Elena Conis
Elena Conis is a writer and historian of medicine, public health, and the environment. Prior to joining the Graduate School of Journalism, she was a professor of history and the Mellon Fellow in Health and Humanities at Emory University; the Cain Fellow at the Science History Institute; and an award-winning health columnist for the Los Angeles Times, where she wrote the ”Esoterica Medica,” ”Nutrition Lab,” and ”Supplements” columns.
Her first book, Vaccine Nation: America’s Changing Relationship with Immunization, received the Arthur J. Viseltear Award from the American Public Health Association and was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title and a Science Pick of the Week by the journal Nature. She is currently working on a book on the history of the pesticide DDT with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Institutes of Health.
Elena serves on the faculty of the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco as an affiliated faculty member. She holds a PhD in the history of health sciences from UCSF; masters degrees in journalism and public health from Berkeley; and a bachelors degree in biology from Columbia University.
For more information, check out www.elenaconis.com.
TEACHING SCHEDULE:
| Sec. | Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J200 Reporting the News – Health & Environment Fall 2018 | M 9:00 - 12:00 | 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News) |
| 002 | J200 Reporting the News – Health, Science and Environment Fall 2021 | M W 9:00 - 12:00 | — |
| 001 | J200 Reporting the News: Health and Environment – Section 001 Fall 2019 | M 9:00 - 12:00 | 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News) |
| 1 | J211 Reporting the News Lab Fall 2018 | Th 1:00-4:00 | 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News) |
| 002 | J211 Reporting the News Lab – Health, Science & Environment Fall 2021 | W 9:00 -12:00 | — |
| 001 | J211 Reporting the News Lab: Health and Environment-Section 001 Fall 2019 | T 2:00-5:00 | 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News) |
| 1 | J226 Reporting on Health Spring 2018 | Th 10:00 - 12:00 | 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News) |
| 1 | J226 Science Denial: Role of the Media Spring 2019 | Th 9:00 - 12:00 | 108 North Gate (Lower News) — 108 North Gate (Lower News) |
| 001 | J226 Science Denial: Role of the Media Spring 2020 | Th 9:00 - 12:00 | 108 North Gate (Lower News) — 108 North Gate (Lower News) |
| 17 | J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Conis Spring 2019 | By appt. | By appointment — By appointment |
| 003 | J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Conis Fall 2019 | By appt. | By appointment — By appointment |
| 17 | J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Conis Spring 2018 | By appt. | By appointment — By appointment |
| 17 | J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Conis Spring 2019 | By appt. | By appointment — By appointment |
| 003 | J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Conis Fall 2019 | By appt. | By appointment — By appointment |
| 003 | J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Conis Spring 2020 | By appt. | By appointment — By appointment |
| 3 | J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Conis Fall 2018 | By appt. | By appointment — By appointment |
| 003 | J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Conis Spring 2021 | By appt. | By appointment — By appointment |
| 003 | J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Conis Fall 2021 | By appt. | By appointment — By appointment |
| 003 | J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Conis Fall 2020 | By appt. | By appointment — By appointment |
REPORTING INTERESTS
Environment, Gender/Sexuality, HPV, Health, Science, Social Issues, chicken pox, journalism, measles, mumps, vaccinesMEDIA PLATFORMS
Narrative Writing