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Cathy Garrard

location-pin Brooklyn, New York

School: The University of Kansas

Expertise: psychology, gardening, travel, cleaning & organization

Cathy Garrard

  • Published in Prevention, Good Housekeeping, USA Today, Glamour and dozens of other outlets
  • Adjunct instructor at NYU, teaching fact-checking and media literacy

Experience

Cathy is a service journalist with 30 years of experience covering topics including psychology, health science and gardening. Beyond Reader's Digest, she has published hundreds of articles over the last three decades in national print and digital titles, including Prevention, Good Housekeeping, USA Today and Glamour. Cathy also teaches fact-checking and media literacy at New York University.

Education

The University of Kansas
BA, BS, English, Journalism

Articles

21 Small Indoor Plants for Apartment Dwellers

You don't need a green thumb—or a ton of space—for these compact beauties to brighten up your home

16 Good Habits That Will Improve Every Aspect of Your Life

Learn how to adopt smarter strategies to develop good habits, and you'll have a lifetime of peaceful, productive days ahead

9 Science-Backed Tricks to Improve Your Memory: Never Forget Your Keys Again!

Feeling forgetful? We asked brain-health experts for memory tricks that'll teach you how to remember things better.