Summary

K.R. Callaway is a science and environmental journalist. She is passionate about breaking down difficult topics in a way that is immersive and accessible to readers, and empathetic to the people at the heart of the story.

Education

Experience

• Reporting Fellow
  Inside Climate News
  • Telling the stories of local communities impacted by climate change and environmental issues in the U.S.
• Fact Checker
  Hearst Magazines
  • Ensuring the factual accuracy of digital articles published across the Hearst brand.
• Science Journalist
  Freelance
  • Reporting on science, health, and environmental issues for local, national, and international publications.
• Editorial Intern
  Fast Company
  • Reported on new technologies, health policy, and environmental issues while writing print and digital articles that explored the intersection between science and business.
• Columnist
  Retrospect Journal HCA 
  • Produced academic and feature articles about history, classics, and archaeology.
• News Writer
  The Student
  • Reported on stories about health, politics, and social issues in the Edinburgh community.
• Editorial Intern
  Healthline Media Group (RVO Health)
  • Pitched, wrote, and edited SEO-friendly content for Healthline, Medical News Today, and Psych Central.
• Assistant Managing Editor & Copy Editor
  The Cavalier Daily
  • Managed content for the Health & Science, Life, and Sports desks and trained over 500 staffers in AP Style. Also edited articles to ensure factual, grammatical, and stylistic accuracy.
• Office of Health Promotion Editorial Assistant
  University of Virginia
  • Co-produced a monthly public health newsletter that reached over 95 percent of UVA undergraduates.
    

Volunteering

• Managing Editor
  Scienceline
  • Oversaw the editorial workflow and site performance of Scienceline, New York University’s award-winning online science magazine.
• Marketing and Communications Intern
  Elizabeth River Trail Foundation
  • Managed social media and content creation for the environmental and outdoor recreation focused nonprofit.
• Media Consultant
  VISAS (University of Virginia)
  • Used multimedia skills to develop content for VISAS, a Charlottesville-based language practice and cultural exchange program.
• Alumni Mentor
  National Security Language Initiative for Youth
  • Guided NSLI-Y applicants through the process of applying for a selective US State Department funded scholarship program
• International Residential College Student Council Member
  University of Virginia
  • Elected Prime Minister for 2022-23 and Minister of Recreation for 2021-22. In both roles, worked as a representative of the over 300 people within the IRC community.
• Scholarship Application Evaluator
  American Councils for International Education
  • Evaluated student applications for study abroad scholarships.

Featured Skills

Writing                Editing                Research               Reporting                Content Strategy

Subject matter expertise in environmental science, social anthropology, biology, astronomy, ancient history, and philology.

Awards

• Bodie McDowell Scholarship
  • Outdoor Writers Association of America
  • Awarded July 2025
• SHERP Physics Reporting Fellowship
  • National Science Foundation
  • Awarded April 2025
• J.P. Elder Prize
  • Department of Classics (University of Virginia)
  • Awarded May 2024
• Highest Distinction in Classics
  • University of Virginia
  • Awarded May 2024
• Outstanding Accomplishment in Undergraduate Classical Studies
  • The Classical Association of the Middle West and South
  • Awarded April 2023

Affiliations

• Outdoor Writers Association of America
• National Association of Science Writers
• Society for Environmental Journalists
• Alliance for Women in Media