Research Publications & Awards
Research Publications & Awards
"Anything but God's Children": The Nonviolent Resistance of Birmingham's Child Crusaders
Jerry Anderson Prize for Best Undergraduate History Paper, Spring 2020
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Original research analyzing previously unheard radio interviews with school children who partook in Birmingham's 1963 desegregation struggle.
Black-Jewish jazz and its vilification in the early 20th century
Herodotus, Spring 2018
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Original research on the anti-Black and antisemitic anxieties provoked by the emergence of jazz music during the 1900s.
"Anything but God's Children": The Nonviolent Resistance of Birmingham's Child Crusaders
Jerry Anderson Prize for Best Undergraduate History Paper, Spring 2020
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Original research analyzing previously unheard radio interviews with school children who partook in Birmingham's 1963 desegregation struggle.
Black-Jewish jazz and its vilification in the early 20th century
Herodotus, Spring 2018
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Original research on the anti-Black and antisemitic anxieties provoked by the emergence of jazz music during the 1900s.
Data & Mapping
Data & Mapping
Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis, Jan. 2018 - Aug. 2018
Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis, Jan. 2018 - Aug. 2018
Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis, Jan. 2018 - Aug. 2018
Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis, Jan. 2018 - Aug. 2018
Global Urbanization and its Discontents
CESTA Jan. 2018 - Aug. 2018
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With case studies of cities across the world, including Curitiba, Phoenix and Macau, our team used geospatial analysis and other digital/data tools to interrogate the relationships between urbanization and the production of poverty, vulnerability and displacement. Here, for example, we found that waterways and informal housing mapped almost 1-to-1 in Curitiba, suggesting that areas of flood risk are also those least regulated and incorporated.
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Palestinian refugees
Introduction to Geospatial Humanities, Stanford University, Sept. 2018 - Dec. 2018
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Our team sought to answer the questions: How and why is refugee status passed down from Palestinians to their children in camps in the Middle East? How are there still nearly 8 million Palestinian refugees worldwide, decades and lifetimes after the main displacements in 1948 and 1967? Using geospatial tools, we mapped Palestinian refugee populations throughout the Middle East to investigate the unique legal status of Palestinians who were dispossessed or born in limbo.
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In North Bay, religious affiliation doesn’t always come with anti-abortion stance
The Press Democrat | July 28, 2022
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Santa Rosa man’s death after struggle with police a homicide, investigation says
The Press Democrat | June 9, 2022
Long-settled harassment lawsuit continues to dog Sonoma County sheriff candidate Dave Edmonds
The Press Democrat | May 20, 2022
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Sonoma County sheriff candidate Eddie Engram’s priority is public safety
The Press Democrat | May 9, 2022
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ACLU supports Sonoma County legal challenge of labor board ruling against police oversight measure
The Press Democrat | March 25, 2022
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How groundbreaking trial of a Sonoma County deputy ended in acquittal over killing
The Press Democrat | Feb. 11, 2022
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Former Santa Rosa paramedic aims for full-time center to help first responders through trauma
The Press Democrat | Dec. 23, 2021
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Sebastopol woman works to dignify death for San Quentin prison’s ailing inmates
The Press Democrat | Oct. 7, 2021
13 States Can Charge Unarmed Civilians With Murder For Police Killings
Buzzfeed News | Aug. 24, 2021
'Our Peanut': Family shares memories of teen killed by officer
The Arizona Republic | March 7, 2021
In 2020, despite outrage over police violence, Arizona officers opened fire more than 2019
The Arizona Republic | Feb. 1, 2021
Some high profile, most barely acknowledged: People are dying in custody in Arizona
The Arizona Republic | Dec. 18, 2020
After 17 years, 3 plea deals and 2 jails, man at center of calls for criminal justice reform freed
The Arizona Republic | Oct. 25, 2020
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MVD delays and backlogs complicate online voter registration for some Arizonans
The Arizona Republic | Oct. 5, 2020
Despite ruling, man at risk for COVID-19 in Navajo County jail a year for probation violation
The Arizona Republic | Aug. 13, 2020
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'I feel as if he was robbed': Maryvale family angry over father's COVID-19 death
The Arizona Republic | July 10, 2020
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6 weeks after a DPS trooper killed him, Dion Johnson's family is still in the dark
The Arizona Republic | July 7, 2020
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Major Palestinian exam to be administered in-person amid coronavirus, equity concerns
Peninsula Press | May 27, 2020
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‘It’s scary in there’: Delayed and denied medical care a chronic issue at Sonoma County Jail
The Press Democrat | July 8, 2022
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Sonoma County sheriff candidates locked in limbo, with early vote returns inconclusive
The Press Democrat | June 8, 2022
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Dave Edmonds, candidate for Sonoma County sheriff, wants to take on agency culture
The Press Democrat | May 11, 2022
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Healdsburg celebrates life of late former police chief Kevin Burke
The Press Democrat | May 6, 2022
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Advocates demand immigration sanctuary in Sonoma County
The Press Democrat | March 21, 2022
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These three North Bay men decided to leave the Oath Keepers. Here’s why
The Press Democrat | Jan. 9, 2022
The Press Democrat | Nov. 30, 2021
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Wide range of vaccination rates among Sonoma County law enforcement agencies
The Press Democrat | Oct. 26, 2021
Group mourns 15,000 Arizonans dead as part of push for national COVID-19 memorial day
The Arizona Republic | March 1, 2021
Family of Scottsdale man killed by police brings case against officers, city to Supreme Court
The Arizona Republic | Jan. 20, 2021
Phoenix taqueria owner reeling after losing 3 — including wife of 24 years — to COVID-19
The Arizona Republic | Dec. 18, 2020
Sisters in the ICU, a father whisked away: Group mourns loved ones lost to COVID-19
The Arizona Republic | Oct. 9, 2020
Students rally around teen after pushback for painting Black Lives Matter on parking spot
The Arizona Republic | Sep. 4, 2020
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Tucson man died of "suffocation" in police custody, independent autopsy finds
The Arizona Republic | July 10, 2020
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As COVID-19 spikes, Phoenix Jewish burial society commits to serving Orthodox community
The Arizona Republic | July 5, 2020
Police shoot flash-bang grenades, pepper balls at protesters outside Phoenix Trump rally
The Arizona Republic | July 23, 2020
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Meet Sonoma County's 'cautiously progressive' incoming district attorney
The Press Democrat | June 9, 2022
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Santa Rosa mental health emergency response program marks first 4 months
The Press Democrat | May 18, 2022
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Progressive Sonoma County sheriff candidate Carl Tennenbaum promises change
The Press Democrat | May 10, 2022
Family Justice Center in Santa Rosa reopens to hybrid in-person service
The Press Democrat | April 29, 2022
Leaked database reveals 100 current and former Oath Keepers with ties to North Bay
The Press Democrat | Jan. 6, 2022
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PD reporter Emily Wilder: The transformative power of storytelling
The Press Democrat | Nov. 26, 2021
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Bill that would strip bad cops of badges ‘long overdue,’ advocates say
The Press Democrat | Sep. 12, 2021
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How 2020 was one of the deadliest in years in Maricopa County
The Arizona Republic | April 19, 2021
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COVID-19 changes celebration of Purim for Jewish communities
The Arizona Republic | Feb. 25, 2021
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'Houseless, but not forgotten': Group memorializes homeless loved ones who died in 2020
The Arizona Republic | Jan. 10, 2021
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'I'm 23 years old and I just had a stroke': Tempe man goes viral after COVID-19 experience
The Arizona Republic | Dec. 2, 2020
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Voters head to polls across metro Phoenix on the first day of early voting
The Arizona Republic | Oct. 7, 2020
Weekly Gilbert pro-police rallies escalate to violence as attendees look for 'antifa'
The Arizona Republic | Aug. 26, 2020
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Outside a hospital window in Goodyear, a family keeps a COVID-19 vigil for their patriarch
The Arizona Republic | July 13, 2020
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Almost 1,000 people wait up to 13 hours for COVID-19 testing in Maryvale
The Arizona Republic | June 21, 2020
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Bees for Hire: California Almonds Become Migratory Colonies’ Biggest Task
& The West | Aug. 17, 2018
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research publications & awards
"Anything but God's Children": The Nonviolent Resistance of Birmingham's Child Crusaders
Jerry Anderson Prize for Best Undergraduate History Paper, Spring 2020
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Original research analyzing previously unheard radio interviews with school children who partook in Birmingham's 1963 desegregation struggle.
UC Network for Human Rights & Digital Fact-Finding, Spring 2023
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OSINT research on the proliferation of viral mis/disinformation.
Black-Jewish jazz and its vilification in the early 20th century
Herodotus, Spring 2018
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Original research on the anti-Black and antisemitic anxieties provoked by the emergence of jazz music during the 1900s.