I am a 2006 graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. My resume and some of my radio pieces are below.
Master's Project Radio Documentary 2006
Disability and Work: A Persistent GapEmployment numbers for people with disabilities have been stagnant since the late 1980's. This, despite the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which sought to break down barriers to employment and recreation for the disabled. This three-part series explores the problems that people with disabilities face in getting and keeping jobs.
- Master's Project Part I: A woman with MS fights for her job
- Master's Project Part II: Disabled couple seeks better jobs
- Master's Project Part III: The job search
Other Radio Documentaries 2006
High-Stakes TestingTesting has become a big part of New York City education – with high stakes for students, schools and politicians. Test scores are up, but opponents say the pressure on kids is too great and the emphasis on testing is forcing real learning to the sidelines.
Appalachian Missionaries
Missionaries are often seen as people who go overseas to spread their religion. But in one chapter of American history, between 1880 and 1940, thousands of Christian missionaries in America went to a region that seemed like as foreign land inside the U.S. – Appalachia. I talked with my great aunt, who arrived in Eastern Kentucky as a missionary before World War II. And I found that missionaries are still there today, addressing the problems of poverty and drug addiction in new ways.
Features
The New York City Parks Department has a plan to renovate Washington Square Park, but a Greenwich Village group says the changes are meant to dissuade protesters and limit public access. So they've filed a lawsuit to stop the plan. (Aired online Feb. 17, 2006 on Radio Gotham) In Manhattan, undeveloped land is scarce. At the second-largest building site in Manhattan, the developer and community members have two very different ideas for what should be built. (Aired online Mar. 3, 2006 on Radio Gotham) As NYU expands, long-time residents say it's taking over the neighborhood. So, they've proposed their own plan to the university. Elsa Heidorn reports. (Aired online Feb. 24, 2006 on Radio Gotham)Hosting and Newscasting
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At WCAI & WNAN: The Cape and Islands NPR Stations, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, I was the Associate Producer of a 2004 radio series. Note: I was not a member of the staff, but was paid through a grant.
At Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, I studied radio under John Dinges, a former NPR managing editor. My classmates and I produced a live, weekly radio news magazine in 2006.