Speaking & certifications
My journey as a journalist and product designer has given me a number of opportunities to deepen my skills and share what I've learned.
Below you’ll find a collection of speaking engagements where I’ve shared insights on news product development and reporting on Michigan State University during the Larry Nassar sexual abuse cases. You'll also find certifications that have deepened my expertise in developing media products.
Speaking
- From Guesswork to Growth: How experiments can refine your news products
News Product Alliance Summit, speaker, October 2024 - Product design in news
Society for News Design: Michigan State chapter, speaker, April 2022 - News product early career meet-up
News Product Alliance Summit, facilitator, March 2022 - ‘Once in a lifetime’: The Experiences They Didn’t Prepare You For in J-School
Michigan Student Journalism Conference, panelist, April 2021 - The (Remote) Internship
Society for News Design Conference, panelist, September 2020 - Student journalists covering sexual violence
The State News, moderator, October 2019 - Covering Universities in Crisis: Michigan State, Survivors and Nassar
ACP / CMA National College Media Convention, speaker, October 2018 - Covering Sexual Assault: Lessons from the Larry Nassar Case
Society of Professional Journalists: Mid-Michigan, panelist, June 2018 - Sexual Assault, Sexual Abuse and the #MeToo movement
Michigan Press Association, speaker, May 2018 - Gymnasts, the Predator and the Student Press
College Media Association Convention, panelist, March 2018