Merrill Goozner is Director of the Integrity in Science project at the Center for Science in the Public Interest and contributing editor to The American Prospect. Prior to this, he was Chief Economics Correspondent at the Chicago Tribune. Merrill is an accomplished journalist, author, and researcher with over 20 years experience in the news business and he has three years teaching experience at the graduate level. Merrill received a Masters from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a BA in History from the University of Cincinnati. In addition, he is the winner of six Peter Lisagor Awards.