Honors, Awards and Other Distinctions

Honors, Awards and Other Distinctions

2018, Social Justice Investigative Reporting Fellow, Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) and the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University 2018, Visiting Professor Program, Advertising Education Foundation 2016, Project GRAD, Distinguished Service to Humanity, Akron, Ohio 2016, Proclamation from the Ohio House of Representatives 2016, Proclamation from the Mayor of Akron 2015, National Association of Black Journalists, Salute to Excellence Award for Digital Features, “Dealing With Dementia” 2015-present, CETLA begins using my digital portfolio as an example of best practices for tenure and promotion 2015, Clarion Award, Best Small Website Association for Women in Communications 2014, Proclamation from the Ohio House of Representatives 2014, Proclamation from the Toledo, Ohio, City Council 2014, Independent Publisher Book Award for BET on Black: African-American Women Celebrate Fatherhood in the Age of Barack Obama, edited by Kenrya Rankin Naasel, Contributed “Daddy, My Brother Barack and Me.” (Memphis: Kifani Press). This book has been praised for shattering stereotypes about black men and black fathers. 2013, Profiled for The History Makers, now based at the Library of Congress 2013, AEJMC Council of Affiliates, Second Annual Industry Research Forum Award for “All the News That Fits on Tablets: An Analysis of News Consumption and Best Practices” 2013, John A. Hartford/MetLife Foundation Journalism in Aging & Health Fellow 2013, John Jay College Center on Media, Crime and Justice Fellow 2013 National Association ofBlack Journalists, Salute to Excellence finalist, ADHD article 2012 National Association of Black Journalists, Salute to Excellence finalist “Stuck in the Hospital” investigative project on long-term care of the uninsured Serve as adviser of HowardUniversityNewsService.com, which was honored by Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards: 2012 Best...