About me
At present
• Developing the new Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting at the Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership at Community College of Philadelphia, and managing the Center’s inaugural program: The Credible Messenger Reporting Project. Visit: PCGVR.org
• Directing the Initiative for Better Gun Violence Reporting, developing a set of best practices and exploring the hypothesis that new methods can prevent shootings and save lives. Visit: IBGVR.org
Previous appointments
• Residential Fellow, Reynolds Journalism Institute, University of Missouri School of Journalism ∞
• Journalist in Residence, Swarthmore College ∞
• Fellow, Philadelphia Social Innovations Lab, University of Pennsylvania ∞
• Practitioner in Residence, Institute for Global Leadership, Tufts University ∞
• Ochberg Fellow, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Columbia University ∞
• Knight Fellow in Medicine/Health Sciences Journalism, Knight-Wallace Fellows, University of Michigan ∞
Former photojournalist
• The Associated Press, Baghdad ∞
• Philadelphia Daily News ∞
• The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
• The Daily Transcript, Dedham, Mass.
• Freelance news photographer, Boston ∞
Photojournalism honors
• The Pulitzer Prize ∞
• The Bayeux Prize for War Correspondents
• Sigma Delta Chi Award
• National Headliner Award
Former editor and producer
• The Gun Crisis Reporting Project ∞
• War News Radio ∞
• Independent social media journalist ∞ ∞
• Philadelphia Daily News Video ∞
Hometown honors
• Best of Philly
• Pen and Pencil Awards
• Philadelphia Geek Award
• Mothers in Charge Partner in Peace
• Philadelphia CeaseFire Community Award
• Philadelphia Firefighters Union Media Award
• Keystone Awards Distinguished Visual Journalist
• Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors Best of Show
Past faculty appointments
• Assistant Professor, University of Missouri School of Journalism, 2009-2010
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies Program, Swarthmore College, 2011-2012
• Adjunct Faculty, Carter Journalism Institute, New York University, 2010-2011
• Adjunct Professor, Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University, 2005-2015
Courses created
• Peace Journalism, Peace and Conflict Studies Program, Swarthmore College ∞
• Solutions Journalism, Department of Journalism, Temple University ∞
• Trauma Journalism, Department of Journalism, Temple University ∞
Additional courses taught
• Convergence Multimedia Fundamentals, Reporting and Editing, University of Missouri School of Journalism
• Photojournalism Portfolio, Department of Journalism, Temple University
• Multimedia Reporting, Carter Journalism Institute, New York University ∞
• Urban Photojournalism, Institute for Global Leadership, Tufts University (workshops) ∞
Former college administrator
• Assistant director for external affairs, Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University
• Manager for Media and Social Responsibility, Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, Swarthmore College
Current board appointments
• Mothers In Charge, board of directors ∞
• Missouri Gun Violence Project advisory board ∞
• Philadelphia Obituary Project advisory board ∞
Past board appointments
• Temple University Journalism Department
• Generocity.org, Philadelphia
• Pen and Pencil Club, Philadelphia
• Free Speech Film Festival, Philadelphia
• Exposure Center for Photojournalism, Tufts University
Major exhibitions
• “New York, New York: The 20th Century,” Norton Museum of Art ∞
• “Manna: Masterworks from the Permanent Art Collection,” Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University ∞
• “Overt/Covert,” Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University ∞
Select lectures and panels
• Questioning our assumptions: basic reporting processes, mass tragedy and engagement, International Journalism Festival, Perugia, Italy, 2017 ∞
• Streaming Video Journalism, IRE Conference, Philadelphia, 2015
• Gun Violence Intervention Programs, TedX Philadelphia, 2014
• Walking Through Ground Zero, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, N.Y., 2011 ∞
• Journalism and Trauma: Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand; University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand; Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Wellington, New Zealand; 2009 ∞
• Covering the War in Iraq, Knight-Wallace Conference, 2007
• The Battle for Najaf, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University, 2004
Past projects, launches and collaborations
• Broke in Philly
• Center for Public Interest Journalism
• Klein News Innovation Camp
• Open Data Philly
• Philadelphia Conference of Photojournalists
• Philadelphia Initiative for Journalism Innovation
• The Reentry Project
• Temple DNC News
Education
• Graduate studies in Journalism, Temple University
• B.S. in Education, Tufts University
• Drawing, Painting and Photography, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Certifications
• Human subject research ∞
• Threat assessment ∞
• Hostile environment reporting ∞