Michelle Dammon Loyalka is a freelance journalist who lived in China for nearly 15 years. She has spoken on issues related to China's migration and urbanization at venues including the United Nations, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the National Committee on US-China Relations. Her work on the psychological repercussions of China's rapid development has earned her both an Overseas Press Club scholarship and the O.O. McIntyre Fellowship. She has freelanced for publications including The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Inc., Fast Company and the San Francisco Business Times. In China she appeared on a variety of talk shows and co-hosted a call-in radio program in Mandarin. She holds a master's degree from the Missouri School of Journalism and currently lives in Northern California.