About me
Emily with penguins in Antarctica.
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Emily Greenhalgh is a marine biologist-turned-science communicator. She currently works as the Senior Manager of Editorial at The Jackson Laboratory.
Emily is has a master's in Science Journalism from Boston University, and a bachelor's degree in marine biology from the University of Rhode Island, and more than a decade of science communications experience. She has worked on commercial fishing boats, for federal and nonprofit institutions, and led multiple cross-agency social media efforts. She's also tagged breeding sharks, helped release rehabilitated sea turtles, and hiked in Antarctica. |
Prior to joining JAX, Emily was Assistant Director of Digital Communications at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL). Before that, she was Senior Science Writer at the New England Aquarium, where she helped build a digital media strategy from the ground-up. Before that, she spent four years as science writer and social media coordinator for NOAA Climate.gov.
She was a contributing writer on the USGCRP's National Climate Assessment and her work has been featured by USA Today, the Boston Globe, the World Meteorological Organization, Providence Business News, 41N Magazine, and Gizmodo, among others, and appears in various science text books in at least six languages. The Atlantic's CityLab called her piece on Climate and Lobsters "insightful commentary."
Emily loves discovering what makes research exciting, turning complex science into easy-to-understand stories, and helping scientists share their passions. Her debut book FUN WITH OCEANS AND SEAS was published by Penguin Random House / Z Kids in September 2023. Her second book in the series FUN WITH OUTER SPACE was released in November 2024. .
In her spare time, she writes speculative fiction and enjoys crafting, puzzles, and putting cheese on things. She lives on Cape Cod with her husband, their two wonderful dogs, and one semi-tolerant cat.
She was a contributing writer on the USGCRP's National Climate Assessment and her work has been featured by USA Today, the Boston Globe, the World Meteorological Organization, Providence Business News, 41N Magazine, and Gizmodo, among others, and appears in various science text books in at least six languages. The Atlantic's CityLab called her piece on Climate and Lobsters "insightful commentary."
Emily loves discovering what makes research exciting, turning complex science into easy-to-understand stories, and helping scientists share their passions. Her debut book FUN WITH OCEANS AND SEAS was published by Penguin Random House / Z Kids in September 2023. Her second book in the series FUN WITH OUTER SPACE was released in November 2024. .
In her spare time, she writes speculative fiction and enjoys crafting, puzzles, and putting cheese on things. She lives on Cape Cod with her husband, their two wonderful dogs, and one semi-tolerant cat.