- 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.