The Association of Health Care Journalists has awarded more than 100 fellowships to help journalists attend its annual conference, Health Journalism 2012. The fellowship recipients are:
2012 AHCJ-California Health Journalism Fellowships
Congratulations to our AHCJ-California Health Journalism fellows. We were able to support these fellows this year thanks to funding from The California HealthCare Foundation.
- Lisa Aliferis, health editor, KQED-San Francisco
- LJ Anderson, columnist, Palo Alto Daily News
- Larry Beresford, independent journalist, Oakland
- Heather Boerner, independent journalist, San Francisco
- Alicia Chang, science writer, The Associated Press
- Victoria Colliver, staff writer, San Francisco Chronicle
- Christina Elston, health editor, LA Parent
- Sherree Geyer, independent journalist, Lake Forest
- Kenny Goldberg, health reporter, KPBS-San Diego
- Joe Goldeen, regional science reporter, The (Stockton) Record
- Anna Gorman, staff writer, Los Angeles Times
- Christina Jewett, health and welfare reporter, California Watch
- Sandy Kleffman, health reporter, The Contra Costa Times
- Colleen Paretty, executive editor, WebMD Magazine
- Courtney Perkes, reporter, The Orange County Register
- Matthew Perry, independent journalist, Sacramento
- Bruce Robinson, news director, KRCB-Rohnert Park
- Grace Rubenstein, public health reporter, The Sacramento Bee
- Paul Sisson, staff writer, North County Times, Escondido
- Paula Spencer Scott, senior editor, Caring.com
- Laurie Udesky, independent journalist, San Francisco
- Sarah Varney, KQED-San Francisco,
- Lisa Zamosky, independent journalist, Los Angeles
2012 AHCJ-Georgia Health Journalism Fellowships
Congratulations to our AHCJ-Georgia Health Journalism fellows. This is a fellowship program introduced this year thanks to funding from the Healthcare Georgia Foundation.
- Sonya Collins, independent journalist, Atlanta
- Tom Corwin, health reporter, The Augusta Chronicle
- Betty Darby, health correspondent, Savannah Morning News
- Erin France, regional reporter, Athens Banner-Herald
- Portia Lake, reporter, WGXA-Macon
- Paula Pant, independent journalist, Atlanta
- Nina Reeder, assistant editor, Upscale magazine
2012 AHCJ-Oregon Health Journalism Fellowships
Congratulations to our AHCJ-Oregon Health Journalism fellows. We were able to support these fellows this year thanks to funding from the Northwest Health Foundation.
- Tracy Berry, co-host/public affairs director, KKNU-Eugene
- Nick Budnick, reporter, The Oregonian
- Diane Lund, editor-in-chief, The Lund Report
- Roxana Venero, news anchor, KUNP-Portland
2012 AHCJ-Missouri Health Journalism Fellowships
Congratulations to our AHCJ-Missouri Health Journalism fellows. We were able to support these fellows this year thanks to funding from the Missouri Foundation for Health.
- Alan Bavley, reporter, The Kansas City Star
- Blythe Bernhard, reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Rebecca Boyle, independent journalist, St. Louis
- Lola Butcher, independent journalist, Springfield
- Jim Doyle, reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Jeanne Erdmann, independent journalist, Wentzville
- Jacob Fenston, reporter/producer, KBIA-Columbia
- Jennifer Gordon, health reporter, St. Joseph News-Press
- Elana Gordon, health reporter, KCUR-Kansas City
- Melinda Hemmelgarn, independent journalist, Columbia
- Sandra Jordan, health reporter, The St. Louis American
- Aimee Levitt, staff writer, Riverfront Times
- Shannon Miller, anchor/reporter, KOLR-Springfield
- Tracy Overton, managing editor, AOA News
- David Twiddy, reporter, Kansas City Business Journal
- Emily Wood, anchor/reporter, KY3-Springfield
- Jacki Wood, writer/reporter, Nodaway News Leader
2012 AHCJ-New York Health Journalism Fellowships
Congratulations to our AHCJ-New York Health Journalism fellows. We were able to support these fellows this year thanks to funding from the New York State Health Foundation.
- LeShea Agnew, producer/reporter, WXXI-Rochester
- Marshall Allen, reporter, ProPublica
- Sara Altshul, editor/writer, Diane Magazine, Brooklyn
- Robert Barrett, producer/host, WAMC-Albany
- Cathleen Crowley, health reporter, Albany Times Union
- Claudia Caruana, independent journalist, Elmont
- Brad Edmondson, independent journalist, Ithaca
- Lynya Floyd, health director, Family Circle Magazine
- Katie Gibas, reporter, YNN-Syracuse
- Barbara Glickstein, senior producer/host, WBAI-Pacifica Radio
- Lindsay Goldwert, multimedia editor, Daily News
- Kimberly Ha, global editor, Biopharm Insight
- Gergana Koleva, contributing writer, Forbes.com
- Laura Silver, independent journalist, Brooklyn
- Michelle Lodge, independent journalist, New York
- Kathleen McGowan, special projects editor, Discover
- Carol Milano, independent journalist, Brooklyn
- Genevra Pittman, medical journalist, Reuters Health
- Paul Raeburn, blogger, Knight Science Journalism Tracker
- Patti Singer, health reporter, Democrat and Chronicle
- Melinda Wenner Moyer, independent journalist, Brooklyn
2012 AHCJ-Ethnic Media Health Journalism Fellowships
Congratulations to our AHCJ-Ethnic Media Health Journalism fellows. We were able to support these fellows this year thanks to funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
- Ran An, medical editor, China Newsweek, Morgantown, W.V.
- Mei-Ling (Melissa) Chen, senior reporter, Sing Tao Newspapers, Los Angeles
- Geoff Chin, senior writer, Media Central, Los Angeles
- Antonio Flores-Lobos, editor, Las Noticias, Kingston, N.Y.
- Pedro Frisneda, health editor, El Diario/La Prensa, New York
- Kimberly Hayes Taylor, independent journalist, Detroit
- Wale Idris Ajibade, executive producer, African Health Dialogues, Hoboken, N.J.
- Shuka Kalantari, health outreach coordinator, KQED-San Francisco
- Andrea King Collier, independent journalist, Lansing, Mich.
- Jasmin Mara Lopez, independent journalist, South Pasadena, Calif.
- Rebecca Plevin, community health reporter, Vida en el Valle, Fresno, Calif.
- Yanick Rice Lamb, editorial director, Heart & Soul magazine, Baltimore
- Simeon Silverio, publisher and editor, Asian Journal San Diego
- Sunita Sohrabji, reporter, India-West, San Leandro, Calif.
- Robin Stone, independent journalist, New York
- Viji Sundaram, health care editor, New America Media, San Francisco
2012 AHCJ-Healthier Beat Fellowships
Congratulations to our AHCJ-Healthier Beat fellows. This program, aimed at better training reporters in covering the health aspects of non-health beats, was supported this year by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
- Sindya Bhanoo, science columnist, The New York Times
- Elizabeth Dwoskin, political reporter, Bloomberg Businessweek
- Joyce Evans, general reporter, WTXF-Philadelphia
- Vanessa Herring, general reporter, WICU-Erie, Pa.
- Angela Hong, general reporter, WHAM-Rochester, N.Y.
- Patricia Wen, social services reporter, The Boston Globe
2012 AHCJ-Rural Health Journalism Fellowships
Congratulations to our AHCJ-Rural Health Journalism fellows. We were able to support these fellows this year thanks to funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
- Kylie Bearse, morning anchor, KIFI-Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Sara Bruyn Jones, reporter, The Roanoke (Va.) Times
- Coshandra Dillard, reporter, Tyler (Texas) Morning Telegraph
- Noelle Hunter, staff writer, The Morehead (Ky.) News
- Stephanie Innes, medical writer, Arizona Daily Star
- Janet Nelson, staff writer, The Baxter Bulletin (Mountain Home, Ark.)
- Steve Ross, reporter/anchor, KOLN/KGIN-Grand Island, Neb.
- Kellie Schmitt, health reporter, The Bakersfield Californian
- Jessica Soule, editor, The Skaneateles (N.Y.) Journal
- Brandon Stahl, investigations editor, Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune
- Michelle Te, editor, Wilsonville (Ore.) Spokesman
- Tara Thomas, reporter, KWWL-Waterloo, Iowa
