Workshops + Training
AARP/National Press Foundation America’s Long-Term Care Crisis Reporting Fellowship • Washington, DC • 2023
IWMF Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT) • Montross, VA • 2023
TedMed • Palm Springs, CA • 2020
Online News Association (ONA) • Austin, TX • 2018
TedMed • Palm Springs, CA • 2018
Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) Journalism Workshop on Health Information Technology • San Francisco, CA • 2016
NPR-KHN-Radio Training • Washington, DC • 2016
Reva & David Logan Investigative Reporting Symposium at UC Berkeley • Berkeley, CA • 2016
Online News Association (ONA) • Los Angeles, CA • 2015
Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) Rural Health Workshop • Fort Worth, TX • 2015
National Press Photographer Association (NPPA) Multimedia Immersion Workshop • Syracuse, NY• 2015
Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) Rural Health Journalism Workshop • Portland, OR • 2014
National Press Photographer Association (NPPA) News Video Workshop • Norman, OK •2014
United Nations Human Rights Conference at UNESCO • Paris, France • 2008
Awards + Fellowships
National Press Foundation/AARP America’s Long-Term Care Crisis Fellowship • Washington, DC • 2023
United Nations Foundation Press Fellow • Kigali, Rwanda • 2023
65th Southern California Journalism Awards, Soft News Feature and General News • 2nd, 3rd Place • 2023
64th Southern California Journalism Awards, Soft News Feature, General News • 2nd Place • 2022
National Press Club’s Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award • 2017
NIHCM Foundation Health Care Digital Media Award • 2017
AHCJ Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, Business/Investigations • 2017
Murray Fromson Fellowship • Be'er-Sheva, Israel • 2017
Media Fellow Women Deliver Conference • Copenhagen, Denmark • 2016
Taught Workshops +
Multimedia Storytelling, AHCJ Health Conference • Ohio • 2016
Online Lecture, Photojournalism Seamedu School • India • 2016
DSLR Storytelling, AHCJ Health Conference • Florida • 2017
Multimedia Storytelling, Loyola Marymount University • California • 2017
Mentor for Diversity Fellow, Brave News Films • California • 2018
California Journalism Awards • Judge • 2021