Christine Whelan
| Christine B. Whelan | |
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| Born |
July 5, 1977 New York City |
| Residence | Madison, WI |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University, University of Oxford |
| Employer | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Title | Clinical Professor of Consumer Science |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Moyers |
| Parent(s) | Stephen Whelan, Elizabeth Whelan |
| Website | http://www.christinewhelan.com |
Christine Barrett Whelan (born July 5, 1977) is a writer, journalist, and commentator. She is the author of two books about marriage, and two self-help books for young-adults. She is a clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Whelan was born in New York City to attorney Stephen T. Whelan and Elizabeth M. Whelan, an author and public health specialist.
At eight years old, Whelan was the moderator for "No Kidding," a nationally syndicated health talk show for kids, by kids, produced by the American Council on Science and Health.
Whelan earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in Politics. Whelan subsequently was awarded the 1999 Daniel M. Sachs scholarship, one of Princeton's highest honors, which enabled her to study at Worcester College, Oxford. As a Sachs Scholar, she studied Economic and Social History at the University of Oxford, from which she earned her masters and doctorate.
Whelan has held teaching positions in the Sociology department at the University of Iowa and in the Sociology and Politics departments at Princeton University. In 2009 she accepted a position with the Sociology department at the University of Pittsburgh, where she taught until 2013. In 2013, she accepted a position with the Consumer Science department at the School of Human Ecology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she currently teaches and directs the Money, Relationships, and Equality (MORE).
Whelan is a thought leader at the LifeReimagined Institute, where she serves as chief curator, advising on self-improvement strategies for life's transitions. She is on the board of SEEK Safely and an outspoken advocate for the dissemination of research-based advice.
As an undergraduate, Whelan was editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian. From 1997 through 2000, she interned at the Wall Street Journal in New York and Washington bureaus and in 2000 interned at the Washington Post. In 2008, Whelan was awarded a Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowship.
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