Bethany Brookshire is a science writer and author of the book Pests: How humans create animal villains, to be published by Ecco. She is also a podcast host on the podcast Science for the People, where she interviews scientists and science writers about the science that will impact people’s lives. From 2013 to 2021, she was a staff writer with Science News magazine and Science News for Students, a digital magazine covering the latest in scientific research for kids ages 9-14. She loves to write about neuroscience, pharmacology, environmental science, science fiction and the practice and pressures of the scientific life. She has recently published in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, and other outlets, and her voice has appeared on NPR, the CBC, WHYY Philadelphia and more.
In addition to writing and producing audio journalism, Bethany is a sought-after public speaker on science communication and alternative science careers. She is also interested in scifi, and is a speaker at venues such as DragonCon, AwesomeCon and more on the science of science fiction.
Bethany has a PhD in Physiology and Pharmacology from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the College of William and Mary. She was a 2019-2020 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
All views expressed here are her own and do not represent those of her employer. Site design by Karen Wolf. Photos of Bethany by Lancer Photography.