Lisa Heffernan has over 15 years of experience reporting, writing and researching for newspapers, magazines and digital media. She has worked for Parents.com, Long Island Pulse, Rolling Stone, W Magazine and Gannett, among other publications.
Lisa graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Rhode Island with a bachelor's in Philosophy and English. She was the recipient of the Cecil and Helen Rose Ethics in Communication Scholarship at Emerson College in Boston, where she received a master’s in Communications.
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