Deanna Altomara is a freelance writer who specializes in climate health, infectious disease, and disability rights. She has published books, stories, articles, and podcasts for a variety of audiences.
Altomara was a Woodruff Scholar at Emory University, where she double-majored in Human Health and Creative Writing. At Emory, she founded a literacy group for underserved students, wrote for several campus publications, and explored global health through study abroad programs in four different continents. She continued her studies at the Rollins School of Public Health, where she earned a Masters in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences and a certificate in Climate Health.
Altomara has been recognized by Future Problem Solving International, the Coalition for Texans with Disabilities, the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, and more. Her work has been featured in WebMD, Atlas Obscura, and Emory Medicine.
A strong believer in social justice, Altomara has worked extensively with the disability community, environmental nonprofits, and school programs. Through her various writing projects, she has raised money for food banks, victims of school shootings, and autism research.
In her free time, Altomara loves to hike, spend time outdoors, and reverse-image search every new plant she finds in her neighborhood.