Before Harvey, Victoria’s rich and poor lived in different realities. But besides wreaking havoc on homes and businesses, the storm further exposed vast disconnect between some of Victoria’s elected leaders and their most vulnerable constituents. This story followed a mother and her seven children who became homeless after a series of evictions in the year following Hurricane Harvey. Sometimes, they lived in motels. Occasionally, they slept in their van. It wasn't until three months later that they found a home within their budget. Yet despite stories like Devan's, Victoria's officials have been silent when it comes to dealing with the housing crisis.

This is the first of an ongoing series that explores inequality – and how Hurricane Harvey exposed the gap between the people who could afford to rebuild and everyone else. This article was produced as a project for the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship.

Shortly after Harvey struck, a tenant contacted me about being locked out by her landlord in the storm's aftermath. The reporting process included digging through 990s and shoe-leather reporting in the community. This story eventually spurred a deeper investigation into the nonprofit and its related shell companies.

I wrote about residents in a rural town who are forced to deal with a drinking water supply tainted with arsenic, all while financial documents indicate their water department is misusing some of taxpayers’ dollars. Shortly after this story published, voters ousted the board president who was accused of misusing funds.

This story examined how a dire lack of women's shelters and Bend’s skyrocketing cost of living affected victims of domestic violence.

Produced a multi-part series with another reporter on why tourists die in Hawaii. Obtained hundreds of records from the Honolulu Medical Examiner and built a database that analyzed risk factors for visitor deaths. Requested court records to identify tour operators with questionable safety practices. The project won an award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.