About me: I'm the special reports project director for The American Prospect. Previously, I was a staff writer at Forbes, covering health primarily, in addition to food safety and politics, and adventure travel. I've reported in India and Mexico, and covered Hurricane Gustav in September 2008. I have a bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College and a master's degree in journalism from UC Berkeley. I'm also a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. This website has links to my Forbes stories as well as articles I wrote prior to joining Forbes in 2007. You can find me at Twitter under rebecca_ruiz.