Kathleen McAuliffe
Science journalist and author
Kathleen McAuliffe is a science journalist and the author of This Is Your Brain on Parasites. She has written for many national magazines and has taught at the University of Miami.
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About Kathleen McAuliffe
Kathleen McAuliffe is a science journalist who has published articles in outlets such as The Atlantic, The New York Times (both the Sunday Magazine and the paper), Smithsonian, Discover and the Los Angeles Times. Her Atlantic article How Your Cat is Making You Crazy attracted wide attention. Earlier on, she wrote a health column for More Magazine and served as senior science editor at US News & World Report and Omni Magazine. Her book This Is Your Brain on Parasites, published by Houghton Mifflin, explores how small organisms influence our behavior and society. The book has been translated into six languages and is a bestseller in parasitology and microbiology. McAuliffe studied at Trinity College Dublin, where she earned an M.A. in natural science with first-class honors. She holds an adjunct professorship at the University of Miami, has taught a course there on the human microbiome, and lives in Miami, Florida.