About Dina

Dina Roth Port is an award-winning freelance writer, journalist, and author. Her book, Previvors: Facing the Breast Cancer Gene and Making Life-Changing Decisions, was published by Penguin in October 2010. Dina’s writing has also appeared in many national publications such as Glamour, Self, Parenting, The Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Natural Health, Fitness, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Prevention.

A graduate from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Dina first worked as a health editor at Glamour magazine. There, she wrote and researched pieces on breast cancer, colon cancer, depression, abortion, eating disorders, infertility, and autoimmune diseases. As an editor at Parenting magazine, Dina worked closely with pediatric expert Dr. William Sears on his monthly column and features.

Dina lives in Boca Raton, Florida with her husband, two children, and dog, Baxter.