Author Bios

Elaine Mokhtefi was born in New York. After the Second World War, she joined the youth movement for world peace and justice, becoming director of a militant student organization. …

Nathan Herschler is the executive director of the New England Anti-Vivisection Society, a national organization founded in 1895 and dedicated to replacing the use of animals in research with …

Justin Goodman is the vice president of advocacy and public policy at White Coat Waste Project, a 400,000-member taxpayer watchdog working to end $15 billion in taxpayer-funded animal experiments.

Kathy Ruffing is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, specializing in federal budget issues.

Heather Mongilio is a contributor at Environmental Health News.

Beena Raghavendran is the engagement reporting fellow for the Local Reporting Network. During 2018, she'll be working with several reporters around the country to boost audience voice and engagement …

Kate Mishkin covers the environment, workplace safety and energy, with a focus on coal and natural gas for the Charleston Gazette-Mail. Email Kate at [email protected] and follow her on …

Amanda Lotz is a fellow at the Peabody Media Center and a professor of Media Studies at the University of Michigan.

Ken Schwencke is a journalist and developer on ProPublica’s news apps team, covering hate crimes and white supremacist movements. Previously, he worked on The New York Times’ interactive news …

Lucas Waldron is ProPublica’s social visuals and graphics producer. Waldron is a motion graphics journalist focused on storytelling across social media platforms. His work has previously been published by …