Author Bios

Gabby Birenbaum is the Washington correspondent for the Texas Tribune. She covers the Texas congressional delegation and the impact of federal policy on Texas. Gabby previously covered Washington for …

Mia Maldonado began working at the Oregon Capital Chronicle in 2025 to cover the Oregon Legislature and state agencies with a focus on social services. She began her journalism …

C. Frances is a freelance journalist from the American South. Her work currently centers around protesters facing state repression, resistance to environmental degradation, and radical politics in rural places.

John Loeppky is a disabled freelance journalist who lives and works on Treaty 6 territory in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He has written for outlets of all kinds about disability, …

Cameron Oakes is a staff editor at Rewire News Group. She has covered health care, the criminal justice system, and politics — and is passionate about improving public records access. …

Rachel Rebouché is the G. Rollie White Teaching Excellence Chair in Law Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously served as Dean of Temple University Beasley …

Sabena Chaudhry is a freelance journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from New York University. She has previously worked in local broadcast news. …

Salina Arredondo is a Portland-based contributing writer and audio producer for Public Health Watch. She was the senior producer of “Fumed,” Public Health Watch’s debut podcast featured statewide by …

K.R. Callaway is a reporter and editor specializing in science, health, history, and policy stories. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in journalism at New York University, where …

Farshid Vahedifard is Berger Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Tufts University. He also serves as the Lead, Resilient and Equitable Infrastructure, the United …