Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Explanatory Reporting, 2017, for the National Geographic Special Issue on gender. Two videos produced by my team were among the 10 stories in the entry.

Livingston Award for Young Journalists, Excellence in International Reporting, 2012, for “Mauritania: Slavery’s Last Stronghold”

News and Documentary Emmy Award nominee, New Approaches: Documentaries, 2012, for “Mauritania: Slavery’s Last Stronghold”

Society of Publication Designers, Video of the Year, Gold Medal, 2016, for “Follow A Transgender Teen’s Emotional Journey To Womanhood”

Society of Publication Designers, Video Series, Silver Medal, 2016, for “The New Europeans”

Society of Publication Designers, Web Story, Short Form, Gold Medal, 2016, for “Hiking the Grand Canyon”

Society of Publication Designers, Entire Issue or Standalone App, Gold Medal, 2016, for “Yellowstone: The Battle for the American West” (issue included six videos and additional video elements)

Society of Publication Designers, App: Feature Story , Gold Medal, 2016, for “Every Last One” (story used 2 videos and opened with a video) and Silver Medal for “I, Too, Am America” (included 3 videos)

ASME Best Website (American Society of Magazine Editors), 2016, Videos included in entry: “The New Europeans” (video interactive), and “He Left Gangs, Drugs, and Violence Behind To Mentor Kids in Juárez” (short documentary video)

Webby Award, (team award) Best Magazine/Editorial (Mobile Sites & Apps), 2016

Webby People’s Voice Winner, (team award) Best Magazine/Editorial (Mobile), 2016

ASJA (American Society of Journalists and Authors) Arlene Award “for an article that makes a difference,” 2016, for “Special Investigation: Famous Tiger Temple Implicated in Illegal Trade”

Sigma Delta Chi Award, Public Service in Online Journalism, Society of Professional Journalists, 2013, for “The Most Unequal Place in America”

SFJ Awards (Society for Features Journalism), Excellence in Features Journalism, 1st place General Feature, 2013, for “The Most Unequal Place in America”

Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) award, Multiplatform story, 2012, for “Mauritania: Slavery’s Last Stronghold”

Amnesty International Media Awards, Gaby Rado Memorial Award, 2012, for “Mauritania: Slavery’s Last Stronghold”

Foreign Press Association Award, Print and Web feature, 2012, for “Mauritania: Slavery’s Last Stronghold”

Editor & Publisher (EPPY) Award, Enterprise / Investigative video, 2012, for “Mauritania: Slavery’s Last Stronghold”

Online Journalism Award, Feature, Large market, 2012, for “Mauritania: Slavery’s Last Stronghold”

NAMIC Vision Award (National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications), Digital Media Web Series, for “Mauritania: Slavery’s Last Stronghold”

Society for Features Journalism Awards, 1st place, Integrated storytelling and 2nd place, Series / Project, 2012, for “The Undecided”

SND34 Best of Digital Design – Award of excellence, 2012, for “The Undecided”