Author Bios

A 2006 graduate from Harvard University, Laura Delano entered the mental health system at the age of fourteen, when she was diagnosed with ‘Bipolar disorder’ and ‘major depression’. She …

Christie Thompson is an intern at ProPublica. She studied journalism at Northwestern University, and has written for The Nation, The Chicago Reporter and TheAtlantic.com.

Jen Chien is a producer for the National Radio Project. She joined Making Contact in 2012. She reports and produces segments for KALW especially on the education and economic …

Danya Nadar is a producer and researcher with The Real News Network.

Alissa Fleck is a freelance writer who has written for The San Francisco Chronicle, The Houston Chronicle, NY Press, Our Town Downtown and other outlets.

Dr. Brian W. Dotts is a faculty member in the College of Education at the University of Georgia, where his areas of expertise include the history and philosophy of …

Dan Gamarnik is currently an undergraduate at Arcadia University majoring in Political Science.

Lynn Fitz-Hugh, Seattle, is a therapist, a lifelong peace proponent, an organizer with Just Sustainable Economy, and a mother.

Martha Hennessy works at Maryhouse Catholic Worker in New York and is in Kabul with Voices for Creative Nonviolence members as a guest of the Afghan Peace Volunteers.

Tracey Compton is a writer for Care2.