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Understanding indoor air quality as Canadian wildfire smoke looms over U.S.

June 9, 2025
Image shows hazy, orange skies in Maryland during the 2023 Canadian wildfire. The image is overlapped with a blue transparent color and Dialogue & Discourse's logo

Dr. Devon Payne-Sturges and I repurposed our blog post analyzing indoor air quality during the 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke episode to reach a broader audience. The article was published in Dialogue & Discourse.

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First-place in Features-driven Multimedia Storytelling for MDDC Press Association Contest

May 30, 2025
A graphic composed of various news clipping of the story, 'If only birds were 'puppies'" featured in over a dozen outlets. The graphic also includes the text: "Features-driven Multimedia Storytelling."

‘If only birds were puppies’ wins first place in Features-driven Multimedia Storytelling for the 2024 MDDC Press Association Contest.

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“‘No grass, no crabs'” wins first-place in environmental reporting for MDDC Press Association Contest

May 19, 2025

Our story, “No grass, no crabs,” won first place in Environmental Reporting for the 2024 MDDC Press Association Contest.

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Maryland’s landmark heat stress standard risks leaving farmworkers behind as temperatures and political tensions rise

May 16, 2025
Two farmworkers, on the left, prepare to load watermelons from a tractor, on the right, into the warehouse through a window opening in the building. The photo contains dark shadows to help conceal the farmworkers’ identities.

I co-authored this piece in Dialogue & Discourse to share RESPIRAR project findings on how Maryland’s heat stress policy may leave migrant farmworkers at risk.

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Mark of Excellence Awards 2024 regional winner

May 10, 2025
A graphic reads "MOE 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards Honoring the Best in Student Journalism." A photo of a man on a boat looking for crabs sits beneath the graphic.

The feature story “No grass, no crabs” won the Society of Professional Journalists Region 2 Mark of Excellence Awards for In-Depth Reporting (Large).

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Sunday show hosts share industry insights with UMD Terps on covering the Trump administration

February 21, 2025
Sunday Show panelists stand in front of Terps banner for photo.

In this event recap, I cover Merrill College’s panel discussion with three major networks’ moderators of Sunday morning news programs — together on one panel.

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Researcher’s expertise shines through in Wix website redesign

January 14, 2025

I had a lot of fun working with Dr. Devon Payne-Sturges to redesign her professional Wix website. The updates reflect her expertise as a researcher, professor, and environmental & public health scholar.

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If only birds were ‘puppies’: Lights Out Baltimore tracks 3,000 window collisions since 2018

December 9, 2024

In this feature article, I explore Baltimore’s bird collision crisis through data analysis, narrative and photojournalism, spotlighting the work of dedicated volunteers.

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Poster design and data visualizations at the 2024 American Public Health Association’s annual meeting

November 30, 2024

This was my first time designing a scientific poster. View before & after data visualizations and graphics.

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Highlighting farmworker health findings at this year’s American Public Health Association’s annual meeting

November 27, 2024

In this blog, I cover the RESPIRAR team’s presence at the 2024 APHA Annual Meeting. Highlights included Devon Payne-Sturges’ keynote, research on COVID-19 interventions and discussions on public health ethics.

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