Investigative/Data
Chartwells Workers Series
This series received the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2018 Mark of Excellence Award for the Texas/Southwest Region for In-Depth Reporting and was a top-3 finalist for the same award in SPJ’s national competition. Nearly all stories from this series ran front page, above the fold.
Chartwells Workers Move to Unionize, UT Dallas Mercury, Dec 3 2018, Front page
“Uneasy, Offensive, Unspeakable.”, UT Dallas Mercury, Jan 14, front page
Chartwells Officials Deny Worker Allegations, UT Dallas Mercury, Jan 28, front page
Chartwells Workers Allege Lack of Food Safety Training, UT Dallas Mercury, Feb 24, front page
Select Chartwells Employees To Hold Union Election in May, UT Dallas Mercury, Apr. 16
Parking
The Parking Structure That Never Was, UT Dallas Mercury, Oct 29 2018, front page
Decoding the Parking Budget, UT Dallas Mercury, Dec 3 2018, front page
Feature Writing
The Parking Structure That Never Was, UT Dallas Mercury, Oct 29 2018, front page
Long Banjo Breaks into Dallas Folk Scene, UT Dallas Mercury, Jan 14
Breaking News
Students to Protest University’s Handling of Anderson Case, UT Dallas Mercury, Dec 13
UTD Announces Acquisition of Crow Collection of Asian Art, UT Dallas Mercury, Jan 24
Arts and Culture
JSOM Art Collection Sparks Discussion, UT Dallas Mercury, Nov 11 2018, Front page
Family Makes Largest Gift to University in History, UT Dallas Mercury, Nov 11 2018, Front page
It’s Not a Question: No Means No, UT Dallas Mercury, Oct 15 2018
A Woman’s Place in the Revolution, Introduction to Gender Studies, April 2017
Science and Technology
Professor Develops AI Essay Grading Program, UT Dallas Mercury, Oct 1 2018
We Shape Food as Much as it Shapes Us: a Conversation with Author Michael Pollan, Web (KERA’s Think), Feb 23 2018
Exploring Ways to Treat Pain as US Opioid Crisis Worsens, Web (KERA’s Think), Feb 2 2018
Making Science Equitable, Jan 2018
Guide RNA Engineering for Versatile Cas9 Functionality, Nucleic Acids Research, Oct 12 2016
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