Ashley Welch

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Location
Cork City, Ireland
School
Fordham University, Craig Newmark Graduate School Of Journalism At CUNY
Expertise
Health, Fitness, Nutrition
  • Ashley has more than a decade of experience in health and science reporting.
  • She served more than four years as the Health Editor for CBSNews.com.
  • She holds a master's degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, where she honed in on her speciality of health and science reporting.

Experience

Ashley Welch is a health and science journalist with more than a decade of experience in both breaking news and long-form storytelling. She is currently a freelancer for a number of health publications, including Health Digest, Healthline, and Everyday Health. In past lives, Ashley served as the Health Editor for CBSNews.com and covered a wide range of chronic diseases and conditions on staff as an associate editor at Everyday Health. A native New Yorker, her personal life recently brought her to Ireland, where she lives with her husband in the lovely city of Cork.

Education

Ashley Welch received a bachelor's degree from Fordham University, where she majored in communications and media studies. She also has a master's degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where she studied health and science reporting.
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