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EDUCATION

City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism
Master of Arts  in Interactive Journalism, Health and Medicine; 12/08

University of California, Santa Cruz
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy; Bachelor of Arts in Spanish & Latin American Studies; 3/05

University of California, Davis: Summer Session Program in Cusco, Peru
Intensive two-month study of culture, agriculture, history, and politics of Peru

University of Granada, Spain (Education Abroad Program)
One year of coursework in Spanish Philosophy and Spanish Literature

Language Skills: Fluent in Spanish and Farsi, both written and conversational

Computer Skills: Final Cut Pro, Flash, DreamWeaver, ProTools, Adobe Auditions, Dalet, Photoshop, Gimp, HTML, WordPress, Factiva, Lexis-Nexis, MS Excel and social media engagement.

FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS & COMMITTEES

• 2001 Association of Health Care Journalists Membership Committee & Northern California Chapter Organizer
• 2011 Association of Health Care Journalists Ethnic Media Fellow, Philadelphia.
• 2010 National Health Policy Training Alliance for Communities of Color Scholarship, New Orleans.
• 2010 Association of Health Care Journalists Ethnic Media Fellow, Chicago.
• 2009 USC/California Endowment California Health Journalism Fellows, Los Angeles.

EXPERIENCE

KQED Public Radio: Health Dialogues, Outreach Coordinator, 4/09-present; San Francisco

• Produce health content for air.
• Editor of “Our State of Health,” a California-wide community health blog.
• Train “Our State of Health” citizen journalists.
• Produce and maintain health content on kqed.org
• Produce health-related social media, including Twitter & Facebook.
• Do outreach to California health care and health policy organizations.

KPFA Pacifica Radio: Voices of the Middle East & North Africa Program, Producer, 12/04-present; Berkeley

• Co-produce and co-host weekly program.
• Interview, narrate and edit interviews for air.
• Produce all web content.

KALW Public Radio: Crosscurrents, freelance reporter, 7/10-present, San Francisco

• freelance radio and multimedia health reporter.

City University of New York Hunter College: The Diabetes Project, reporter, outreach 12/09-5/10

• Produce audio, video and print news about childhood diabetes and obesity in Hunts Point, South Bronx, NYC.
• Train youth in the South Bronx to be citizen journalists.

WNYC’s The Takeaway, Editorial and Web Intern, 9/08-11/08; New York City

• Researched for radio and web programs.
• Co-produced interactive maps and web-only video.

KQED’s Multimedia QUEST Program, Editorial Intern, 6/08-9/08; San Francisco

• Researched for radio, broadcast and web programs.
• Wrote for and maintained QUEST blog.

Time Inc.’s Health.com, Editorial Intern, 2/08-6/08; New York City

• Interviewed sources about various health issues.
• Created health web guides and online calendars.

West Side Spirit and Chelsea Now Newspapers, Freelance, 12/07-6/08; New York City

• Wrote news and entertainment articles for weeklies covering Manhattan’s Upper West Side and Chelsea neighborhoods.

Common Ground Magazine,  Freelance, 3/07-7/07; San Francisco

• Wrote articles about recent medical studies and trends in alternative health.
• Edited, proofread, and fact-checked articles.
• Transcribed interviews.

Tekaan Iranian Organization, Managing Editor & Creative Writer, 10/06-6/07; San Francisco

• Wrote and edited brochures, newsletters, and press releases.
• Assisted in hosting and promoting art shows and workshops.