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Brittney McNamara

Brittney McNamara is an award-winning journalist who has been reporting on health issues, including mental health, reproductive rights, sexual assault, and LGBTQ+ identity since 2014. In her current role as the features director at Teen Vogue, McNamara investigated the #MeToo movement on college campuses; reported on abortion access under the Trump administration; explored how incarceration impacts the mental health of young people; and published a series on various health issues, including teen Wegovy use and vaccination. In 2022, McNamara was awarded a Pulitzer Center grant for reporting on teen abortion access and Roe v. Wade. She was also a United Nations Press Fellow, chosen to report on the International Conference on Family Planning in Kigali, Rwanda in 2018. McNamara’s work has been recognized by Physicians for Reproductive Health, the New England Newspaper and Press Association, GLAAD, and other professional organizations. Prior to Teen Vogue, McNamara was a newspaper reporter in Massachusetts, working across beats.

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