Fellowships

2007 recipient of a travel grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
 
2005 Fellow, Knight Science Journalism Medical Evidence Boot Camp at MIT
 

Awards

Through the Forest, a Clearer View of the Needs of a People
Vietnamese botanist Phung Tuu Boi is working to help forests and native peoples recover from Agent Orange.
The New York Times, September 18, 2007
Filmmaker George Lerner produced a video of Christie's travels with Mr. Boi. Christie's story was also featured in the New York Times weekly Science Times podcast on September 18, 2007.
Awarded the 2008 Arlene Award for Articles that Make a Difference.
 
Do You Believe?
When it comes to Tyler Hamilton, the most contentious--and, perhaps, most important--question isn't if he's guilty or innocent of doping, but why each of us has chosen a side.
Bicycling Magazine, November 2007
Nominated for a National Magazine Award
 
Is It or Isn't It (Just Another Mouse)?
Why science alone will not settle the West’s endangered species dilemmas
High Country News, August 7, 2006
2007 recipient of an honorable mention for print journalism from the
American Institute of Biological Sciences.
 
One Daughter, One Dad, Two Bikes 
A test of endurance becomes a journey of discovery
Health, June, 2006
Winner of the 2007 Outstanding Essay Award from the American Society
of Journalists and Authors.
 
The Kitchen Comes Clean
How to keep your kitchen and yourself safe without obsessing over cleaning.
Health, July, 2004
Winner of the 2005 year Outstanding Article Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors
 

 

 

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