writing portfolio
Explore the latest samples of my writing, including published stories, community reporting and professional content. For all updates, reflections and project spotlights, visit the blog.
RESPIRAR research assistant reflects on her work with migrant & seasonal farmworkers over the summer
In this Q&A, Divya Aikat and I dive into her observations and thoughts after spending a summer on the Eastern Shore. She supported the RESPIRAR Project’s field work as a research assistant.
Read more ➜ about RESPIRAR research assistant reflects on her work with migrant & seasonal farmworkers over the summerIn this blog post, I share my findings after analyzing data from two indoor air quality monitors active in May and June 2023 during the Canadian wildfire. The analysis reveals poor indoor indoor air quality spikes in farmworker housing.
Read more ➜ about RESPIRAR data analysis reveals poor indoor air quality spikes in farmworker housing during Canada’s 2023 wildfireSupreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine: a potential threat to worker safety and federal authority
In this blog, I cover the RESPIRAR Project’s response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine.
Read more ➜ about Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine: a potential threat to worker safety and federal authorityRachel McCrea and I shadow Brian Askew, a special police officer hired by citizens to protect a neighborhood in Baltimore City, amid police shortages.
Read more ➜ about Policing Baltimore’s Federal Hill when you’re not the policeI worked with Capital News Service reporters to explore why Maryland police departments are struggling to find police officers, contributing reporting, data analysis and editing.
Read more ➜ about Fewer people want to become police officers. What can be done about it?In this piece, Rachel McCrea and I dive into Maryland’s private security guard industry as part of a Capital News Service investigative series.
Read more ➜ about More companies in Maryland hiring private security guards to ward off crimeSpace to breathe
I assisted in the editing process to help secure the publication of this guest opinion letter in The Washington Post on behalf of RESPIRAR.
Read more ➜ about Space to breatheBehind the Blueprint: Washington County
I contributed to Local News Network’s comprehensive report on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the 10-year multi-billion-dollar plan to remake public education in the state by summarizing the plans for Washington County.
Read more ➜ about Behind the Blueprint: Washington CountyCelebrating anniversaries of partnership
While working on this feature for East of the River, I had the opportunity to learn about executive director, Philip Pannell, and his work with the Anacostia Coordinating Council as ACC celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Read more ➜ about Celebrating anniversaries of partnershipI was working on another story when I stumbled upon a 12-foot puppet, known as Little Amal, as she made her way through Anacostia. My write-up was published in the Afro.
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