Dia L. Michels
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Dia L. Michels' latest book, Milk, Money & Madness: The
Culture and Politics of Breastfeeding, was released in December
1995 by Bergin & Garvey. Dr. Michael Latham, Professor of
International Nutrition at Cornell University praises it as "highly
interesting and hugely provocative." Dia's first book, A
Woman's Guide to Yeast Infections (Pocket Books), has been
helping women since 1992.
An internationally published science writer, Dia has written for
Parenting, Family Fun, and Mothering Magazines, The Washington
Post, The Boston Globe, The San Jose Mercury News, The Miami Herald,
The (Singapore) Straits Times, and Ode (The Netherlands).
She is currently Vice President of Washington Independent Writers,
and a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors,
the Women's National Book Association, the Society of Children's
Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Literary Friends of the
DC Public Library. A popular speaker, Dia lectures frequently
at libraries, schools, colleges, and conferences. She has been
a guest on radio talk shows all over the country, and was heard
talking about breastfeeding recently on "Marketplace,"
National Public Radio's business show.
A native of Los Angeles, she is a graduate of Chadwick School.
While working toward her Economics degree at Brandeis University,
she studied at the University of Edinburgh and the Institute de
France. She lives on in Washington, DC with her husband, a physicist
with NASA, and their two children. Since becoming a mother, she
has shifted her focus to writing science books for kids.
Her commitment to women's health begins at home and includes strength
training, bicycling and walking. During an earlier aerobics phase,
she designed and patented SuperBra, a sports/nursing bra
for buxom women.
For further information, contact her at:
Dia L. Michels
P. O. Box 15348
Washington, DC 20003-0348
Fax: (202)546-2356
Email: DiaMichels@aol.com
Naomi Baumslag M.D., M.P.H. |
Dr. Naomi Baumslag is a South African born pediatrician, internationally
recognized for her expertise in women's and child health. She
is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University
Medical School, and President and co-founder of the Women's International
Public Health Network. She has served as an advisor to USAID,
UNICEF, WHO, the Georgia Department of Human Resources, PAHO,
and the governments of many developing countries. She serves as
an advisor on the Health Council of La Leche League International
(LLLI) and the World Alliance of Breastfeeding Associations (WABA).
She has published over 100 journal articles and eight books as
well as several chapters in books. Dr. Baumslag lectures widely
both nationally and internationally.
