# Megan Mehta — Writing

> Megan Mehta's articles and essays: 9 health and science articles for Teens In Health (2020), 2 climate and energy articles for *The Leaflet* (2021), an essay in *HAVIK*, the Las Positas College arts and literature journal (2021), and an op-ed on youth voter turnout (2020).

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Megan has written articles and essays on health, science, climate, and politics. In 2020, she wrote 9 health and science articles for Teens In Health, on topics like CRISPR, COVID-19, wildfire smoke, and organ donation. Her journal articles, conference abstracts, and posters are on the Research page (https://meganmehta.com/research).

## Health & science

Articles Megan wrote for Teens In Health in 2020 about medicine, biotech, and public health.

- **The Impact of Wildfires on Lung Health.** *Teens In Health*, 2020. https://teensinhealth.org/ourpublications/2020/8/26/the-impact-of-wildfires-on-lung-health — Topics: wildfires, lung health.
- **MDMA and Mental Health.** *Teens In Health*, 2020. https://teensinhealth.org/ourpublications/2020/8/26/mdma-and-mental-health — Topics: mental health, drug research.
- **COVID 19: The Crossroads of Tech and Medicine Part 2 – Reopening Schools and Workplaces and Returning to "Normal".** *Teens In Health*, 2020. https://teensinhealth.org/ourpublications/2020/8/25/covid-19-the-crossroads-of-tech-and-medicine-part-2-reopening-schools-and-workplaces-and-returning-to-normal — Topics: COVID-19, public health.
- **Introduction to Computational Biology.** *Teens In Health*, 2020. https://teensinhealth.org/ourpublications/2020/8/23/introduction-to-computational-biology — Topic: computational biology.
- **The Lack of Exercise During the COVID-19 Pandemic.** *Teens In Health*, 2020. https://teensinhealth.org/ourpublications/2020/8/19/the-lack-of-exercise-during-the-covid-19-pandemic — Topics: COVID-19, exercise.
- **The Ethics of Organ Donation.** *Teens In Health*, 2020. https://teensinhealth.org/ourpublications/2020/8/7/the-ethics-of-organ-donation — Topics: medical ethics, organ donation.
- **The Organ Donation/Transplantation Process.** *Teens In Health*, 2020. https://teensinhealth.org/ourpublications/2020/8/7/the-organ-donationtransplantation-process — Topics: organ donation, transplants.
- **CRISPR CAS-9.** *Teens In Health*, 2020. https://teensinhealth.org/ourpublications/2020/4/7/crispr-cas-9 — Topics: gene editing, biotech.
- **Drugs That Reverse Dementia.** *Teens In Health*, 2020. https://teensinhealth.org/ourpublications/2020/2/26/drugs-that-reverse-dementia — Topics: dementia, neuroscience.

## Climate & energy

Articles Megan wrote for *The Leaflet* on coastal erosion in California and the future of renewable energy.

- **California's Coastal Erosion.** *The Leaflet*, 2021. https://meganmehta.com/assets/papers/california-coastal-erosion.pdf — Topics: coastal erosion, sea level rise.
- **Our Future in Renewable Energy.** *The Leaflet*, 2021. https://meganmehta.com/assets/papers/future-in-renewable-energy.pdf — Topics: renewables, energy policy.

## Essays & op-eds

An essay on the life of J.D. Vance, published in Las Positas College's arts and literature journal, and an op-ed on youth voter turnout in the 2020 election.

- **An Extensive Analysis of the Life of J.D. Vance.** *HAVIK: The Las Positas College Arts and Literature Journal*, 2(1), 265–267, 2021. https://meganmehta.com/assets/papers/life-of-jd-vance.pdf — Topic: political biography.
- **Solving the "Youth Civic Engagement Problem."** MCHub, 2020. https://meganmehta.com/assets/papers/youth-civic-engagement.pdf — Topics: civic engagement, voting.