Erin lives and works in Charleston, South Carolina, where she led strategic communications and media relations for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Marine Division for over ten years. She specializes in ecology, the environment, and conservation but has also reported on the physical sciences and medicine.

Erin has reported, written, and produced for outlets including Charleston Magazine, Bird Note, The Scientist, Living on Earth, and Technology Review. She previously worked to develop science communication content and social media for the Audubon Society, Duke University, the University of North Carolina Environmental Finance Center, and the Sierra Club.

Erin holds a B.A./B.S. in English and ecology from the University of South Carolina and a M.S. in science writing from the Masschusetts Institute of Technology.

SELECTED SKILLS/AWARDS

• FAA Part 107 Certified to operate Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems commercially

• Trained in Chicago Manual of Style and AP Style with two decades of editorial experience

• 2017 Captain Pride Award for environmental stewardship (Community Pride, Inc. of Charleston County)

• 2018 South Carolina Notable State Documents Award for Coastal Resources blog

• 2013 Ida M. Green Fellowship (awarded to one MIT graduate student per year)

• 2007-2011 Carolina Scholar (top undergraduate merit scholarship at USC)

All website photos taken by Erin Weeks unless otherwise attributed.