I’m a current fellow at Chalkbeat covering breaking education news and data investigations in New York City and the nation. Want to send me a news tip? See below to send securely via Signal or email me at ewalsh@chalkbeat.org.

A recent graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, I’ve previously reported on public health, emerging technology, and government accountability, including a first-of-its-kind data investigation into lead levels in NYC’s drinking water, cited by more than a dozen outlets nationwide. As a Revson Data Fellow at THE CITY, I covered NYC’s historic 2025 mayoral election, campaign finance, urban sustainability, emerging technology, rural healthcare access, and federal policy. See my work page for all bylines.

Part of my journalistic ethic is to follow the facts and figures using the latest data analysis and investigative research techniques. I recently completed a multi-tier legislation program for newsroom investigations, a reusable semantic analysis of CDC data, reader-first lookup tools, and more. Check out my GitHub for all custom builds and works-in-progress!

Before journalism, I was a DTC/HCP healthcare copywriter and data analyst with a focus immunology and oncology therapeutic areas. The five years I spent working alongside the FDA, CDC, and clinical researchers continues to inform the way I approach data analysis, reader-forward news tools, and newswriting.