Welcome! I’m a freelance health and lifestyle journalist with more than 15 years of experience writing features, narratives, service stories, and investigations for national print and digital publications including New York Magazine, The Washington Post, Business Insider, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, New York Post, Vox, AARP, Medscape, Freethink, and US News & World Report.

I’m passionate about, and skilled in, telling sensitive human interest stories. Some of the pieces I’m most proud of have covered the maternal suicide crisis, athletes on Ozempic, and the emergence of trendy sobriety clubs. My 2024 New York magazine investigation into a luxurious but fraudulent postpartum earned the honorable mention for “writing that makes a difference” from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

I love writing just plain delightful stories, too! I’ve immersed myself in quirky trends and subcultures, covering competitive pole dancing, the first “show sauna” competition in the US, cold-water swimming, Jazzercise for Gen Z, and the man who swam around Manhattan—in handcuffs.

“Anna takes stories — that would be hits anyway — and transforms them into narratives that you can’t stop reading. [She] has a breathtaking writing style that shoots right to the emotional heart of her story.”

— Business Insider nomination for a company “rockstar” award 

From 2019 to 2023, I was a senior health reporter, then health correspondent, at Insider, where I led the publication’s reproductive health coverage, and served as the team’s go-to features and analysis writer. Prior to that, I wrote news-you-can-use pieces on fitness, nutrition, sleep, wellness trends, parenting, relationships, mental health, and more for US News & World Report. I launched my career writing for medical and psychological trades.

I’ve been a guest on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and Hulu’s Age of Influence.

A champion for the field of journalism, I volunteer as the head of the New York City chapter of the Association of Healthcare Journalists, where I also serve as the freelance “beat leader.” I’m a writing coach through the New York Writing Room and have held positions with the Deadline Club, the American Newswomen’s Club, and the National Press Club.

I graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with high honors from the University of Michigan in 2009, and later earned my master’s degree in interactive journalism from American University.

I now live with my husband in Brooklyn, where I can be found swimming at the YMCA, working from a local brewery, or walking our basset rescue Lou Longbody.

Find me on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram. Email me at annamemi [at] gmail [dot] com.

“Anna is one of the best journalists I’ve had the pleasure of editing throughout my career. Her articles are always thoroughly researched, sourced and well written. What makes her stand out as a journalist is her friendly and relatable writing voice. Anna can transform any dry medical topic into an intriguing story for the average reader. She peppers her articles with humor (when appropriate) and interesting anecdotes from people with personal experiences.”