![]() Before shifting to journalism, she earned a PhD in genetics and molecular biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and did a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Human Genome Research Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. Her work has appeared in Scientific American, Science, STAT, The Scientist, Discover, Nature News, and Science News, among others. She is the former president of the Science Communicators of North Carolina, a contributing editor at the award-winning magazine American Scientist, and an adjunct faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has written about how new treatments for autoimmune diseases demonstrate the precarious balance the body maintains between protection and pathology and why the COVID-19 pandemic’s recent Omicron wave put more children in the hospital. She is known for her deeply reported stories, grounded in scientific research and featuring overlooked voices. Marla Broadfoot is a freelance science journalist based in Wendell, North Carolina. Marla Broadfoot Freelance Journalist Twitter: Topic: Examining the mental health of parents with LGBTQ teens 2022-2023 Rosalynn Carter Fellows for Mental Health Journalism class of Rosalynn Carter Fellows for Mental Health Journalism. ![]() The Carter Center is pleased to welcome the 2022-2023 U.S. The fellowships challenge recipients to delve deeper into learning about mental and behavioral health issues to share reliable information with the public about mental illnesses.įellows will receive virtual training on effective behavioral health reporting from past fellows and advisors, connect with alumni, be paired with their mentors, and gain a deep understanding of behavioral health. fellows receive a $10,000 stipend to report on approved mental health topics of interest and intensive training from leading mental health and journalism experts. Fellowship Advisory Board, with an emphasis on diversity.Ĭarter Center U.S. Fellows are selected by a committee of current and former journalists, mental health experts, and the U.S. This year’s fellows are accomplished journalists who have a high interest in in-depth mental health reporting. The projects tackle some of society’s biggest behavioral health challenges and seek to strengthen reporting, drive change in their communities, and help reduce stigma through storytelling. The Carter Center will announce international fellows later this summer, in collaboration with The National newspaper in the United Arab Emirates, the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Qatar, and Universidad de La Sabana in Colombia.īeginning in September, fellows will pursue innovative mental health journalism projects of their choice during the nonresidential, year-long fellowship. ![]() The group includes freelancers, staff reporters, a Georgia journalist, and the third annual awardee of the Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal Grant for Mental Health Investigative Journalism, in partnership with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. recipients of the 2022-2023 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. The Center will train fellows on accurate and effective mental health reporting and provide access to mental health expertsĪTLANTA (July 14, 2022) - The Carter Center is pleased to announce nine U.S.
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