EDUCATION

Master of Journalism (University of British Columbia) 2011-2013

Bachelor of Arts (University of British Columbia) 2004-2009

FELLOWSHIPS

International Development Journalism Centre of Canada (IDRC)

International Reporting Program at the UBC Graduate School of Journalism

EMPLOYMENT

Journalist/web producer at Al Jazeera English (current employer)

Programmes intern at Al Jazeera English

Research assistant, Xenophobia Project at the UBC Global Reporting Centre

Reporting intern at The Globe and Mail

Producing/research intern at Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet

Research assistant for Alfred Hermida’s Public Media Project

Teaching assistant for Journalism 100 at UBC

Intern at OpenFile Vancouver

SCHOLARSHIPS/HONOURS

International Development Research Centre of Canada (IDRC) grant ($20,000)

Susan M. Boyce Graduate Scholarship in Journalism for my reporting on trauma in Cambodian-Canadian families

SSHRC/Joseph-Armand Bombardier Scholarship ($17,500)

Graduate Scholarship

Inducted into the Golden Key International Honour Society (top 15% of class)

McFarlane-Karp Scholarship ($2,500)

The Sudbury Star Award and Bursary for Excellence in Writing

**Full resume available upon request**