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Author Archives: Diana Hembree

Diana Hembree, MS, is MindSite News co-founding editor. She is a health and science journalist who served as a senior editor at Time Inc. Health and its physician’s magazine, Hippocrates, and as news editor at the Center for Investigative Reporting for more than 10 years. Hembree was also a longtime editor in chief and AVP of the medical content startup Consumer Health Interactive, which included channels on mental health and depression and reached more than 3 million unique visitors a month. Her articles have appeared in Forbes.com, Columbia Journalism Review, California magazine, Southern Exposure, and many other outlets. She has also worked as a science writer and editor at UC Berkeley and is currently a content strategist for the Center for Care Innovations. She has a BA in English literature from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in biology and a Master of Science degree in sustainable food systems from Green Mountain College; she also studied literature and psychology at Eckerd College in Florida. She has won more than two dozen journalism awards, including the Polk Award and Investigative Reporters and Editors Award for team reporting, the Jesse Neal Award for Magazine Editing, two FOLIO Gold Awards, an Education Writers Award, and a National Press Club Award. Bonus fact: While studying psychobiology at college, she taught rats how to play soccer using operant conditioning. You can contact her at info@mindsitenews.org.

Location

SF Bay Area

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

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‘Retaliation is a reality’: How agribusiness attacks on a Colorado farmworkers rights law erode ranch workers’ mental health

by Diana Hembree November 8, 2023November 9, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News

Anxiety and depression, among the most common mental issues in migrant farmworkers, may be exacerbated by the backlash against a recent farmworkers rights bill.

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Fateful Encounters: New Investigative Series from MindSite News and the Medill School of Journalism

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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A Lifeline for Teens Slipping Into Extremism

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Obesity Undermines Brain Response to Nutrients

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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The Power of Fantasy Fiction for Youth

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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From Fahrenheit 451 to Harry Potter, The Power of Fantasy Fiction for Youth Mental Health

by Diana Hembree May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Hostile parenting linked to children’s risk of mental health disorders

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Your amazing middle school child

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Defusing Power Struggles With Kids

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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“These Kids Can’t Wait”

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Pets Boost Childrens’ Mental Health

by Diana Hembree and Courtney Wise February 2, 2023February 8, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Pets Rx: How Furry Companions Can Help Protect Kids Against Stress 

by Diana Hembree and Chris Woolston February 1, 2023March 12, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Sibling relationships and Prince Harry’s memoir

by Diana Hembree and Courtney Wise January 26, 2023January 25, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Myths About the Teenage Brain

by Diana Hembree and Courtney Wise January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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The Case Against Spanking

by Diana Hembree and Courtney Wise January 12, 2023January 11, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Selena Gomez walks the talk

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Selena Gomez as Model for Gen Z

by Diana Hembree and Courtney Wise December 14, 2022December 15, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Special Ed: Rx for struggling kids?

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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How Elon Musk is leading the charge against family-friendly workplaces

by Diana Hembree November 30, 2022March 12, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Elon Musk’s war on working parents

by Diana Hembree November 30, 2022December 1, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Thanksgiving Blues and Embracing Gratitude

by Diana Hembree November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Responsive parenting, resilient child

by Diana Hembree November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Treating psychosis with family support: Parenting newsletter

by Diana Hembree November 10, 2022November 9, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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An antidote to the school-to-prison pipeline

by Diana Hembree November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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A Mental Health Playbook for Your Child

by Diana Hembree November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Celebrating Day of the Dead: Parenting newsletter

by Diana Hembree and Courtney Wise October 27, 2022November 9, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Treating cultural bereavement

by Diana Hembree and Rob Waters October 26, 2022October 27, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Toxic Workplaces Undermine Mental, Physical Health, Surgeon General says

by Diana Hembree October 24, 2022October 25, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Anorexia in larger sizes: Parenting newsletter

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Crying in H Mart: Parenting Newsletter

by Courtney Wise and Diana Hembree October 13, 2022October 15, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Introducing our new parenting newsletter

by Diana Hembree and Courtney Wise October 6, 2022April 13, 2023 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Help MindSite News Grow! Become an early supporter

by Rob Waters and Diana Hembree August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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MindSite News Statement on Texas School Shooting

by Diana Hembree and Rob Waters May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Introducing: MindSite News Review of Books

by Diana Hembree January 25, 2022April 1, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
Posted inSolutions Lab

Why School Paddling Is Legal Child Abuse: First Person

by Diana Hembree January 3, 2022February 25, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Cavetown Song “Boys Will Be Bugs”: Rx for Teen Boys’ Mental Health

by Diana Hembree December 20, 2021April 22, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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MindSite News Daily – Pandemic Stress and Women’s Work

by Diana Hembree October 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Plagued in her youth by anxiety and panic attacks, a California educator now works to curb student suicide

by Diana Hembree September 29, 2021January 14, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
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Welcome to MindSite News

by Rob Waters and Diana Hembree September 27, 2021April 21, 2022 Why you can trust MindSite News
The name “MindSite News” is used with the express permission of Mindsight Institute, an educational organization offering online learning and in-person workshops in the field of mental health and wellbeing. MindSite News and Mindsight Institute are separate, unaffiliated entities that are aligned in making science accessible and promoting mental health globally.
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