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Education

American University

Master of Arts Communication, Journalism and Public Affairs (2020-2021)

Concentration: Investigative Journalism

University of Memphis

Bachelor of Arts, Department of Journalism (May 2016)

Concentration: Public Relations; Minor: Spanish

University Honors with Thesis

Magna Cum Laude

Experience

The Memphis Flyer

Senior News Reporter (2021-present)

Memphis, Tennessee

Report on news relevant to Memphis, produce multimedia projects

Washington Post Practicum

Student Contributor (2020-2021)

Washington, D.C.

Research and analysis of data, court documents, and other records for investigative stories

Contemporary Media

Staff writer (2017-2020)

Memphis, Tennessee

Write news and feature stories

Science Magazine

American Association for the Advancement of Science Minority Science Writer (2016)

Washington D.C.

Pitch and write stories for Science Magazine’s online news section; generate Facebook post for ScienceInsider

 Recognition

Second Place, General News Reporting, Green Eyeshade Awards (2020), “Abortion Battle Lines,” “Taking the Heat,” and “Criminal Injustice”

Third Place, Immigration Coverage, AAN Annual Awards (2019), “There Is No Line”

First Place, General News Writing, Green Eyeshade Awards (2018), “Downtown Rising”

Skills

Audio: GarageBand

Visual: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Premiere; WordPress

Data: SQL, Excel

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