EXPERIENCE

Researcher, 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

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

Lehigh University Williams Prizes

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
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