About me
Emily with penguins in Antarctica.
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Emily Greenhalgh is an award-winning marine biologist-turned-science communicator at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA.
Emily 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 the MBL, Emily was Senior Science Writer at the New England Aquarium's applied research center—the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, 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 will be released in 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 wonderful dog 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 will be released in 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 wonderful dog and one semi-tolerant cat.