Jennifer Kahn

Jennifer Kahn

Jennifer Kahn

Lecturer

Continuing Lecturer

Alumni

Jennifer Kahn is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, and has been a regular feature writer for The New Yorker, National Geographic, and Wired, among others. Her work has been selected for the Best American Science Writing series four times, and has explored subjects ranging from the “rational self-help” movement in Silicon valley, to the challenge of identifying and treating child psychopaths. Since 2009, she has taught in the Magazine Program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, and was a visiting Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton in 2015. Her 2016 TED talk on CRISPR and gene drives has been viewed more than 1.4 million times, and was named one of the top TED talks of 2016 by conference organizers.

More at http://www.jenniferkahn.com/

EDUCATION

  • Princeton University (BA)

  • UC Berkeley (MA)

EMPLOYERS

  • UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

  • New York Times Magazine (Contributing Writer)

TEACHING SCHEDULE:

Sec. Title Time Location
007 J298 How To Be An Editor
Spring 2025
Thurs 2–5 p.m. 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News)
001 J242 Long-form Storytelling: Profiles
Fall 2024
Th 2–5pm 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News)
007 J298 How To Be An Editor
Spring 2024
Th 2–5pm 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News)
001 J242 Renegades, Underdogs, Madmen: The magazine profile
Fall 2023
TH 2–5pm 127 North Gate (Rodriguez Room) — 127 North Gate (Rodriguez Room)

REPORTING INTERESTS

Genetics, Science, Technology

MEDIA PLATFORMS

Narrative Writing