Jessica P. Johnson
Science Writer
Photo by Meg Merckens
I'm a freelance science writer, editor, and podcaster. My current clients include Science Feedback, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Society for Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, and Science News.
Since earning a master’s in science journalism from Boston University's Center for Science and Medical Journalism, my writing has also appeared in Nature Medicine, The Scientist magazine, IEEE Pulse, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's website, and The Wildlife Society's news website and quarterly magazine The Wildlife Professional.
I also hold a master’s in environmental microbiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a bachelor’s in biology from Cornell University. My passion for scientific writing and journalism emerged during my previous career as a research scientist in which I led habitat restoration projects and endangered species surveys, engineered bacteria-powered fuel cells, and developed strains of bacteria which convert cellulose to ethanol.
Since earning a master’s in science journalism from Boston University's Center for Science and Medical Journalism, my writing has also appeared in Nature Medicine, The Scientist magazine, IEEE Pulse, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's website, and The Wildlife Society's news website and quarterly magazine The Wildlife Professional.
I also hold a master’s in environmental microbiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a bachelor’s in biology from Cornell University. My passion for scientific writing and journalism emerged during my previous career as a research scientist in which I led habitat restoration projects and endangered species surveys, engineered bacteria-powered fuel cells, and developed strains of bacteria which convert cellulose to ethanol.
