Background
McFarling, Usha Lee was born on June 28, 1967 in Landstuhl, West Germany.
McFarling, Usha Lee was born on June 28, 1967 in Landstuhl, West Germany.
Bachelor in Biology, Brown University, 1988. Master of Arts in Biological Psychology, University California, Berkeley, 1998.
Science reporter Brown Daily Herald, Rhode Island, 1988—1989. Assistant city editor & medical writer San Antonio Light, 1990—1992. Hlth. & science writer Boston Globe, 1994—1995.
Freelance writer, 1995—1998. Former reporter with Washington bureau Knight Ridder, 1998—2000. Science writer planetary and earth science Los Angeles Times, 2001—2007.
Member science and society journalism awards committee National Association Science Writers, Inc. Member judging committee Wistar Institute, since 2004. Speaker in field; freelance journalist.
Married Michael Dickinson. Children: Phoebe, Peter.