I am a college journalism instructor and freelance multimedia journalist based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I am a feminist, Southern storyteller and reporter that doggedly looks at the world with a critical eye.

 

Although news reporting is my first love, I also enjoy writing editorials, opinion pieces and first-person essays, a craft I’ve honed after years of reporting almost every beat, across media. Early in my career I was the only woman/only person under 40 on an editorial board and it taught me how to thoughtfully be heard. 

 

I am reluctantly resilient. I am a survivor of postpartum depression and a maternal mortality near miss, as well as a direct hit from a tornado. I have lost loved ones to gun violence. Since childhood I have lived with Type 1 diabetes. These experiences have made me an empathetic reporter, a stronger person and someone who doesn’t waste time. 

 

My blog on Medium and my newsletter/community Women of a Certain Rage were both awarded first place in each respective category in 2021 by the National Federation of Press Women.

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I believe in the nuances of stories; the gray area between the shouting sides that so often get attention. To explore those gray areas in my own profession, I completed a one-year 10,000 mile journey to chronicle journalism in America, which earned awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Federation of Press Women, among others.

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My advanced journalism classes recently worked with ProPublica on a data journalism project to collect 20 years worth of Alabama election data to determine if new Alabama laws impacted voters. The class also worked with Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia and WikiTribune, on his beta version news product, which launched as WT.Social.

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I freelance for various outlets, including The New York Times. I co-host Sky Box, a football-focused radio show on WVUA 90.7 each week and produce and co-host the intergenerational podcast Hissy Fit, with my daughter.

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I’m ready for the next challenge.