Author Bios

Nicole A. Cooke is the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and an associate professor at the School of Library and Information Science, at the University of South Carolina.

Marshall Allen investigates why we pay so much for health care in the United States and get so little in return. He is one of the creators of ProPublica’s …

Audrey Roofeh is the CEO of Mariana Strategies, a Washington, D.C.-based workplace culture consulting firm focused on preventing workplace harassment. Follow her on Twitter: @aroofeh.

Anna Almendrala is a correspondent at Kaiser Health News covering the business of health care and health care policy. She was born in Manila, Philippines, and grew up in …

Molly Minta is a contributor at The Appeal.

Melanie Foley is the International Programs Director at Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch.

Blake Farmer covers health care in Nashville, Tennessee, reporting on the region's unique health challenges as well as the city's concentration of health care companies. He's been with Nashville …

Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy is Associate Teaching Professor of American Studies at Miami University.

Matthias Lalisse is a labor/community organizer and graduate student at Johns Hopkins University.

Catherine Murphy is founder and director of The Literacy Project. Her documentary Maestra explores the 1961 Cuban Literacy Campaign through the eyes of the youngest women teachers. Her oral …