Siegel consults with a range of organizations that link research on women's and girls' lives to media and policy, including the National Council for Research on Women (where she previously served as Director of Special Projects), the National Women's Studies Association, Catalyst, and the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, where she is currently a Fellow. Siegel is co-founder of the webjournal, The Scholar & Feminist Online, which she launched while a Fellow at the Barnard Center for Research on Women in 2003. Siegel received her doctorate in English and American Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001. She is also a Regional Leader with The OpEd Project. She lives in New York City. Additional information about her writing and background is available on her website, www.deborahsiegel.net, and blog, www.girlwithpen.blogspot.com.