Resume | Siri Carpenter

SIRI CARPENTER, PH.D.

The Open Notebook (www.theopennotebook.com), 2010-present
Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief

Co-founded and edit non-profit online publication that provides tools and resources to help science journalists improve their skills.
Oversee development of the publication; develop story ideas; assign stories to freelancers; write and edit individual stories; manage contracted editors and copyeditor; oversee fellowship program; manage production schedule and budget; acquire grant support; manage social media and outreach; represent The Open Notebook at conferences, events, and journalism schools.
Edited THE CRAFT OF SCIENCE WRITING: Selections from The Open Notebook (February 2020)

Freelance Editor Madison, WI, 2014-present

Freelance Science Writer Madison, WI, 2002-present

Clients have included The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Science, Science News, Scientific American, Spectrum, Scientific American Mind, the Oprah Magazine, Prevention, and others
First author of Visualizing Psychology, an introductory psychology textbook for college students (John Wiley & Sons, 2007)

Discover Magazine Waukesha, WI, October 2012-May 2014
Senior Editor to Features Editor

Led the development, commissioning and editing of features and cultivation of top contributing writers.
Edited behavioral science and medical columns.
Top edited features, columns and front-of-book section.
Collaborated with art department to develop art and design concepts for features and columns.
Mentored junior editorial staff.
Represented the magazine at professional meetings.

APA Monitor on Psychology Washington, DC, 2000-2002
Senior Science Writer

Science News Washington, DC, 1999
Science Writer Intern

Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, VA, 1998
American Association for the Advancement of Science | Science and Engineering Mass Media Fellow

Yale University New Haven, CT
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), 2000
Master of Science (Psychology), 1997

University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), with honors, 1995
Phi Beta Kappa, 1993

Finalist, 2009 National Magazine Award
2009 Outstanding Article Award for Reporting on a Significant Topic, American Society of Journalists and Authors

President, National Association of Science Writers, 2018-2020
Vice President, National Association of Science Writers, 2016-2018
Meeting organizer, Kavli Symposia on Science Editing, 2016-2017
Co-chair, NASW Ad Hoc Committee on Membership Identity and Values, November 2016-October 2017
Member, NASW Ad Hoc Committee on Constitutional Review, November 2015-May 2016
Science Writer in Residence, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fall 2013
Co-chair of workshop planning group for “Science Writing in the Age of Denial,” a two-day professional meeting held in Madison, WI in April 2012
Co-chair, NASW Freelance Committee, 2010-2012 (member of committee, 2005-2012)
Frequent awards judge, panel organizer, and guest lecturer