I am a reporter at KQED in San Francisco.
I am dedicated to producing responsible journalism that tells complex, nuanced stories. My work ranges from criminal justice investigations to data analysis to utility explainers. I often make appearances on the radio and podcast episodes. (Sometimes they let me talk about Taylor Swift on air.)
I have been recognized multiple times for my reporting, including most recently by the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California, the SF Press Club and the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists. I also have been invited to speak at panels and conferences like KQEDFest and the Great Lakes Data & Analytics Summit.
I was formerly the first full-time data reporter at Michigan Radio and contributed to the Peabody-winning NPR podcast Believed.
I earned a Bachelor of Science in Information from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts in Communication from Stanford University. (I once got to introduce Ronan Farrow at an event.)
Outside of work, I have a love of fiction, film, pop culture, and weird internet projects. I was a 2023-2024 creative resident at The Ruby, a creative coalition in the Bay Area.
Here are some selected clips.
Politics
- How the Fandom Vote is Shaping the 2024 Election
(KQED)
This Santa Cruz Congressman Received More Than $250,000 From a Powerful Pro-Israel Lobby (KQED)
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‘This Is Resistance’: Queer Palestinian Artists and Activists in the Bay Area Are Speaking Out
(KQED)
Immigration
ICE Raids in California: How to Sort Fact From Rumor Online (KQED)
ICE, Schools and Children: What Families Should Know (KQED)
Education
Applying For Student Aid Was Supposed to Be Easier This Year. It Wasn’t. (KQED)
Criminal Justice
- At least 120 inmates locked up in Wayne County for 18 or more months without trial, conviction (Michigan Radio)
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- A year after “defund” protests, most large Michigan cities spending more on police, not less (Michigan Radio)
- “Was this gonna be a death sentence for me?” Inside the pandemic at the Wayne Co. Jail (Michigan Radio)
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- “I will never be a ‘Go Blue’ girl”: Survivors find it hard to trust UM’s efforts to improve sexual assault complaint process
(Michigan Radio)
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Rally at courthouse, Groves High School supports teen incarcerated over online schoolwork (Detroit Free Pree, ProPublica)
Health
- Michigan coronavirus cases: Tracking the pandemic (Detroit Free Press)
- Where coronavirus cases are increasing — and decreasing — in Michigan (Detroit Free Press)
Where Michigan didn't — and did — stay home on the Fourth of July weekend (Detroit Free Press)- 'We Lived It': Mom of 'asthma family' is petrified of COVID-19 (Detroit Free Press)
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- Michigan passes 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths (Detroit Free Press)
Housing
- As housing costs soar, Mich. tenants eye rent control. But there’s a catch. (Michigan Radio)
- Detroiters facing unsafe conditions can withhold rent payments. Here’s how one woman put her rent money aside and got to keep it. (Michigan Radio)
Economy