2012

Perrin Ireland, illustrator/science storyteller, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA
Alaina G. Levine, online contributor, National Geographic.com, Tuscon, AZ
Danielle Venton, freelance reporter, radio producer, KRCB Public Media, Rohnert Park, CA

2010

Sally James, freelance, consumer science writing, Seattle, WA
Nancy Atkinson, senior editor, Universe Today, and producer, Astronomy Cast, 365 Days of Astronomy.

2009

Katherine Gammon, freelance science writer, Santa Monica, CA; writes for Wired, Popular Science and Nature News
Lisa Grossman, freelance writer, Metuchen, NJ; has been an intern at Wired, New Scientist and Now at Science News
Adam Hinterthuer, freelance writer, Madison, WI, writes for ScienceNow, Scientific American and Wired.com
Roberta Kwok, freelance writer, Foster City, CA, writes for Nature, Conservation, Salon.com, California and Science News for Kids
Jessica Robinson, news director, Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR
Eleanor Spicer, freelance writer for CoastWatch, NCSU Technician and Southern Living magazine, NC

The 2009 New Horizons Travel Fellowships were underwritten by a grant from the McCormick Foundation.

2008

Brendan Borrell, freelance, Brooklyn, NY
Kate Gammon, freelance, Santa Monica, CA
Paul Haas, freelance, Overland Park, KS
Laura Katers, freelance, Denver, CO
Lucas Laursen, freelance, Riverside, CA
Carol Milano, freelance, Brooklyn, NY
Melissa Lee Phillips, freelance, New York, NY
Megan Rulison Scudellari, freelance, Philadelphia, PA
Emily Sohn, freelance, Minneapolis, MN
Wendy Lyons Sunshine, freelance, Arlington, TX
Sarah Webb, freelance, Brooklyn, NY
Erica Westly, freelance, Brooklyn, NY

2007

Kevin Begos, freelance, Apalachicola, FL
Alison Drain, freelance, Rocky River, OH
Hannah Hoag, freelance, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sharon Levy, freelance, Arcata, CA
Amy Maxmen, freelance, Cambridge, MA
Emma Marris, correspondent for Nature, Washington, DC
Robin Mejia, freelance, Santa Cruz, CA
Jane Neff Rollins, freelance, Montrose, CA
Krista West, freelance, Fairbanks, AK
Jennifer Weeks, freelance, Watertown, MA
Michele Zacks, freelance, Galveston, TX

2006

Catherine Clabby, News & Observer, Durham, NC
Boonsri Dickinson, Daily Camera, Boulder, CO
Alison Drain, freelance, St. Louis, MO
Jennifer Evans, University of Wisconsin
E-Ching Lee, North Carolina Sea Grant
Kirsten Sanford, This Week in Science
Nicole Strickera, Post Register, Idaho Falls, ID
Mwela Uqoezwa, Raleigh, NC
Laura M. Reckford, Falmouth Enterprise

2005

Jennie Laidman, Toledo Blade, OH
Dee Anne Finken, freelance, CA
Graciela Flores, Contributor, Nature, The Scientist, Natural History, New York, NY
Rachael Seravalli, Lincoln Journal, NE
Katie Wong, California Wild, San Francisco, CA
Doug Fox, freelance, San Francisco, CA
Fanella Saunders, American Scientist, NC
Erin Seiling, NC Sea Grant Magazine
Robert Frederick, KWMU, reporter (NPR)
Naseem Sowti, The Star Press, Muncie, IN

2004

Katherine Agione, writer, NC Sea Grant Coastwatch, Raleigh, NC
Genevieve Bookwalter, reporter, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, CA
Anna Davison, reporter, Santa Barbara News-Press, Santa Barbara, CA
Lisa Eckelbecker, reporter, Worcester Telegram and Gazette, Worcester, MA
Julie Kinyoun, freelance, San Diego, CA
Suzi Parker, freelance, Little Rock, AR
Czerne Reid, freelance, Atlanta, GA
John Simmons, author and freelancer, Apple River, IL
Emily Singer, Somerville, MA.

2003

Abiose Adelaja, New Age Newspaper, Lagos, Nigeria
Kandice Carter, AAAS Science Update
Rachel Ehrenberg, freelance, Skandia, MI
Edna Francisco, science intern, Washington, DC
John Heys, The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV
Carolyn Jones Otten, freelance & Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Lori Rackl, Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL
Anna E. Strachan, NPR’s Talk of the Nation & Science Friday, NYC
Becky Trout, Daily Democrat, Woodland, CA
Aileo Weinmann, Capital News Service, East Lansing, MI

2002

Charles Choi, freelance, New York, NY
Margaret Crane, freelance, New York, NY
Greg Kline, reporter, News Gazette, Champaign, IL
Lisa Klink, freelance, Cement City, MI
Stephen Leahy, freelance, Brookline, Ontario, Canada
Laura Pierce, editor, Courier-Times, Sedro-Woolley, WA
Ben Shouse, freelance contributor to Science, Santa Cruz, CA
Mary Beckman, freelance, Idaho Falls, ID
Kimbra Cutlip, Weatherwise magazine, Washington, DC
Eran Karmon, freelancer and intern at Seattle Times, Seattle, WA

2001

Marc Airhart, Earth & Sky Radio Series, Austin, TX
Kevin Begos, correspondent, Winston-Salem Journal, Washington, DC
Sameh Falmy, The News-Star, Monroe, LA
Karen Gardner, North Adams Transcript, North Adams, MA
Betsy Mason, intern, California Wild magazine, Stanford, CA
Mari Jensen, Tucson Citizen, AZ
Solana (Sonnie) Pyne, Discover magazine, New York, NY
Camile Mojica Rey, freelance, San Carolos, CA
Linda Roach, freelance, Portland, OR
Emily Sohn, freelance, Tarrytown, NY
Katherine Stapp, Global Information Network/Inter Press Service, NYC
Bruce Sylvester, freelance/UPI/HealthScout, LakeWorth, Fl
Andrea Widener, Contra Costa Times, Pleasanton, CA.

2000

David Appell, freelance, Gilford, NH
Greg Clark, Space.com and freelance, New York, NY
Sandra Doughton, The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA
Eric Frankowski, Longmont Daily Times-Call, Longmont, CO
Marlene MacLeisch, Morehouse School of Medicine, Outreach Program, Atlanta, GA
Kimberly Masibay, Food & Wine magazine and freelance, New York, NY
David Terraso, CNN.com, Atlanta, GA
Kathleen Wong, Monterey Herald, Monterey, CA

1999

Anday O. Alali, The Runner, California State University, Bakersfield, CA
Judie Marks, The Herald, Monterey County, CA
Susie Bodman, Gazette-Times, Corvallis, OR
Debra Brownley, Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg, PA
Steve Tomaska, Daily Press, Ashland, WI
Diedtra Henderson, freelance, Seattle, WA
Mary Landers, Savannah Morning News, Savannah, GA
Victoria Parker-Stevens, Carlsbad Current-Argus, Carlsbad, NM

1998

Lorisa Brass, The Oak Ridger, Oak Ridge, TN
Andrew D. Bridges, Pasadena Star-News, Pasadena, CA
Lynne Glover, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh, PA
Anntoinette (Toni) Moore, Longview News-Journal, Longview, TX
Donna Mungen, USA Today, Altadena, CA
Jill Nicholls, Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee, WI
Kurt Loft, The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, FL
Christina Johnson, North Country Times, Solana Beach, CA;

1997

Sonja Bisbee, Fort Collins Coloradoan
Nancy Hanger, Independent-Mail, Anderson, SC
Andrew Holtz, Holtz Report, Portland, OR
Katy Human, Daily Camera, Boulder, CO
Robin Lloyd, Pasadena Star News, Pasadena, CA
David Penticuff, Muncie Star Press, Muncie, IN
Darrell Stover, freelance, Cary, NC

1996

Cinda Becker, The Home News & Tribune, East Brunswick, NJ
Allan Brettman, The Daily News, Longview, WA
John Cutter, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
Kristina Eddy, Valley News, White River Junction, VT
Robert L. Monroe, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario, CA
L.E. Ohman, Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City, IA
C. J. Cross Roberts, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Lancaster, OH
Wayne Patridge, The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, GA

1995

Loretta S. Callahan, The Columbian, Vancouver, WA
Jeff Kralowetz, The York Dispatch, York, PA
Eric Larson, The Anniston Star, Anniston, AL
liliane Parbot-Johnson, Sun Herald, Charlotte, FL
Daniel W. Shieder, II, The Sherman Democrat Sherman, TX
Robyn A. Suriano, The Tribune, Fort Pierce, FL
Tom Abate, American Tentative Society Travel Fellow

1994

Mario Aguilera, San Diego Daily Transcript, San Diego, CA
Larry O’Hanlon, Tahoe Daily Tribune, Lake Tahoe, CA
Candance Pollock, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Alexandria, LA
Neil Savage, Bristol Press, Bristol, CT
Sharienne Sweeney, Cochocton Trbune, Cochocton, OH

1993

Caroline Dopyera, Raleigh News & Observer, Raleigh, NC
Sandra Doughton, Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma, WA
Al Knauber, Bozeman News, Bozeman, MT
Geri Rudolph, Saginaw News, Saginaw, MI
Nathan Seppa, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI
Lawrence Spohn, Albuquerque TribuneAlbuquerque, NM
Elizabeth Wilson, Pasadena Star News, Pasadena, CA
Sito Negron, El Paso Times, El Paso, TX

1992

Julie Baumkel, Oakland Press, Oakland, MI
Keith Easthouse, Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM
Lyle Muller, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA
Elaine Porterfield, Tacoma Morning News Tribune, Tacoma, WA
Jerry Rhodes, Columbian, Vancouver, WA
Mike Stobbe, Flint Journal, Flint, MI
Kim Strosnider, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA
David Tannebaum, freelance, Madison, WI

1991

Gale Greenwood, Daily World, Aberdeen, WA
Michele Y. Hoskins, Shreveport Journal, Shreveport, LA
Annette Kondo, Pasadena Star News, Pasadena, CA
Steve Silkin, The Enterprise, Simi Valley, CA
Daniel Westneat, Valley Daily News, Kent, WA
Michel Mairiott, New York Times, New York, NY

1990

Phil Galewitz, Harrisburg Patriot News, Harrisburg, PA
John Keefe, Racine Journal, Racine, WI
Len Menaici, Journal News, West Nyack, NY
Tom Mitchell, Holyoke Transcript Telegram, Holyoke, MA
Timothy Rogers, Centre Daily Times, State College, PA
Nancy Serrell, Valley News, West Lebanon, NH
Harriet Washington, Rochester Democrat Chronicle, Rochester, NY
Ed Yeates, KSL-TV