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I am a health and policy research communications professional. My specialty is media relations, and I have subject area expertise in sexual and reproductive health and justice with a longtime focus on Texas.
I currently serve as the Communications Director for Resound Research for Reproductive Health, a research team that generates high-impact research on sexual and reproductive health policies and services in Texas and neighboring states. I also freelance creating, developing and launching digital materials.
I received my PhD from UT Austin in Media Studies, with a focus on the use of online platforms for social justice and digital access.
SELECTED MEDIA PLACEMENT
The New York Times
NPR
Mother Jones
Houston Chronicle
Politico
RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
I Live Here I Give Here Board Training (2022)
Rockwood Leadership Institute (2021)
FASTFORWARD business accelerator, IC² (2017)
publications
“Knowledge and Awareness of Medication Abortion among Reproductive-Aged Texans, 2019-2023.” Resound Research, 2024.
“Reproductive-Aged Texans’ Knowledge and Misperceptions about State Abortion Laws, 2023.” Resound Research, 2024.
“Implications of Parental Consent for Clinician-Provided Contraception for Minors in Texas.” TxPEP, 2023.
“After Roe: Criminal Abortion Bans in Texas.” TxPEP, 2022.
“Out-of-State Travel for Abortion Following Implementation of Texas Senate Bill 8.” TxPEP, 2022.
“Texas Senate Bill 8: Medical and Legal Implications.” TxPEP, 2021.
“Publicly Funded Reproductive Health Care Programs for People with Low Incomes in Texas, 2011-2021.” TxPEP, 2021.
“The Potential Impacts of Texas’ Executive Order on Patients’ Access to Abortion Care.” TxPEP, 2020.
“Eating Local Between the Coasts: A Visit to Casa Nueva Co-Op.” Render Feminist Food and Culture Quarterly, 2015.
“Gendered Space: The Digital Divide Between Male and Female Users in Internet Public Access Sites.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 2014.
“Challenge for Change: Activist Documentary at the National Film Board of Canada.” Ed. Thomas Waugh, Michael Brendan Baker, and Ezra Winton. Book review. Velvet Light Trap, 2012.
“Structuring Access: The Role of Austin Public Access Centers in Digital Inclusion.” In Inequality in the Technopolis: Race, Class, Gender and the Digital Divide in Austin. Ed. Joe Straubhaar, 2012.
PRESENTATIONS
“Amplify Your Work: Advice for Personal Brand Management and Social Media Use.” R01 Club, UT Austin, April 2021.
“How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Research.” Pharmacy, July 2021.
“Public Scholarship in the Digital Sphere: Advantages and Concerns.” Research Experiences for Undergraduates, UT Austin, 2019.
“Storytelling Devices in Interactive Documentary,” South by Southwest, 2013.
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