USDepartmentofLabor • 4th March 2024

From Local Farmers to Coffee Entrepreneurs: Empowering Rural Women in Veracruz

Mexican female coffee farmers are stepping into leadership roles as producers and entrepreneurs of specialty coffee - challenging longstanding norms of unfair recognition and compensation.

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8th July 2024

Supply Chain Study on Forced Labor and Child Labor in the Fish Industry in Peru

This report presents research on child labor and forced labor in the fish industry in Peru. I led the execution of this study, including coordinating with international partners, overseeing data collection and analysis, ensuring research quality, and leading the production of this report.

1st April 2025

Study on Forced Labor in the Xinjiang-Sourced Aluminum and Auto Parts Supply Chain into Mexico

This report presents research on forced labor in the aluminum sector in China, and its impact on the aluminum auto parts sector in Mexico. I contributed to the design and execution of this study, including data collection and reporting on labor risks within these supply chains.

8th August 2025

Supply Chain Study on Forced Labor in the Sugarcane industry in Dominican Republic

This study examines the labor conditions of the sugarcane industry of the Dominican Republic. I contributed to the writing and editing of this report and final execution of data collection and analysis.

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29th November 2022

Sizing Up “Media Twitter”: Exploring Population Extent, Beats, and Utility of Social Media

This mixed-methods study explores which types of journalists are on social media and what forms of knowledge-related utility they find there for their practice. I assisted the execution and writing of this report as part of my RA position at the Co-Lab for Data Impact at Northeastern University.

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29th November 2022

Divergent Global Views on Social Media, Free Speech, and Platform Regulation: Findings from the United Kingdom, South Korea, Mexico, and the United States

This 5,000+ survey study explores the perceptions of media regulation of four diverse democracies, the United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, and Mexico. I contributed to the design, survey development, academic collaboration, and writing/editing of this report.

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10th August 2025

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) facing extreme processing delays amid COVID-19 pandemic and temporary office closures

WCVB • 12th May 2022

MBTA headed to 'financial cliff' once pandemic aid ends next year

This story was developed as part of an investigative journalism project. It explains the MBTA's financial situation and the lack of budget expected after the pandemic aid ended in 2023. I contributed to the research, writing, and editing of this story.

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8th May 2022

By the Numbers: Data on Sexual Violence in Colombia’s 52-Year Armed Conflict

In this report, I analyzed different datasets to provide new insights of conflict-related sexual violence in Colombia's armed conflict. The data and graphics were produced with R as an interactive HTML. Due to publishing format, the HTML view may not be avaialble in this portfolio.

Global Resilience Institute • 21st July 2021

Event Recap: The Critical Role of Creative Expression in Achieving Preparedness and Resilience in Uncertain Times

On July 15, 2021, GRI distinguished senior fellow, Dr. Julia Byers, LMHC, ATR-BC, led an online panel discussion on the role of creative expression to enhance resilience and humanitarian work during uncertain times. For the past 40 years, Dr. Byers has been working in over 25 countries providing humanitarian aid through expressive art, play therapies and mental health counseling.

7th July 2021

Q&A with Dr. Jennie Stephens: Sustainable Resilience Through Feminist and Antiracist Leadership

Director of Northeastern University's School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs (SPPUA), Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy, and recent book author, Dr. Jennie Stephens. speaks about intersectional resilience and the need for feminist and anti-racist leadership. In this Q&A, she discusses the need for institutional and cultural innovation in energy transition, including gender diversity and energy democracy, technological optimism, and enhancing the usability of climate science in strengthening climate resilience.

4th March 2021

Event Recap: Restarting Economies through Tourism: Vaccine politics, Global Priorities and Destination Realities with GRI Founding Director Stephen E. Flynn

On Wednesday, February 23rd, GRI’s Founding Director, Dr. Stephen Flynn, participated in a panel of experts to discuss issues facing the tourism sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, “Restarting Economies through Tourism: Vaccine Politics, Global Priorities and Destination Realities” was presented by the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre as part of the Edmund Bartlett Lecture Series.

Global Observer • 19th January 2021

Analysis: Colombia’s police brutality – an issue there too, despite the media’s narrative

While cases of police abuse in the U.S. have received national attention and sparked outrage around the world, cases in other countries, such as Colombia, get little traction in English language news outlets and was drastically decontextualized by Colombian media, essentially creating a news blackout of non-U.S. police abuse, despite the need for global attention toward the issue.

ACLU of Nebraska • 28th September 2018

‘Banned Book Week’ Hits Too Close To Home

Ideas are powerful. That’s why intellectual freedom is protected by the First Amendment—and it's also why sometimes the government tries to suppress provocative ideas. Beloved Nebraska author Rainbow Rowell was the recent subject of censorship attempts for her award-winning young adult novel Eleanor & Park.

Nebraska Mosaic • 24th April 2019

Lincoln police facing communication challenges to serve ESL population

Lincoln police say they are increasingly challenged to serve people from non-English speaking backgrounds whose culture and language don’t match those of their line officers.

While LPD has several officers who are bilingual and generally has someone on duty for Spanish translation, there is a need for more bilingual staff representing other languages, said LPD spokeswoman Angela Sands, adding that the department also lacks in diversity

NewsNetNebraska • 30th October 2018

The vicious circle plaguing Nebraska’s overcrowded prisons

While Nebraska reconsiders how, why and whom it incarcerates, both taxpayers and prisoners face the consequences of the unfair and ineffective prison system where money often decides who stays in jail and who gets back into it