Expertise
Health, Gender, and TechnologyEducation
Stanford University and Columbia UniversityHighlights
Has over 15 years of experience as a health and technology journalist, with bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, TIME Magazine, the BBC, and others
Served as managing editor of the Mellon Foundation, the largest backer of the arts and humanities in the U.S.
Her master’s thesis at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism was awarded with honors
I have always enjoyed learning about health and medicine, and I love interviewing scientists. As a health journalist, my goal is to help educate and inform readers about the health-related information they need to know, in a voice that’s easy to understand.
— Marisa Taylor Karas
Experience
Marisa Taylor Karas is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn who has covered health, gender, and technology for 15 years. She previously worked at The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and Al Jazeera America, among other publications, and also served as managing editor of the Mellon Foundation in New York City. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys running, cooking, hiking, and traveling with her family.
Education
Marisa earned a B.A. in psychology from Stanford University and an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
