Author

Shelley Mann

Portrait of Shelley Mann
Author

Shelley Mann

Shelley Mann ’03 has been a freelance writer for Ohio State Alumni Magazine since 2018. She’s a 2003 graduate of Ohio State University, where she earned a degree in journalism and served as editor-in-chief of The Lantern. 

Shelley spent 10 years as a newspaper and magazine reporter and editor, including six years at The Dispatch Printing Co., where she served as editor of Columbus Alive and Crave magazine. 

She lives in Berwick with her husband and two daughters, and when she’s not writing, she’s probably reading, gardening, crossword puzzling or collaging. 

Selected storytelling
Ohio State President Kristina M. Johnson, a white woman with short blond hair, smiles cheerfully from the sidelines of a fall football game.
Campus & Community
President Kristina M. Johnson answers your questions

She talks about helping students, teaching financial literacy, fall highlights and the toughest times of her life.
An older black man with gray hair and glasses seems thoughtful as he looks into the distance.
Our Alumni
With his whole heart

Howard M. Johnson found love, a passion for science and a bright future — all on a campus hundreds of miles from home. With generosity, he and his late wife are lighting the way for others.
An older man in an Ohio State golf shirt and a younger man wearing a button-up shirt and tie stand side by side with arms around each other. They look relaxed and happy.
Our Alumni
This family will tell you: One blind date started it all

Or maybe it was the scholarships. Either way, the result is 10 Buckeyes, 13 degrees and a special love for Ohio State.
A bumblebee gathers pollen from a willow tree.  
Research & Innovation
This project will track bees using their DNA  

Funded by the Defense Department, the professor-alumnus collaboration is intended to help protect crucial pollinators. 
Two women smile in a lab setting.
Research & Innovation
Why Pelotonia makes this cancer researcher cry

Abby Zalenski’s grandpa lived thanks to a charity ride-funded treatment, and that put her on a path to help others. 
A young Black woman smiles at the fellow scientist who funded her scholarship
Our Students
60 years apart, scientists share zeal for discovery

Kristin Chesnutt is the first recipient of the Nancy Byrd Johnson and Howard M. Johnson endowment, and a kindred spirit.
A bearded man wearing glasses and a kufi looks directly at the viewer and slightly smiles. A colorful map is projected onto him and the wall behind him. 
Research & Innovation
He sees the potential for data to do good 

Researcher Ayaz Hyder turns insights from the pandemic into tools that can help us better navigate future public health crises. 
Two woman sit at home laughing, enjoying coffee, and each others company
News You Can Use
A guide to conquering the digital world

These strategies can help keep the computers and devices that dominate our days from dominating our minds.
Radio host Ann Fisher smiles behind a microphone
Campus & Community
Ann Fisher wants you to know about everything

The journalist who expertly shares ‘All Sides’ of local-to-global issues that matter came to WOSU a virtual radio newbie. 
An older black woman wearing an Ohio State T-shirt, mirrored sunglasses, gold jewelry and a smile points while coaching outside.
Spirit & Sports
Ohio State coach Karen Dennis: A leader for all

A Buckeye to be proud of, the newly retired coach spent her life racking up wins and showing women belong in leadership.