Andrew A. Skolnick
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| Occupation | Journalist, photographer, editor |
| Education | B.A., M.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
| Genre | Journalism |
| Subject | Science |
| Notable awards | 1998 Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism; 2000 AMWA John P. McGovern Award; 2005 Robert P Balles Prize in Critical Thinking |
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Andrew A. Skolnick is an American science and medical journalist and photographer best known for his investigative reporting on health care issues, alternative medicine, and paranormal claims.
In 1972, Skolnick participated in a two-year professional photography certificate program at the Paier College of Art, then received a B.A. from Charter Oak State College in 1978 and an M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1981.
At Yale University, Skolnick was a scientific photographer in the biology department from 1975 to 1977, and a visiting lecturer teaching scientific photography from 1976 to 1977. His journalism experience began as a science writer for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation from 1981 to 1985, after which he served as the life sciences editor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign News Bureau from 1985 to 1987, the associate science news editor at the American Medical Association (AMA) from 1987 until 1989, and an associate news editor at the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
From 2004 to 2006, Skolnick served as the executive director of the Center for Inquiry's Commission on Scientific Medicine and Mental Health.
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