Jennifer Kahn

Jennifer Kahn

Jennifer Kahn

Lecturer

Continuing Lecturer

Alumni

LinkedIn

Website

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
001 J242 Long-form Storytelling: Profiles
Fall 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)
1 J242 Renegades, Underdogs, Madmen: The magazine profile
Fall 2018 		W 2-5 209 North Gate (Greenhouse) — 209 North Gate (Greenhouse)
001 J242 Renegades, Underdogs, Madmen: The magazine profile
Fall 2022 		Th 2:00-5:00 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News)
001 J242 Renegades, Underdogs, Madmen: The magazine profile
Fall 2019 		Th 2:00-5:00 209 North Gate (Greenhouse) — 209 North Gate (Greenhouse)
001 J242 Renegades, Underdogs, Madmen: The magazine profile
Fall 2021 		Th 2:00-5:00 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News)
001 J242 Renegades, Underdogs, Madmen: The magazine profile
Fall 2020 		Th 2:00-5:00 —
016 J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Kahn
Spring 2020 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
005 J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Kahn
Fall 2022 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
005 J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Kahn
Spring 2022 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
005 J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Kahn
Fall 2021 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
016 J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Kahn
Spring 2021 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
005 J294 Master’s Project Seminar – Kahn
Fall 2020 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
005 J294 Master’s Project Seminar: Narrative – Kahn
Fall 2019 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
6 J294 Master’s Project Seminar: Narrative – Kahn
Spring 2019 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
005 J294 Master’s Project Seminar: Narrative – Kahn
Fall 2019 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
6 J294 Master’s Project Seminar: Narrative – Kahn
Spring 2019 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
5 J294 Master’s Project Seminar: Narrative – Kahn
Fall 2018 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
21 J294 Master’s Project Seminar: Narrative – Kahn
Spring 2018 		By appt. By appointment — By appointment
1 J298 How to be an Editor
Spring 2018 		Th 3:00 - 6:00 209 North Gate (Greenhouse) — 209 North Gate (Greenhouse)
001 J298 How to be an Editor
Spring 2020 		Th 3:00 - 6:00 209 North Gate (Greenhouse) — 209 North Gate (Greenhouse)
001 J298 How to be an Editor
Spring 2022 		Th 3:00 - 6:00 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News)
1 J298 How to be an Editor
Spring 2019 		Th 3:00 - 6:00 209 North Gate (Greenhouse) — 209 North Gate (Greenhouse)
001 J298 How to be an editor
Spring 2023 		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)

REPORTING INTERESTS

Genetics, Science, Technology

MEDIA PLATFORMS

Narrative Writing