She previously worked as a data journalist at USA TODAY and as a data editor and reporter at The Virginian-Pilot. Her work — she has gathered data on mass killings, uncovered a $26 million mortgage fraud scam and reported on health and housing issues — has garnered her national awards for investigative and business reporting. She has a Bachelor’s in Science degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a Master’s in Fine Arts in nonfiction writing from Old Dominion University. She is a speaker at the University of Southern California’s Health Journalism Fellowship program and regularly trains reporters inside the Associated Press and through the Investigative Reporters and Editors organization.