Over the years, she has enjoyed various roles with a variety of print publications, including Time magazine, U.S. News & World Report and The Washington Post.
BOSTON, MA, December 09, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Abigail Trafford has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
An award-winning journalist and public speaker, Ms. Trafford has amassed more than 50 years of experience as a writer, editor, and columnist. She began her career in 1962 upon receiving a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Bryn Mawr College. Within two years, Ms. Trafford accepted a position as a researcher with the National Geographic Society in the District of Columbia. She spent a year in Australia where she was a teacher at the Finke River Mission at Hermannsburg in the Northern Territory. Since her return to the U.S. in 1968, Ms. Trafford has enjoyed various roles with a variety of print publications, including Time magazine as a special correspondent based in Houston, TX; U.S. News & World Report where she became an assistant managing editor; and The Washington Post where, as Health Editor, she produced a weekly section on medicine, science and society.
Throughout the course of her career, Ms. Trafford has developed a reputation as a respected voice in her field. She has authored numerous creative works, including "Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life," (third edition in 2014), "My Time: Making the Most of the Bonus Decades After Fifty" and "As Time Goes By," about love in an era of longevity. In 2007, Ms. Trafford served as a visiting scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity at Stanford University. She was also previously a journalism fellow at the International Longevity Center in New York. An experienced health editor, Ms. Trafford completed two journalism fellowships at the Harvard School of Public Health. In addition, she gave a keynote address at the White House Conference on Aging. She has also served on the boards of the Washington Press Club Foundation, Partners in Island Education (PIE), Bryn Mawr Alumnae Association, and Trustees of the Ethel Walker School.
In recognition of her contributions to the field of communications, Ms. Trafford has been featured in a wide variety of honors publications, including Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in Finance and Business, and Who's Who in the World. She was also selected for inclusion in the 1st edition of Who's Who in the Media and Communication, which was released in 1997.
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