writing portfolio

a collection of my personal and professional writing.
“No grass, no crabs”: Maryland community grapples with Gunpowder River mud pollution
Oct 25, 2024

I worked with a team of reporters on this feature article covering the Joppa community’s efforts to hold the largest homebuilder in the country accountable for water quality violations from their construction site. My contributions included: subject matter expertise, reporting, copy-editing, photojournalism, and web design & layout.

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Image of RESPIRAR research assistants in a car departing a motel after a long field day in Maryland's Eastern Shore.
RESPIRAR research assistant reflects on her work with migrant & seasonal farmworkers over the summer
Oct 3, 2024

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.

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Behind the scenes: analyzing indoor air quality data in farmworker housing during Canada’s 2023 wildfire
Oct 1, 2024

Using R Studio and Datawrapper, I analyzed RESPIRAR air quality data to uncover indoor air quality spikes during wildfire events.

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The RESPIRAR Project is represented at IAPHS 2024 annual conference
Sep 25, 2024

In this blog post, I highlight RESPIRAR’s presence at this year’s Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science conference, held in St. Louis, Missouri, from Sept. 11 – 13, 2024.

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Revamping the RESPIRAR Project’s website
Sep 20, 2024

Revamping the RESPIRAR Project’s website involved unifying interdisciplinary messaging, balancing existing content with updates, and creating an engaging platform to effectively communicate the project’s mission and values.

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A photo captures the wildfire haze covering an area of Greenbelt, Maryland, with buildings in the forefront. The background of the image is difficult to make out due to the haze.
RESPIRAR data analysis reveals poor indoor air quality spikes in farmworker housing during Canada’s 2023 wildfire
Sep 9, 2024

In 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.

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RESPIRAR community advisor files motion to protect Farmworker Protection Rule
Jul 10, 2024

In this blog post, I cover efforts to intervene on a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Labor to stop the new Farmworker Protection Rule from going into effect.

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A worker looks upward, using a rag to wipe sweat off his face, with the sun blazing in the background.
Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine: a potential threat to worker safety and federal authority 
Jul 8, 2024

In this blog, I cover the RESPIRAR Project’s response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine.

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Officer Edwin Monarrez, in uniform, stands for a portrait in front of his police vehicle while on shift at the Laurel Police Department early in the morning during an overcast day.
Data visualizations for news story covering Maryland police trends
Jul 5, 2024

I led a data analysis for ‘From local police to private guards,’ an investigative series published in the Baltimore Banner. My work included analyzing FBI crime data to reveal a nearly 10% drop in Maryland law enforcement personnel from 2019 to 2023 and designing an interactive map showing personnel trends by county.

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Brian Askew and Lt. Aaron Colyns, in uniform, stand side by side facing the Baltimore cityscape at night, backs to the viewer, vigilant and watchful.
Policing Baltimore’s Federal Hill when you’re not the police
Jul 4, 2024

Rachel McCrea and I shadow Brian Askew, a special police officer hired by citizens to protect a neighborhood in Baltimore City, amid police shortages.

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