Heather Tirado Gilligan
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PS,
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and
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Parenting, health, health policy, social determinants of health, food, income inequality, race in the US, American history, LGBT issues
Journalist. English Ph.D. Recovered academic. Managing editor @el_timpano. Bylines in @healthaffairs @washingtonpost @slate @USAtoday and more. She/her.
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Heather Tirado Gilligan’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I'm a journalist who has written for publications including Slate, The Nation, CNN, the Washington Post and USA Today. Previously, I was executive editor of the California Health Report, a news nonprofit covering disparities in health and access to health care. I received a master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley and a PhD in English from Rutgers University, where I studied race in American culture. I write about history, especially the history of race in the United States, health, paren…
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See all 4 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
I was a stringer for the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco's LGBT newspaper.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes! And it was awful. You really have to know how to type to use one of those because you can't go back and fix your mistakes.
What's your favorite drink?
If I have to pick just one, it's coffee. But Belgian style beer and wine from California are also near the top of my list.