Amy Nevala, a Michigan native, grew up in a family of teachers, writers, and outdoor enthusiasts who encouraged reading and running as recreational pursuits. She decided on a science writing career after winning a news reporting fellowship from the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in Florida and publishing her first magazine story, about flamingoes. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in advertising and a master’s degree in fisheries and wildlife, both from Michigan State University. She spent six years as a freelance writer and daily newspaper reporter in Washington, D.C., Seattle, and most recently Chicago, covering news for the Chicago Tribune. In 1999 she pedaled 3,250 miles across the United States to report stories on a group of bicyclists raising money for the American Lung Association. On an 88-mile day in Montana, a tall cyclist shared his peanut butter sandwich; she married him in 2004 on a Cape Cod farm. Drawn to WHOI in 2003 by the promise of high-seas adventure, she has written about climate change, deep-sea volcanoes, earthquakes, whales, undersea robots, and sea squirts. Her work at WHOI has included three ship-based expeditions (to the Pacific and Indian Oceans), as well as land-based field studies to Nicaragua (2006) and Greenland (2008). She and her husband live in Cataumet with their son and black Labrador. Contact Amy at anevala@whoi.edu or 508 289-3585.
Posted: July 25, 2005 [top] |
