Julie Halpert

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Julie Halpert is a freelance journalist with more than two decades of experience writing for national publications, including The New York Times, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Self, FamilyFun, and Parents. She has been a contributor to public radio programs such as The Environment Report, Marketplace, and Living on Earth. She lives in Michigan with her husband and three children.

Deborah Carr, Ph.D., is a sociologist at Rutgers University; her research has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and other national media.