The Fellowship Is Open to Any U.S.-based Master’s Student Interested in Science Journalism or a Health Communication-related Field
Columbia, Mo. – The Health Communication Research Center at the Missouri School of Journalism is accepting applications for the summer Smith/Patterson Fellowship. The Fellowship is open to any U.S.-based master’s student interested in science journalism or a health communication-related field.
“The Fellowship provides hands-on experience to early career science and health communicators on real-world projects, such as increasing access to healthy foods among vulnerable populations to nudging behaviors to improve lifestyle choices and reduce chronic disease,” said Center Co-Director Jon Stemmle.
Details on the Fellowship and how to apply are available online at http://hcrc.missouri.edu. The deadline to apply is March 15.
The annual Fellowship is made possible through a $100,000 gift from Russell G. Smith II in honor of former MU Professor Joye Patterson, who was Smith’s mentor throughout college. Patterson taught science writing at the journalism school from 1966 to 1988. She died in 2012.
Smith was raised in St. Louis and earned two degrees from MU: a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1967 and a Master of Arts degree in 1971 with a focus in science writing and public relations. He is the managing partner of MYRUSH Futures, LP, a Midwest investment property and consulting firm. Previously, Smith was Missouri division president of May’s Drug Stores Inc., based in Tulsa, Okla. Smith’s wife Gail received a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from MU in 1968.