Erin O’Donnell

Erin O’Donnell is an experienced writer, reporter, and editor who has produced editorial content for a range of environments, including national magazines, newspapers, websites, blogs, and marketing publications. 

A former senior editor for Natural Health magazine, she has particular expertise in health, food, science, and parenting, but I’ll take on any topic, creating content that is accurate, fresh, and engaging. In a given month, I might write about stem-cell therapies, Internet dating, breast reduction surgery, a celebrity chef with type 1 diabetes, the most accurate way to take your child’s temperature, and solutions for global climate change. I’m equally comfortable with service-heavy, how-to pieces and longer-form features. I’m a skilled interviewer of all types of people.

Her work has appeared in WebMD Magazine (the print extension of the website) and its sister publications, WebMD Diabetes and WebMD Campus, Robb Report Health & Wellness, Harvard Magazine, the Boston Globe Magazine, Babson Magazine, Parents.com, the now defunct Body + Soul, SELF, Dr. Andrew Weil’s Self Healing newsletter, Boy’s Life, and Beliefnet.com. I also produce marketing content for university and hospital clients.

She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two sons.
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Get excited to perform well

Under pressure, getting excited yields better results than remaining calm.

Virgil Encyclopedia in English

Two Harvard classics professors create the first Virgil Encyclopedia in English.

Collaboration between Hitler and Hollywood Documented by Harvard's Urwand

A new book documents censorship by Hollywood at the bidding of Hitler's Nazi government.

Governing Geoengineering Research

Some legal and diplomatic initiatives are under way.

Years of life added by exercise is now quantified by research

New study reveals just how many years of life are added by varying levels of exercise.

L. Mahadevan discovers new type of spring in the coiled tendrils of a cucumber

In the plant's tendrils, L. Mahadevan and colleagues discover a new type of spring.

Sociologist Kevin Lewis probes preferences in online dating

How personal preferences drive our choice of mates—as understood through an online dating site.

In Adam Cohen's lab, neurons to light up as they fire

Harvard researchers create neurons that light up when they fire.

Vanessa Williamson and Theda Skocpol study Tea Party conservatism

Theda Skocpol analyzes the politics and demographics of the Tea Party.

The Veil’s Revival

Veils have seen a resurgence among young Muslim women worldwide. Is this a step backward, or a marker of progressive politics?

A video game for anger management and emotional control

At Children's Hospital Boston, a video game offers emotionally explosive youths methods of self-control.