Cathryn Jakobson Ramin is a journalist, investigative reporter, and author. She has written for publications such as The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, O, the Oprah Magazine, Discover, Craftsmanship Quarterly, Aeon, NewYorker.com and More (magazine).Ramin's first book, "Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife," was published in 2007. Her second book, "Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery," was published in 2017.Ramin received her B.A. in Theater and Psychology from Tufts University.