I am the Director of Science and Technology Communications at Columbia University, where I write and edit stories about research in AI, biology, health, physics, quantum, climate, and campus life; help lead university-wide editorial projects; and connect faculty to global media.
Before Columbia, I was on staff in The New York Times’ London newsroom, and reported stories from across Europe for the paper.
I hold a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, a bachelor’s with honors from the University of Chicago, and was a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in Berlin.
Selected Science Writing
- How Your Smartphone’s Camera Got So Good, Columbia News
- Using Nanotechnology to Uncover Details of a Medieval Manuscript, Columbia News
- Columbia Archaeologist Unearths ‘Thrilling’ New Findings in Peru, Columbia News
- In Morningside Park, a Restored Waterfall, a Renewed Pond, and a Blueprint for Climate-Resilient Public Space, Columbia News
- New Study Shows That Birds Form Bonds That Look a Lot Like Friendship, Columbia News
Selected Journalism
- Banksy’s ‘Dismaland’ in England: It’s a Strange World, After All, The New York Times
- Arthur Miller’s ‘Lost’ Play: His First, The New York Times
- The Life of Her London Parties, Now Out to Save Them All, The New York Times
- Shakespeare’s Globe Is Winding Up a Hamlet World Tour, The New York Times
- Maxim Gorki Theater Leads an Immigrant Vanguard in Berlin, The New York Times
Contact: christopherdshea@gmail.com
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