Fiona Young-Brown

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT FIONA YOUNG-BROWN

Whether writing under my own name, or as a ghostwriter for a client, I cut through the jargon to get to the information. I am experienced in writing for medical professionals, for consumers, and for children- Fake News and Propaganda (Cavendish Square, 2019)- Spotting Internet Hoaxes (Cavendish Square, 2019)- Cyprus (Cavendish Square, 2019)- Declaring War (Cavendish Square, 2019)- Plate Tectonics (Cavendish Square, 2019)- Hero or Villain: Edward Snowden (Cavendish Square, 2018)- Eleanor Roosevelt (Cavendish Square, 2018)- Sudan, 3rd ed.(Cavendish Square, 2017)- The B-Movie Cookbook: The 1950s (2017)- The Universe to Scale (Cavendish Square, 2017)- Nuclear Fusion and Fission (Cavendish Square, 2016)- A Culinary History of Kentucky: Burgoo, Beer Cheese, and Goetta (The History Press, 2014)- History of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (written for the Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and the Environment, unpublished)- Wicked Lexington, Kentucky (The History Press, 2011)- Lexington: Then and Now (Arcadia, 2008)- Contributing editor at Sherpa Report, covering private aviation and destination clubs- Have written for numerous encyclopedias and educational databases on women\'s health, law, environment, country studies, biographies, and more- Written multiple articles for such publications as BBC Earth, Group Travel Leader, Sherpa Report, Mental Floss, Culture, Kentucky Monthly, Kentucky Doc, Health & Wellness, Relish, etc- Editing experience includes serving as senior editor for three health publications- Experienced copy editor- Three years teaching at junior high school level in Japan, four years teaching at the Universities of Iowa and Kentucky, plus further freelance tutoring experience with adults- Nonprofit and board management. Citizen Foster Care Review Boards. Served as Program Director for a Federal Program with the Homeless and Housing Association of Kentucky. Former board member of the Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa.