Expertise
Consumer health, cancer, type 1 diabetes, Alzheimer's, mental health, oral health, exercise, and nutrition
About
Theresa Sullivan Barger is an award-winning independent health and environmental journalist whose stories have appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, AARP, CURE, Discover, Family Circle, Live Science, and more. She wrote a monthly consumer health column for Connecticut Magazine for more than five years.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature, Marist University, Poughkeepsie, New York
Awards
- New England Better Newspaper Competition, New England Newspaper & Press Association, 2025
- Patient Education Information, National Health Information Awards, 2023
- Excellence in Journalism, Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, and earlier
Professional Organizations
- Member, Association of Health Care Journalists
- Member, American Society of Journalists and Authors
- Member, Society of Professional Journalists
- Member, Institute for Independent Journalists
Book & Media Recommendations
Latest Work
Latest contributions from Theresa Sullivan Barger, in Women's Health