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
