Education
American University, Washington, D.C.
Pursuing a master of science in data science with a track in investigative journalism (expected May 2027) and a bachelor of science in data science and journalism (expected May 2026). I studied abroad at University College Dublin, Ireland.
Experience
Investigative Reporting Workshop, Feb. 2025 - present
Reporting fellow
- Pitch, report and write investigative accountability and data-driven stories.
- Fact-check colleagues’ pieces and vet tips from the public.
The Eagle, Sept. 2022 - present
Investigations & data editor, May 2025 - present
Manage three investigative reporter and provide technical support across the newsroom.
Administration editor, Jan. - April 2025
Manage one reporter and support numerous others through our coverage of the university administration.
- Pitch, guide and edit daily, breaking and in-depth stories about the administration.
- Write breaking news stories as needed.
- Maintain source relationships, handle university spokespeople and vet tips.
Investigative reporter, Oct. 2023 - Dec. 2024
Reported and wrote six in-depth articles about student safety. Became a subject-matter expert on public records, policing and the criminal legal system. Worked with reporters across the newsroom to obtain records, analyze data, vet tips and add depth to their stories.
- Scooped out-of-order coronavirus test vending machines.
- Co-bylined a data story about broken emergency blue lights.
- Broke numerous in-depth and breaking news stories about three student sexual misconduct cases.
- Wrote a manual on covering campus crime and trained two reporters to take over the beat.
- Created the first comprehensive toolkit for Eagle reporters on every beat.
Local news reporter, May - Oct. 2023
Briefly wrote breaking news stories at the intersection of the city and our campus.
Student government reporter, Sept. 2022 - May 2023
Reported and wrote campaign, debate and election stories. Broke a story about an executive’s resignation and the problems that led to it.
American University School of Communication, Feb. - May 2025
Research assistant
I conduct interviews with community leaders for a journalism professor’s study of diversity in local news coverage.
The Associated Press, Feb. 2024 - present
Team lead, elections web-scraping, Feb. 2025 - present
Oversee teams of 5-10 web scrapers during live tabulation, troubleshooting their code.
Elections web scraper, Feb. 2024 - Feb. 2025
Live collection of county-level results by scraping election boards’ websites using Python in Selenium.