REPORTING & PHOTOJOURNALISM

Below are recent and favorite clips from nearly 10 years of work as a newsroom and freelance journalist:

• “The Scandal-Ridden Meatpacking Company Taking Over U.S. Markets” (7/8/25), More Perfect Union
• “Cases of black lung are surging in the Navajo Nation, but miners lack access to care” (2/22/24), Rocky Mountain PBS & KSJD Radio
• “‘This is how it feels to save a newspaper’: Inside the effort to keep independent, local journalism alive in Southern Colorado” (5/4/23) | Rocky Mountain PBS
• “New law could mark end of American Confederacy — in Brazil” (5/16/22) | The Christian Science Monitor
• “Professor takes care of campus ducklings during COVID lockdown” (5/11/20) | ABC 7 Chicago
• “After statewide marijuana legalization, hundreds of thousands in Illinois eligible for record expungement” (7/2/19) | ABC 7 Chicago
• Localish: Local interest stories produced in Chicago, for national audiences on ABC & Hulu. Examples: Maternal Health, Streetball on the South Side, Lowriders, Farm-to-Table, Alligator Records Turns 50

NEWS & DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH

Copy Editor & Research Assistant | 2025
“A Guide to (Short) Documentary Filmmaking: Creating Artful Short Documentary Films” by Jamie Meltzer

Lead editor and research assistant for filmmaker Jamie Meltzer’s forthcoming textbook from Routledge Publishing.

Research Assistant | 2018-2023
Reinventing Local TV News Project – Northeastern University

Studied local TV newscasts in 10 mid and major markets, then re-imagined news stories with animation and archival footage. Provided consulting work for 3 research phases spanning over 5 years.

Research Assistant | 2018
The Boston Globe – Spotlight Team

Researched and mined data for special news projects, while also managing the tip-line for the Globe’s investigative reporting team and organizing those tips in a database