# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sharon-begley
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:22:21.886Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sharon-begley"
name: "Sharon Begley"
slug: "sharon-begley"
description: "Sharon Begley was an American journalist who was the senior science writer for Stat, a publication from The Boston Globe that covers stories related to the life sciences. She regularly contributed articles to the Yale Scientific Magazine while at University. She published recurring columns and feature articles in several mainstream publications on a wide variety of scientific topics. Begley was also an author and spoke at professional and community organizations. Her topics included the neuroplasticity of the brain, issues affecting science journalism, and education. She appeared on radio and television to discuss topics covered in her articles and books. Begley attracted both praise and criticism as a writer."
tagline: "American journalist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TAM_6_-_Sharon_Begley_(2617787771).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "journalists"
profileType:
  name: "Journalist"
  slug: "journalist"
birthDate: "1956-06-14"
deathDate: "2021-01-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             3.396226415094339
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  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "sxbegle"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump