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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

As a Graduate Research Assistant for the Crime and Justice Policy Lab, I am working on a project to determine the effects of street cleaning on gun violence in Philadelphia. In collaboration with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and through the support of the Neubauer Family Foundation and Arnold Ventures, I help evaluate whether cleaning litter, debris, and other trash from city streets impact rates of gun violence. I also conduct qualitative interviews with staff members selected… Show more As a Graduate Research Assistant for the Crime and Justice Policy Lab, I am working on a project to determine the effects of street cleaning on gun violence in Philadelphia. In collaboration with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and through the support of the Neubauer Family Foundation and Arnold Ventures, I help evaluate whether cleaning litter, debris, and other trash from city streets impact rates of gun violence. I also conduct qualitative interviews with staff members selected to clean the blocks. The PHS LandCare Block Cleanup Program will last six months and occur biweekly, monthly, and include an enhanced cleanup effort for 150 blocks in Philadelphia based on random assignment, with the goal of developing a policy-relevant, scalable intervention that can be adopted by municipal government partners Show less

As an Intro to Digital Media Course Instructor, I teach a course where students learn how to select story ideas, interview a diverse array of experts, and develop a series of short videos using basic camera equipment and professional editing software. They also develop a fundamental understanding of video metrics for major social platforms.I also serve as a Capstone Advisor.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

New York, United States

I pitched, investigated, reported, shot, and directed field shoots for original domestic stories for Vice News Tonight. I also wrote and directed the edit in post-production.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Led a focus group for a nonprofit called Cortico, a social technology company that uses human listening and machine learning to surface underheard voices within communities. In doing so, I facilitated a 120-minute conversation within the Cambridge Police Department to address issues about how immigrant communities are policed.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

I was selected for The Nieman Foundation at Harvard for the 2021-2022 year. In a year, I took classes geared towards policing, criminal justice, leadership, and Black art. My study plan focused on the development of a database for police department training curriculum to better document howpolice officers are trained in the U.S.Courses:- Creating Justice in Real Time: Visions, Strategies, and Campaigns (Professor Cornell Brooks)- The Black Lyric (Professor Tracy K… Show more I was selected for The Nieman Foundation at Harvard for the 2021-2022 year. In a year, I took classes geared towards policing, criminal justice, leadership, and Black art. My study plan focused on the development of a database for police department training curriculum to better document howpolice officers are trained in the U.S.Courses:- Creating Justice in Real Time: Visions, Strategies, and Campaigns (Professor Cornell Brooks)- The Black Lyric (Professor Tracy K. Smith)- Policing the Police (Professor Randall Kennedy)- Policing, Citizenship, and Inequality in Comparative Perspective (Professor Yanilda Gonzalez)- Law, Order, and Algorithms (Professor Sharad Goel)- Leadership from the Inside Out: Self, Identity, and Freedom-with a focus on Anti-Black Racism and Sexism (Professor Ronald Heifetz)- How Sweet is it to be Loved By You: Black Love and the Emotional Politics of Respect (Professors Jamaica Kincaid and Marcyliena Morgan) Show less

New York, United States

I produced longform documentaries and shortform breaking news stories under the News and Documentary Team’s digital news format. Part of my job included strategizing story development from ideation to completion and managing contract videographers in pre-production, production, and post-production.

New York, Ny, United States

I supervised team of video producers and helped to formulate the direction of their ideas from the pitch stage through completion. I also initiated and designed workflow organization through digital programs to coordinate projects between teams.

New York City

Founding member of a daily business show on Facebook Watch called Business Insider Today, where we accumulated anywhere between 1 million to 4 million views for each video produced (during a 4-day viewing period). I developed budget parameters for selected projects and constantly pitched feature story ideas.

New York, New York

I created social-first lifestyle videos on Facebook/YouTube/ Instagram/web all while accumulating an average of 44 million views a month on Facebook. I launched and maintained the “How It’s Made” series by constantly testing new ideas. Part of my role included managing content curation for INSIDER Design’s Instagram account (600K+ followers).

New York

New York, Ny

At CBS, I worked alongside Feature Producers to gather sources, scout locations, and help produce stories for the morning show. Overnight, I would manage the curation and production of viral video content for show’s final block. At Newspath, I compiled list of financial and business-oriented stories for a 4:30pm and. 3:30am.

New York, New York

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Producing Fellow at WGAL

Greater Philadelphia Area

Syracuse, New York Area

Greater Philadelphia Area

Syracuse, New York Area

NPR affiliated radio station at 88.3

Master Of Science - Ms, Criminology, 3.9

Bachelor’S Degree, Broadcast And Digital Journalism, Policy Studies

Activities and Societies: Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society (Vice President), Resident Advisor (2 years), Executive Producer @ CitrusTV.

Education record

Semester Abroad Study Program, Communication And Media Studies

Education record