Jean Kahler

BA, Smith College.  MFA, Sarah Lawrence (Nonfiction). Writing Instructor at Purchase College, SUNY.  Writer for health projects at Columbia University, including HIV prevention and treatment adherence interventions for heterosexual couples in long-term relationships, for women in alternative-to-incarceration programs, and for clients of South African township clinics, as well as pediatric dental health outreach programs for urban immigrant communities.  Areas of interest include nutrition, LGBT health, and sexual and reproductive health.  Published writing includes The End of New York, monograph with photography by Jessica Rowe, published by Furnace Press.