Ayana Underwood

Ayana Underwood is an award-winning editor and former chemist, and the current senior health editor at Outside. She has nearly a decade of experience in the digital publishing industry and received her master's in publishing from Pace University. Her beats include health conditions, mental health, fitness, and nutrition. Her bylines and edits appear in publications including SELF, Verywell Mind, Harvard Public Health Magazine, and mindbodygreen, among others. She has a twin sister, enjoys long runs in the park, and loves cats, but doesn't have one ... yet.