WRITING EXPERIENCE
Freelance journalist « Sept. 2007-present
Contributed to The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Kansas City Star, Baltimore Sun, St. Petersburg Times, The Morning News, GOOD Magazine, Geek Monthly, Miller-McCune Magazine, Milwaukee Magazine, ESPN.com, Deadspin, World Hum, Index on Censorship, The Atlantic Cities • spanning culture, politics and public policy
The Christian Science Monitor « Dec. 2007-Feb. 2008
English- and French-language research assistant to the Paris bureau chief
The Orlando Sentinel « Dec. 2003-July 2007
Sports reporter, covering Florida State football in the Tallahassee bureau (spring 2005-summer 2007) and general assignment in Orlando (winter 2003-spring 2005)
The Washington Post « Summer 2003
Sports intern and general assignment reporter
The Plain Dealer « Summer 2002
Sports intern and general assignment reporter
The Oregonian « Spring 2002
Interned with the sports department, news copy desk and suburban news bureau
The Daily Northwestern « Fall 2000-spring 2003
Served as managing editor, deputy sports editor and reporter
Chicago Tribune « Fall 1999-Fall 2000
Editorial assistant in the Sports Department
EDUCATION
Johns Hopkins University (Washington, D.C.) « Degree expected 2012
Masters of Writing in creative nonfiction
Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris, France) « Winter 2007-08
Semestrial diploma in advanced French language and civilization studies
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) « Fall 2000-Spring 2003
Bachelor of Science in Journalism
HONORS
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency PASS Award (2010)
Florida Press Club, sports feature writing, Class A, 1st place (2007)
Florida Sports Writers' Association, best enterprise story 170,000+, 3rd place (2007)
Sunshine State Society of Professional Journalists, non-deadline sports reporting, large category, 2nd place (2007)
Hearst Foundation national sportswriting award, 1st place (2003), runner-up (2002)
Freedom Forum-NCAA Foundation Sports Journalism Scholarship (2002)
Association for Women in Sports Media scholarship runner-up (2002)
Illinois College Press Association award, 1st place sports feature, 2nd place sports news story (2002)
Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award for sports feature (2002)
Freelance journalist « Sept. 2007-present
Contributed to The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Kansas City Star, Baltimore Sun, St. Petersburg Times, The Morning News, GOOD Magazine, Geek Monthly, Miller-McCune Magazine, Milwaukee Magazine, ESPN.com, Deadspin, World Hum, Index on Censorship, The Atlantic Cities • spanning culture, politics and public policy
The Christian Science Monitor « Dec. 2007-Feb. 2008
English- and French-language research assistant to the Paris bureau chief
The Orlando Sentinel « Dec. 2003-July 2007
Sports reporter, covering Florida State football in the Tallahassee bureau (spring 2005-summer 2007) and general assignment in Orlando (winter 2003-spring 2005)
The Washington Post « Summer 2003
Sports intern and general assignment reporter
The Plain Dealer « Summer 2002
Sports intern and general assignment reporter
The Oregonian « Spring 2002
Interned with the sports department, news copy desk and suburban news bureau
The Daily Northwestern « Fall 2000-spring 2003
Served as managing editor, deputy sports editor and reporter
Chicago Tribune « Fall 1999-Fall 2000
Editorial assistant in the Sports Department
EDUCATION
Johns Hopkins University (Washington, D.C.) « Degree expected 2012
Masters of Writing in creative nonfiction
Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris, France) « Winter 2007-08
Semestrial diploma in advanced French language and civilization studies
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) « Fall 2000-Spring 2003
Bachelor of Science in Journalism
HONORS
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency PASS Award (2010)
Florida Press Club, sports feature writing, Class A, 1st place (2007)
Florida Sports Writers' Association, best enterprise story 170,000+, 3rd place (2007)
Sunshine State Society of Professional Journalists, non-deadline sports reporting, large category, 2nd place (2007)
Hearst Foundation national sportswriting award, 1st place (2003), runner-up (2002)
Freedom Forum-NCAA Foundation Sports Journalism Scholarship (2002)
Association for Women in Sports Media scholarship runner-up (2002)
Illinois College Press Association award, 1st place sports feature, 2nd place sports news story (2002)
Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award for sports feature (2002)