Cherisse Harris

Cherisse Harris

Cherisse Harris

Fact Checker

Bridgeport, CT

Education

Western Connecticut State University

University of Bridgeport

Expertise

Psychology

Lifestyle

Introduction

A meticulous researcher and editor with 19 years of fact-checking experience, Cherisse Harris enjoys working with publications that focus on topics she closely relates to: lifestyle, beauty, and parenting. She is also an avid collector of self-help books and medical journals. She reviews articles for factual accuracy and consistency.


Highlights

  • Worked with multiple publications, including InStyle Magazine, Refinery29, The New York Times, Seventeen, and Details, among others
  • 19 years of fact-checking experience
  • Fulbright Scholar

Experience

Cherisse earned a Fulbright Scholarship during her sophomore year of college, which allowed her to travel to the Netherlands, Paris, and Spain to further develop her writing skills. She has fact-checked for multiple publications, including Refinery29, InStyle, and The New York Times. When she's not writing, she is a mom, an elementary education teacher, and an online English language teacher.

Education

Cherisse received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Western Connecticut State University and two master's degrees: one in English-Writing and one in Elementary Education from the University of Bridgeport.

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