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Sean Downey

New Brunswick, Newark, Philadelphia
As seen in: Human Ecology, Nature, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, WIRED Magazine, JD Supra, Ecology and Society, Irish Film and Television Network, Lodging Magazine, Screen Ireland, Real Woman
Writer. Editor. Content wizard @ Princeton University. This is me laughing.
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Sean Downey’s Biography

Sean is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in national magazines and websites such as Men’s Health, Wired, Runner's World, and Yoga Journal. He specializes in long-form storytelling.

After starting his career immersed in the burgeoning tech scene of San Francisco, he made his way to the East Coast for a lengthy stint as the managing editor of Runner’s World magazine, where he helped bring the brand to the brink of a National Magazine Award for General Excellence.

Since 2018, Sean has been a steady contributor to Rutgers Magazine, where he specializes in feature stories on student access to higher education, research breakthroughs, and long profiles of prominent alumni.