Christie Rizk

Christie Rizk has a diverse work experience in the fields of science writing, editing, reporting, and freelancing. Christie is currently working as a Senior Science Writer at Nucleus, a company focused on consumer genetic testing and analysis. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior Outline Editor at Callisto Media. From 2015 to 2021, they served as a Senior Editor at GenomeWeb LLC. Before that, they were an Associate Editor at Strategy&, a member of the PwC network of firms. Christie also worked as a Freelance Reporter for the New York Genome Center, a Freelancer for Techonomy, and an Assistant Editor at GenomeWeb LLC. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Production Assistant at Thomson Reuters and as a Reporter for Thomson Financial. Christie'searly experience includes working as a Staff Reporter and Columnist for The Brooklyn Paper.

Christie Rizk completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in English Language and Literature, General at Vassar College from 1998 to 2002. Christie then pursued a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Journalism at New York University from 2005 to 2007. Additionally, they obtained several certifications including "Avoiding Phishing Scams" and "Cybersecurity at Work" from LinkedIn in June 2021, "Editing Mastery: How to Edit Writing to Perfection" from LinkedIn in January 2021, and "Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging" from LinkedIn in July 2020.