Emmy Award
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
September 2016
Awarded in the category of Outstanding Video Journalism: News for the ABC News documentary “Dead Horse Bay: New York’s Hidden Treasure Trove of Trash.” It was the first-ever Emmy nomination and win for ABC News Digital.
Journalism and Women Symposium Fellowship
Journalism and Women Symposium
2016
Awarded Emerging Journalist Fellowship and selected to attend annual JAWS Conference and Mentoring Project. The Journalism and Women Symposium “supports the professional empowerment and personal growth of women in journalism and works toward a more accurate portrayal of the whole society.”
Webby Award Nominee
Webby Awards
May 2016
Nominated for the ABC News feature “Underground in America: Female Genital Mutilation.”
German-American Fulbright Grant
Fulbright Commission
November 2012
Awarded Fulbright grant for the Berlin Capital Program. Explored German media in Berlin on a 10-day seminar with 15 American journalists.
CNN Master’s Fellowship
CNN & Columbia University
2012
Awarded six-month fellowship to rotate through CNN’s New York bureau.