A Southern California-native, my commitment to journalism led me across the country to the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. This May, I will graduate with dual degrees in journalism and psychology.

On campus, I joined The Good Life Magazine, rising through the ranks from staff writer to section editor, assistant editor and eventually editor-in-chief. In that role, I led a 30-person team, raised nearly $2,000 for printing and oversaw all editorial content from pitch to publication.

I’ve gained hands-on experience through internships and fellowships across the country. At CBS/KCAL News in Los Angeles, I shadowed reporters covering daily crime and breaking news. As a contributing reporter for the USA Today Network–New York, I analyzed hundreds of documents, investigating police misconduct — particularly cases of sexual harassment and stalking.

Most recently, I spent a summer in Phoenix as a Carnegie-Knight News21 fellow, investigating the expansion of immigration detention under a second Trump administration and reporting on the ground in multiple states.

Over the past few years, my reporting has earned bylines in over a dozen news outlets across the country. I’m passionate about producing investigative and enterprise reporting that audiences trust.

Ida B. Wells