Jamie Beckman is a freelance magazine writer, columnist for the women’s website SheKnows.com and its Sexcerpts relationships-news blog, and the author of the book The Frisky 30-Day Breakup Guide. She has worked as a writer and editor since she graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

Jamie has written about health, nutrition, fitness, relationships, sex, and style for publications and websites including Redbook, USA TODAY, the L.A. Times, Health, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Best Life, Better Homes and Gardens, First for Women, Publishers Weekly, The Frisky, CNN.com, The Good Men Project, CMJ.com, and Crushable.com. Her favorite interview was Animal House‘s Flounder — very nice guy.

Jamie has been quoted as a relationships expert in media outlets including Seventeen magazine, the Orange County Register, FoxNews.com, the Seattle Times, the Sacramento Bee, CondéNastTraveler.com, and BlogHer.com. She judged the 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel awards.

She lives in New York City.