Author and writing teacher

Angie has read, spoken about, and taught lectures and workshops on journalistic and literary-nonfiction writing, as well as creativity and writing workshops for all literary genres, at venues ranging from Stanford University to Ragdale Foundation to Google Labs in Boulder, Colorado. She’s given dozens of talks about her award-winning hybrid memoir-journalism book, The Four Words for Home, which addresses themes of immigration, post-9/11 Afghanistan, and cross-cultural reporting. Angie has spoken and taught extensively online, and can deliver a dynamic, conversational experience both online and in person.

Diversity trainer

Angie has developed and taught curriculum on race, gender, and sexual-orientation diversity in both professional and higher-education settings. She has served as a trainer and facilitator at National Public Radio, the Gulf States Newsroom regional public-radio hub, and various other member stations across the country, for Atlantic Media, Bloomberg Industry Group, Long Dash, Free Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, and other organizations. In addition, she developed and piloted American University’s mandatory first-year curriculum on race and social identity, and continues to teach a popular two-course sequence on Media and Diversity at the University of Colorado Boulder. Angie is well-versed in teaching and training F2F (face-to-face), on Zoom and other videoconferencing apps, synchronously and asychronously, as well as in hybrid modalities, and strives to create an engaging, interactive experience on all forums.

Media consultant

Angie’s research expertise on media and news content analysis informed a four-year study at National Public Radio, for which she was an external methods consultant. She also brings more than a decade of practical newsroom experience as an award-winning beat reporter on race and ethnicity issues, as well as experience assisting and coaching nonprofits on media access and social-media strategies. Angie has developed curriculum for both experienced and beginning/student journalists on diversifying sources and building trust in undercovered communities.