CV
The Washington Post
Analyzed political ad spending of Democrats and Republicans across social media platforms ahead of the 2024 presidential election
Used The Washington Post’s products such as Hot Topic to analyze social media content of influencers, including Donald Trump, and Haystacker, an AI tool, to identify points of interest in large datasets of photos and videos
Performed spatial data analyses on census data and census tract voting records following the 2024 presidential election
Data Journalism Intern
Sept. 2024 - Nov. 2024
The Baltimore Banner
Performed spatial data analyses with U.S. Census and OCME data to show where the youngest victims of Maryland’s opioid epidemic were dying
Geocoded addresses that did not have coordinates in a database using Geocodio
Coordinated with reporters to combine data analyses with narrative storytelling
Data Journalism Fellow
June 2023 - Aug. 2024
Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Pitched story ideas based off my findings and analysis in R Studio of a decade’s worth of data from public information requests with other public data
Conducted in-depth research of findings to ask better questions of the data
Created visualization created in R based off our findings
Created and cleaned a new database in R Studio with other coders
Investigative Data Journalist
July 2023 - Present
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Sorted through archived newspaper articles for “Lynching and the Press: 1789-1963,” a project directed by Rob Wells, Ph.D.
Led coordination of note-taking with other researchers involved.
Researcher
Aug. 2023 - Present
The AFRO
Covered disproportionate impacts of early September heat wave on District neighborhoods with differing levels of tree cover
Highlighted the importance of the first Black artistic director of Arena Stage, a regional theater in the District
Freelance Journalist/Intern
Sept. 2023 - Dec. 2023
AccuWeather
Mentored and edited stories for Dow Jones News Fund Data interns
Built and analyzed databases through Excel, Access and Python with data that I obtained through FOIA and other public records request
Created and edited data visualizations with Datawrapper to embed in articles
Analyzed public records and hurricane data and tracked Hurricane Harvey recovery funds as a Dow Jones News Fund Data Intern in summer of 2018
Co-authored the company’s first Inclusive Journalism Style Guide, a reference used company-wide that offers guidance for more inclusive language and reporting, and created and presented company-wide workshops based on the new style guide
A peer leader for the award-winning Inclusive Journalism Task Force, which sought out ways to make coverage more inclusive and accessible, and for the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, where I was responsible for driving key programs enterprise-wide such as organizing a company LGBTQ+ workplace and policy training
Introduced ALT Text guidelines to the company’s social media coverage
Digital Journalist
Intern in summer of 2018 & hired Feb. 2019-July 2023
Education
University of Maryland
Master of Journalism
Graduated with a certificate in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, with studies focusing on diversity, inclusion and intersectionality, particularly in media, news coverage and representation
Ohio University
Bachelors of Science in Journalism
Focused on investigative and data-driven reporting with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Skills
R, Python, SQL
Interviewing
FOIA Requests
Archival Research
SEO
Content Management Systems (WordPress, Arc Publishing)
Social Media Management (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, TikTok, Hootsuite, Social Flow, Google Analytics)
Adobe Audition
Premiere
Awards & Nominations
DigiDay Media Awards 2021
Finalist for Best Story
First a direct hit from a Category 5 hurricane, then a global pandemic
Speaking Engagements
AccuWeather Lived Experiences: Pride Month 2021
Online News Association 2020 Conference