Elizabeth A. Katz

Science Communicator Senior Research Area Specialist @Michigan Medicine

Ann Arbor, MI, US

Serve in a Knowledge Translation capacity in the nationally-recognized Department of Family Medicine and its various medical and educational programs. This includes translating research into generally-accessible content for a variety of media, including websites, social media and electronic newsletters, as well as journal and magazine media. Research topics include, but are not limited to, mental health, social determinants of health, chronic disease, cancer prevention, sexual and reproductive health, and aging and disability health.• Collaborate with members of Michigan Medicine\'s Department of Communications to disseminate family medicine researchers\' work to broader internal and external audiences. • Provide grant, manuscript and professional document editing assistance to research faculty.• Served for three years as the editorial communications coordinator for Annals of Family Medicine, the top cited primary care research journal in the world. Assisted with the editorial/pre-production processes for Annals; summarized research articles for scientific and general audiences; produced press releases to promote published research, and collaborated with national and international researchers and their respective PR/communications teams to coordinate promotion processes.

Oakland University

Bachelor's degree, English with a minor in Journalism

Wayne State University

Master’s Degree, Public Relations and Organizational Communications

Wayne State University

Graduate certificate in Health Communication, Health Communication