Lisette Austin is a skilled freelance writer who regularly writes for magazines, national associations and non-profit organizations. Her specialties include travel, parenting, multiracial identity and families, youth in foster care, health disparities, substance abuse research and Brazil.

Lisette's assignment topics have ranged from foreign travel with small children to immigrant youth in foster care. She regularly writes and speaks about multiracial identity and the experiences of multiethnic families in America.

An avid explorer, Lisette has traveled to three continents and across much of the United States, often writing articles along the way. Along with freelancing, Lisette works part-time as a research coordinator at the University of Washington. She lives in Seattle with her husband and son, and owns a second home in Brazil.