Experience
University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health
Position: Research coordinator, July 2021-present
- Support three doula-related research projects by organizing meetings with community partners, collecting and analyzing qualitative data, preparing manuscripts and planning other dissemination efforts
- Manage graduate student researchers’ tasks
O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism at Marquette University
Position: Fellow, August 2020-May 2021
- Conducted more than 60 interviews to report “The state of doula care,” a series that examines how the role of doulas intersects with private and public insurance, race, socioeconomic status and policy
- Mentored student interns by providing hands-on journalism training
- Organized a virtual community event about the postpartum period based on reporting that published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Center for Health Journalism at the University of Southern California
Position: Freelance Contractor, September 2018-May 2020
- Promoted Reporting Health webinars on social media
- Conducted outreach by contacting potential participants and journalism organizations
- Wrote promotional language for e-blasts
University of Washington
Position: Graduate student assistant, September 2019-March 2020
- Completed a process evaluation for the Community Empowerment Partners-Endomentrial Cancer program
- Conducted qualitative interviews and analyzed qualitative data related to racial disparities and endometrial cancer
- Supported research team by completing data input and other tasks as needed
The Washington Post
Position: Multiplatform editor, December 2015-August 2018
- I began as a producer on the Emerging News Products team at The Post in December 2015. I curated lead stories for the national app and helped launch The Lily, a publication that elevates women’s voices, in June 2017.
- Produced Lily Lines, an award-winning, twice-weekly newsletter on issues affecting women
- Worked with freelancers to bring diverse content to The Lily
- Served as a liaison between editorial and engineering teams
- Collaborated with a team of editors and designers to produce daily content and feature projects for The Lily (Examples: #31days31firsts for Women’s History Month, a nostalgic travel series called The Goodbye and The Lily’s one-year anniversary zine, Incognito)
- Worked with a team of editors to implement and maintain a social media strategy for The Lily
- Analyzed daily traffic reports to determine audience needs
Position: Program Officer, September 2014-December 2015
- Managed all social media platforms for ICFJ’s resource and tools and resources website, IJNet (Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn)
- Assisted IJNet managing editor with day-to-day operations
- Updated financial grants and pay contributors
- Wrote blog posts on current trends and new journalism initiatives
- Monitored traffic using Google Analytics and social media accounts using Twitter Ads and Twitter and Facebook analytics
Peace Corps in the Kyrgyz Republic
Position: English teacher/community organizer, May 2012-June 2014
- Expanded the use of modern teaching methodologies amongst village teachers
- Wrote and managed three grants totaling $11,464 with 2,209 beneficiaries:
- Funded the purchase of 222 new English textbooks paired with five professional development trainings
- Implemented trainings to encourage nutrition and fitness education through women’s clubs throughout Kyrgyzstan
- Organized a camp for 30 boys to reduce the stigma of HIV/ AIDS
- Selected by the Peace Corps staff as a cultural and technical trainer for a new group of volunteers
Philly.com
Position: Local producer, September 2011-March 2012
- Produced daily content for Philly.com’s hyperlocal startup site, Neighbors Main Line, which launched in early October 2011
- Maintained and updated blog with articles and multimedia on topics including government spending and changes, zoning, community issues and the arts
- Modified and expanded blog posts for print in The Philadelphia Inquirer