EXPERIENCE
Senior Staff Associate I, Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University | Jan. 2024 – Present
Technical Coordinator, Digital Witness Lab | Aug. 2022 – Dec. 2023
- Combined data journalism skills with social science research methods to lead development of data labeling process for WhatsApp Watch, a platform that helps journalists persistently monitor the spread of disinformation in the Global South
- Liaised between stakeholders including developers, researchers and reporters to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration
Research Fellow, Princeton University Center for Information Technology Policy | Aug. 2021 – Aug. 2023
- Delivered a suite of research outputs including workshops, academic papers and articles on range of tech policy issues, particularly work and labor
- Pitched and drove development and coordination of Digital Investigators Conference , a first-of-its-kind convening of that drew top journalists and researchers who conduct data-driven investigations about impact of technology on society
- (Co-)authored academic articles in CSCW & NeurIPS, as well as general-audience pieces in STAT News & Logic Magazine
Summer Graduate Research Assistant, Institute for Rebooting Social Media | June 2021 – Aug. 2021
- Conducted research on privacy, mis/disinformation and harassment against journalists on social media
Freelance Technology and Communications Consultant | Jan. 2021 – May 2021
- Conducted agency- and government-wide IT and strategy consulting work for clients including the Department of Justice and the Veterans Administration
Communications Intern, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | Aug. 2020 – Dec. 2020
- Researched and tracked news coverage of ITIF and relevant policy issues to inform daily communications activities
- Built media contact lists and support other contact management activities
- Drafted content for ITIF website; managed digital media accounts
- Supported event planning and execution
Research Assistant, London School of Economics | Dec. 2019 – Present
- Sept. 2020 – Present: Compiled timeline and annotated bibliography about the policy history of workplace surveillance for Our Data Bodies, a project coordinated by Dr. Seeta Peña Gangadharan
- March – April 2020: Assisted Dr. Robin Mansell and Dr. Jean-Christophe Plantin in conducting content analysis of British press coverage of concerns surrounding the deployment of 5G service in London for “Urban Futures with 5G: British Press Reporting”
- February 2020: Copy-edited the forthcoming book “Undoing Optimization: Civic Action in Smart Cities” by Dr. Alison Powell
- December 2019: Supported the VIRT-EU Project in producing the Privacy, Ethical & Social Impact Assessment Questionnaire for IoT developers
Editorial Assistant, Lehigh University Office of Development and Alumni Relation | Jan. 2015 – Aug. 2018
- Wrote and edited content for web and print publications; conducted market research for capital campaign
Editor in Chief, The Brown and White | Spring 2018
- Managed staff of 150+ students in the production of Lehigh University’s award-winning student newspaper
- Also worked as a reporter and previously served as managing editor, news editor and lifestyle editor
Intern, WDIY: Lehigh Valley’s Community NPR Station | January 2018 – May 2018
- Recorded and edited audio for broadcast; managed weekly newsletter, website and social media accounts
Panelist, PBS 39 Reporter’s Roundtable | March – May 2018
- Participated in a televised weekly roundtable of student journalists discussing national, local and campus issues
Fellow & Project Manager, Lehigh University Creative Inquiry + Mountaintop Initiative | Summer 2017
- Conducted research about the influence of social media algorithms on news consumption and political decision-making
International Communications Intern, LUXOS Magazine | Summer 2016
- Pitched and wrote articles; edited and formatted content for international publication
EDUCATION
London School of Economics, London, England | Sept. 2019 – Aug. 2020
- Master of Science in Media and Communications (Data and Society)
Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales | Sept. 2018 – Sept. 2019
- Master of Science in Computational and Data Journalism, with distinction
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA | Aug. 2014 – May 2018
- Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Journalism
- Studied abroad in Uganda, India and Brazil in Spring 2017 through the SIT International Honors Program
LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Reader, New York Region Marshall Scholarship Selection Committee | Sept. 2021 – Present
Co-founder & Communications Director, FWD: Scholars (Prev: Dear Future Colleague) | June 2020 – Present
- Founding member of a 501(c)(3) organization supporting underrepresented students applying to law school and competitive undergraduate and graduate scholarship scholarships
- Conduct outreach and promote organizational mission by the managing website and social media accounts and writing blog posts.
Alumni Volunteer for Admission, Lehigh University | September 2020 – Present
- Conduct interviews with Lehigh University applicants; represent Lehigh at college fairs; engage in events, panels, and informational sessions
Class Communications Secretary, Association of Marshall Scholars | Sept. 2018 – Aug. 2020
- Curate monthly newsletter, manage social media accounts, coordinate photo and video projects
Youth Representative for the Center for Public Health in Nigeria, United Nations | Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
- Attended UN briefings and reported back to NGO
- Met with relevant ambassadors and representatives
Vice President of Internal Programming, Global Union | Fall 2016
- Organized and hosted internationally-oriented events
- Managed cohort of Global Union Ambassadors
Student Ambassador, Lehigh University/United Nations Partnership | Fall 2014 – Spring 2016
- Attended UN conferences and organized related campus events; educated student body about UN
FELLOWSHIPS & HONORS
Journalism Fellow, Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics | Oct. 2021
- Professional ethics study program for early-career leaders
2018 Scholar, Marshall Scholarship | Sept. 2018 – Aug. 2020
- Fellowship awarded to “young Americans of high ability” to support graduate study in the United Kingdom
Lehigh University Alumni Association Undergraduate Merit Award | May 2018
- “The highest honor bestowed upon an undergraduate student by the Alumni Association… (awarded to students) who by exemplary character, personality, scholarship, and participation in extra-curricular activities, represent the traditions of Lehigh University”
Global Studies Outstanding Contribution Award | May 2018
- Awarded in recognition of “contribution to promoting awareness of globalization-related issues at Lehigh University”
Keystone Student Press Award
- First prize for Public Service/Enterprise Package (2018)
- Second prize for Personality Profile (2017)
Lehigh University Williams Prizes
- First prize for Research Paper (2018)
- First prize for News Story – The Brown and White (2016)
- First prize for English Composition by First-Year Students Not in the First-Year Writing Program (2015)
- Second prize for News Story – The Brown and White (2015)
- Third prize for Multimedia Project (2016)
Work Study Program Excellence Award | 2017
- Awarded for outstanding contributions as a member of the Work Study Program
Elisha P. Wilbur Scholarship | 2016
- Awarded to the Lehigh University sophomore with the highest GPA
Thun & Janssen Memorial Scholarship | 2015
- Awarded to Lehigh University students who are first-generation U.S. citizens of immigrant families
SKILLS & INTERESTS
- Research and analysis
- Journalistic reporting
- Multimedia storytelling and editing
- Photography, videography, audio
- Adobe Suite, Final Cut Pro X, etc.
- Data visualization and network mapping
- Tableau, Flourish.Studio, NodeXL Pro, etc.
- Basic programming
- Python, R, SPSS, HTML/CSS
- Project management
- Copy-writing and copy-editing
- Social media management
- E-newsletter production
- Fluent in Polish, basic conversational Spanish
- Piano, flute, trumpet, guitar, ukulele
