B.A., Literary and Cultural Studies, College of William and Mary
B.F.A., Art, Virginia Commonwealth University
Julia Travers is a former writer for ThoughtCo where she contributed science-related content. As a writer, she has contributed content to NPR, Discover Magazine, Earth Island Journal, The Public Library of Science (PLOS), LabRoots, EnviroNews, Civil Eats, Minding Nature, and other publications.
She is also a former teacher and curriculum writer. She taught on the topics she now writes about, from public school PreK-12 classrooms to science and children's museums.
Julia Travers earned a Bachelor of Arts in Literary and Cultural Studies from The College of William and Mary and a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Meritorious Teaching License in Art from Virginia Commonwealth University
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