EXPERIENCE

EdSurge, Remote

• Senior Reporter, Early Childhood and K-12: Report on trends in early childhood and K-12 education, with a particular focus on inequities, challenges and solutions in the child care industry; trauma and mental health among students and teachers in K-12 schools; and the impact of the pandemic on children of all ages. Regularly speak on or moderate panels. Produce a combination of in-depth, feature and explanatory pieces. (March 2021 to present)

• Staff Reporter: Reported and wrote about the future of learning in early childhood and K-12 education. Regularly traveled to child care programs and schools across the country, interviewing and photographing subjects for feature articles. Recorded and produced episodes for the EdSurge podcast. Stories focused on workforce issues, mental health, trauma and inclusive school models. Co-published an investigation into child abuse with WIRED and was later named a 2020 Livingston Award finalist for it. (Sept. 2018 to March 2021)

Various Publications

• Contributing Writer: Through co-publishing arrangements between EdSurge and other outlets, my stories — from investigations to feature articles — have been published in USA Today, The Associated Press, WIRED, Mother Jones, The 19th, Slate, Fast Company, PBS NewsHour and KQED/MindShift.

EdScoop, Washington, D.C.

• Technology Editor: Reported and wrote about educational technology, with attention to long-term and in-depth reporting projects. Managed all freelance reporters, contributing writers and interns. Produced and published two digital newsletters per week and a themed editorial package every month. (May to Aug. 2018)

• Staff Reporter: Reported and wrote about the influence of technology in K-12 and higher education, with stories about computer science education, open educational resources, data analytics, and state and federal education policy, for an audience of school technology directors and higher ed CIOs. (May 2017 to April 2018)

Inside Higher Ed, Washington, D.C. 

• Reporting Intern: Reported breaking news and enterprise stories for an audience of higher education decision-makers, focusing primarily on stories about technology and digital learning in the classroom. (Jan. 2017 – May 2017)

The Huffington Post, Washington, D.C.

• Politics Intern: Pitched and wrote stories daily, including coverage of breaking news, policy issues and national, state and local campaigns for immediate publication online during the 2016 general election. Worked alongside reporters and editors in the bureau, assisting with research and data-driven projects. (Sept. – Dec. 2016)

The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio

• Metro Desk Intern: Pitched, reported and wrote breaking news, features and enterprise stories, accumulating more than 60 clips in 16 weeks. Stories ranged from science, medicine and health to education, city council, courts and cops. Over half of stories published on front page or metro cover. (May – Sept. 2016)

The Miami Student, Oxford, Ohio

• Managing Editor: Collaborated with staff on story ideas and deadlines; edited all content before publication; wrote in-depth and breaking news stories, including infractions in the Greek system and a secret presidential search. Under my leadership, The Student won best college newspaper in Ohio. (April 2015 – March 2016)

• News Editor: Assigned, edited and managed stories for 40+ news reporters. (May 2014 – April 2015)

• Senior Staff Writer: Wrote weekly articles about academics, diversity and student life. (Oct. 2013 – May 2014)

U.S. Agency for International Development

• Virtual Student Foreign Service eIntern: Managed WordPress site for USAID book club. (May 2015 – March 2017)

Africa Center for Strategic Studies, Washington, D.C.

• Media Intern: Proofread all content, analyzed social media strategies and covered events in the area; created media list of 200+ Africa correspondents; redesigned agency website using Wix.com. (May – July 2015)

EDUCATION

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and International Studies

• Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

• Education Writers Association

  • 2024: One-day workshop focused on reporting about school surveillance and student privacy

  • 2023: One-day workshop focused on reporting about school funding and student outcomes

  • 2021: Year-long “Teaching and Learning Caucus,” a group of reporters and EWA staff who met monthly to hear from guest speakers and discuss story ideas and reporting related to teaching and learning

MEMBERSHIPS

• Education Writers Association

• Society of Professional Journalists