Ana Durrani
Journalist and Contributor
Highlights
- Over 25 years of experience as a journalist covering business, tech, law, military, real estate, home improvement, health, education, investing, politics, foreign policy, seniors, and more.
- M.A. in journalism and international relations from California State University, Sacramento
- Longtime contributor to U.S. News & World Report
- Journalism instructor at the University of Arizona Global Campus
Ana enjoys in-depth research, reporting, and writing, as well as tackling a variety of topics. She uses her diverse experiences to cover a range of topics relevant to older adults. As a member of the SeniorLiving.org tech team, Ana has tested over a dozen products for older adults, including cell phones and medical alert systems. She has spent hundreds of hours using and researching products and services for older adults to provide the most useful, educational, and up-to-date reviews possible.
Ana testing Bay Alarm Medical’s SOS All-in-One 2 system
She also recruits the seniors in her life — including her parents — to test the systems and provide feedback. This allows her to share real, firsthand perspectives so readers can see how these systems work for the older adults who depend on them every day.
Ana’s mother testing out Consumer Cellular’s phones and service
In addition to contributing to SeniorLiving.org, Ana has been an education reporter for more than a decade for U.S. News & World Report, and she's a regular contributor to Forbes Home Advisor, Fortune, and others. She has also been a journalism instructor for more than a decade.
Ana Durrani has covered a wide range of topics in her 25-plus-year career as a journalist and has has written for Forbes, Fortune, U.S News, Realtor.com, Cheddar.com, and magazines including Military Officer, EB5 Investors, Podiatry Management, Plaintiff, California Lawyer, Hotels, The American Scholar, and many more.