Katherine Reynolds Lewis

Katherine Reynolds Lewis (she/her) is an award-winning independent journalist and author of The Good News About Bad Behavior (PublicAffairs, April 2018) specializing in long-form narrative about children, parenting, education, race, mental health, science, gender, disability and social justice. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New York Times, OneZero, Parents, Slate, the Washington Post and Working Mother, among others. Her 2015 story for Mother Jones magazine about school discipline became the site’s most-viewed piece and led to her bestselling book. She is an MIT Knight Science Journalism fellow for 2020-21. In two decades as a journalist, Katherine’s work has won recognition from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and the Society of Professional Journalists. She’s received fellowships from the Logan Nonfiction Program at the Carey Institute for Global Good, the National Press Foundation and the Poynter Institute. Residencies include Moulin à Nef, Ragdale and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She's appeared on CNN, NPR, and dozens of other radio and TV programs. Katherine belongs to the American Society of Journalists and Authors, Asian American Journalists Association, Education Writers Association, National Association of Science Writers, and Society of Professional Journalists, and co-founded the Parenting Journalists Society. Before going independent in 2008, Katherine worked as a national correspondent for Newhouse News Service and Bloomberg News. She graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree in physics. The daughter of a Singaporean immigrant and a Wisconsinite, Katherine lives in the Washington DC area with her partner Brian and their three children.

Katherine can be found at www.katherinerlewis.com.

Charitable Organization: Whitman-Walker Health

Praise

"Household jobs can build a child's capability, helping them practice independence and autonomy, foster connection with the family and help them become capable adults, according to "The Good News About Bad Behavior," an insightful new book."―San Francisco Chronicle

"Lewis wrote her book in response to what she sees as a crisis of self-regulation among kids today. This, she explains, is the reason why nearly half of today's children will develop a mood disorder, behavioral disorder or substance abuse problem by age 18."―CNN

“If you hate disciplining your kids with time-outs and punishments, you're in for a treat. Instead of trying to control children, this timely book shows how you can teach them to control themselves.” —Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B with Sheryl Sandberg