Education

University of California, Berkeley
August 2017 – May 2020 | Master of Journalism and Master of Public Health

University of California, Berkeley
August 2009 – May 2013 | B.A. Sociology

Experience

Grid
Data Reporter, December 2021 - Present

• Report data-driven daily and enterprise news stories, including visualizations like charts and maps.
• Assist other reporters with data reporting and graphics.

U.S. News & World Report
Data Editor, March 2021 - November 2021

• Produce data-driven daily and enterprise news stories, including visualizations like charts and maps.
• Manage data analysis and insights for government rankings projects.
• Edit and assist news team members on data-driven reporting.
• Supervise two data fellows in producing daily stories.

The New York Times
News Assistant, August 2020 - March 2021
Freelance Data Reporter, May 2020 - August 2020

• Reported on COVID-19 pandemic as part of Pulitzer-winning investigative and graphics team coverage.
• Cleaned data for the Times' historic front page featuring the names of 1,000 of the 100,000 people killed by coronavirus by May 2020. .
• Maintained ongoing map tracking reopenings, mask requirements and other public health measures in each state.
• Tracked COVID-19 cases and deaths in schools, nursing homes, and more.
• Beyond COVID-19 coverage, Assisted with investigative projects like this look at the Jan. 6 rioters' charges

UC Berkeley Labor Center
Graduate Student Researcher, August - December 2019

• Compiled data and expert resources for series of blog posts on the affordability of employer-sponsored insurance in California.

Issue One
Research Intern, June - August 2019

• Created report on online political advertising using data from Google, Twitter and Facbook’s digital ad databases
• Assisted with reports on FEC filing data.

Kaiser Health News
Reporting Intern, May 2018 – August 2018

• Reported on California health policy and politics.
• Assisted with election coverage, campaign finance analyses, breaking news and major investigative efforts.

Capitol Weekly
Contributing Reporter, May 2013 - December 2013, October 2015 - May 2018

• Researched and reported on California politics and policy, producing in-depth news features, profiles, and breaking news.

Peace Corps Morocco
Youth Development Volunteer, January 2014 - November 2015

• Completed over 300 hours of language and culture training.
• Taught English and ran youth development projects, including girls’ soccer camp.

Skills

• Writing
• Interviewing
• Coding: HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Data analysis: Python, R, Microsoft Excel.
• Data visualization: Altair, ggplot2, Datawrapper, Mapbox, QGIS.
• Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram.
• Foreign languages: Fluent Moroccan Arabic and intermediate French.
• Adobe Suite: InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator.

Other Activities

• Volunteer editing for newspaper at San Quentin State Prison.
• Teaching weightlifting and indoor cycling classes
• Home-brewing beer.