Dani Leviss

Dani Leviss

Web producer
The Transmitter

Dani Leviss is The Transmitter’s web producer. She produces articles and newsletters for the site. Previously, she was a researcher for the podcast “Hometown History NJ” and a science editor for Scholastic Magazines+. She has also written for Live Science and Hakai Magazine and fact-checked for Science News, Levels Blog and a book about toxic chemical exposure and cancer.

Education

  • M.A. in science journalism, New York University
  • B.A. in chemistry, Drew University

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