Expertise
Health writing, research, and reportingHighlights
Award-winning health writer
Master’s of Science from Columbia University School of Journalism
Published articles in numerous magazines and websites
Writing articles about health for consumers is an honor and a responsibility.
— Beth Howard
Experience
A journalist for more than 25 years, Beth Howard has written about health, fitness, nutrition, and psychology for print and digital media, including Good Housekeeping, Glamour, Prevention, Fitness, AARP: The Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
She was a health columnist for Details, Bride’s, Shape, Babytalk, and Reader’s Digest. She is the author of the book Mind Your Body: A Sexual Health and Wellness Guide for Women.
Howard worked in New York as an associate editor and in Los Angeles as the West Coast editor for Omni Magazine, covering science and the environment. She served as senior editor at SELF, New Woman (health), and My Generation magazines, and later returned to SELF as editor-at-large.
Howard has received writing awards from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. She is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists.
Education
Howard earned a bachelor’s degree with a major in sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s in journalism from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University.
