Ava Dzurenda, EP-C

Ava Dzurenda is a graduate of Saint Francis University, where she earned a B.A. in Science Writing and a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. She is currently pursuing an M.A. in Science Writing through the online AAP program at Johns Hopkins University.

Ava works as a communications specialist and science writer for the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. She also works as a freelance science journalist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reporting on public health, medicine, and research. Her work has also appeared in UPMC News, STAT, and The Oval Magazine.

From newsroom to lab bench, Ava is passionate about making science understandable, engaging, and relevant.

Freelance inquiries: ava.dzurenda@gmail.com