California

Vickie Vértiz is an award-winning poet, writer, educator, and advocate. The oldest child of an immigrant Mexican family, Vértiz was born and raised in Bell Gardens, California, a city in southeast Los...

Marie Baronnet studied art and photography in France, where she grew up. She worked as a photojournalist for international magazines, along with a series of investigative photos and video from the...

Robin Meadows is an independent science journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area who specializes in water, climate resilience, and environmental policy. Her work has been published in Bay Area...

Brett Simpson is an audio and print journalist covering the intersections of health, the environment, and human rights. She is a 2021 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School...

Reva and David Logan Distinguished Chair in Investigative Journalism, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

Visual journalist and former Investigative Reporting Project student reporter

Investigative Reporting Project student reporter

ChiChai Mateo is a community gatherer, business owner, artist, and educator. Born and raised throughout Ohlone land (San Francisco Bay Area) as a child of Philippine immigrants, she stems all she does...

Josh Wagner recently graduated from Stanford University with a degree in English. He focused on the religious poetry of William Blake. His writing has been published in The Stanford Daily and The New...

Felicia Hou is a senior at Stanford University, studying science, technology, and society. She has written for campus publications such as The Stanford Daily and PULSE Magazine. She sees journalism as...

Muhammad Yusuf Khattak is from Orlando, Florida. He is interested in how certain legal reforms of policing may ironically serve as roadblocks to accountability as a result of poor implementation or...

Jasmine Liu is a senior at Stanford University, studying anthropology and mathematics. At Stanford, she regularly wrote opinion and Arts & Life columns for The Stanford Daily, where she also served as...