Amy Dockser Marcus is an American journalist. As a staff reporter for the New York bureau of ''

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'', Dockser Marcus won the 2005

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Early life and education

Dockser Marcus was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, where she attended and graduated from

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for her

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degree. She returned to Harvard for her

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in bioethics which she received in 2017.

Career

Upon receiving her undergraduate degree, Dockser Marcus began working as a fact checker for the American Lawyer under the guidance of Steve Adler. He promoted her to a reporter position and re-hired her at ''

'' upon joining their legal group. During the 1990s, Dockser Marcus covered the

Arab-Israeli conflict The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic an ...

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

before transferring to the Journal's Boston bureau in April 1999. As a result of her experience in Israel, she published her first book, ''The View from Nebo: How Archaeology Is Rewriting the Bible and Reshaping the Middle East,'' in 2000. The book was based on several articles she wrote while a correspondent in the Middle East. Dockser Marcus left the Journal for two years to work at

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before returning. During her second stint with the Journal, Dockser Marcus's mother was diagnosed with

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, leading her to publish ''Improving the Cancer Care Experience for Rare Cancer Survivors'' and ''To Make Progress in Rare Cancers, Patients Must Lead the Way.'' She earned the 2005

for "her masterful stories about patients, families and physicians that illuminated the often unseen world of cancer survivors." Following this, she published her second book titled ''Jerusalem 1913: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict,'' which was also based on her reporting as a correspondent in the Middle East. In 2009, Dockser Marcus and

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received Ochberg Fellowships, awarded to "mid-career journalists who have covered issues ranging from street crime, family violence and natural disasters to war and genocide." She continued to publish pieces on childhood cancer and received a 2014 Field Award from the

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for her article titled ''Trials: A Desperate Fight to Save Kids and Change Science.''

References

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