Every year, the University of Maryland's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism brings in a cohort of master's students who earn a full ride to serve as Howard fellows, filling key roles on the award-winning projects produced by the center. Contact Howard Center Director Sean Mussenden at smussend@umd.edu to learn more about the fellowships.
2026-27 Howard Fellows
Cooper Gant
Isabella González von Hauske
Akira Kyles
David Landerman
Sammy (Yi-Ting) Liu
Mehedi Marof
Shelby McNeal
Cat Murphy
Kenzie Nguyễn
Gabriel Ogunjobi
Taylor Ramirez
Nicole Ramos
Raphael Romero Ruiz
Bailey Scott
Jake Tiger
Diego Torrealba
Sofía Uriagereka Herburger
Howard Center Journalists Land Top Jobs
Working on Howard Center journalism as a Howard fellow or Merrill College student has proven to help our graduates obtain top jobs in journalism and other fields. Browse the list below to see where every Howard fellow and student who has contributed to at least two Howard Center investigations has been hired.
Job Placements for Howard Fellows, Howard Center Journalists
As of August 2026
- Trisha Ahmed, University of California, Berkeley, Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, product manager
- Lizzy Alspach, Tampa Bay Times, regional government reporter
- Daranee Balachandar, The Washington Post, intern
- Torrence Banks, Bloomberg Government, Capitol Hill reporter
- Sapna Bansil, The Baltimore Banner, Baltimore County reporter
- Aline Behar Kado, Howard Center, data reporter
- Lyna Bentahar, AETV, reporter, and The Lever, editorial fellow
- Olivia Borgula, San Francisco Chronicle, data reporter
- Liam Bowman, The Washington Post, reporting intern
- Aneurin Canham-Clyne, Informa TechTarget, reporter
- Molly Castle Work, MPR News (Minnesota Public Radio), healthcare reporter
- Jenna Cohen, The New York Times, associate technical product manager
- Victoria Daniels, Howard University, social media strategist
- Marianeli De Leon, Montgomery Community Media, digital storytelling fellow
- Shradha Dinesh, The Wall Street Journal, news associate
- Emmett Gartner, freelance environmental reporter
- Isabella González von Hauske, UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, reporter
- Destiny Herbers, Flatwater Free Press, investigative reporter
- Fatema Hosseini, U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st class
- Aidan Hughes, UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, data journalist
- Mennatalla Ibrahim, The Baltimore Sun, politics reporter
- Victoria Ifatusin, The Richmonder, education reporter
- Ela Jalil, The Washington Post, reporting intern
- Sahana Jayaraman, The Baltimore Banner, data reporter
- Cait Kelley, MPR News (Minnesota Public Radio), politics fellow
- Paul Kiefer, Wisconsin Watch, Roy W. Howard Fellow (immigration & data)
- David Landerman, UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, reporter
- Ryan Little, ProPublica, deputy data editor
- Sammy (Yi-Ting) Liu, UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, data reporter
- Apurva Mahajan, The Washington Post, data intern
- Rachel Marconi, Legal Services Corporation, data visualization developer
- Mehedi Marof, Howard Center, data reporter
- Sean McGoey, VPM News, news editor
- Nick McMillan, ProPublica, data journalist
- Jon Meltzer, Bloomberg Industry Group, news designer and developer
- Devon Milley, The Washington Post, data analyst
- Allison Mollenkamp, CQ Roll Call, technology policy reporter
- Tatyana Monnay, Bloomberg Law, reporter
- Greg Morton, The Baltimore Banner, data editor
- Cat Murphy, SciLine, data journalism intern
- Adriana Navarro, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, investigative reporter
- Stephen Neukam, NOTUS, congressional reporter
- Kara Newhouse, UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, data editor
- Taylor Nichols, Houston Chronicle, data reporter
- Ijeoma Opara, UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, research assistant for AI local news Scripps grant, and Merrill College Ph.D. student
- Haley Parsley, Sacramento Bee, reporting intern
- Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, The News & Observer / The Herald-Sun, politics reporter
- Maya Pottiger, Pew Research Center, communications associate
- April Quevedo, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, neighborhood reporter
- Stephanie Quinn, Missouri Independent, investigative journalist
- Nicole Ramos, UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, reporter, and FRONTLINE (PBS), production assistant
- Khushboo Rathore, The Oregon Journalism Project, data and engagement reporter
- Raphael Romero Ruiz, UMD Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, data reporter, and The Marshall Project, data reporter
- Eve Sampson, Military Times / Defense News (Sightline Media), editor
- Vanessa Sánchez, El Tímpano, senior health equity reporter
- Tiasia Saunders, Investigative Project on Race and Equity, DJNF data journalism intern
- Caley Fox Shannon, NPR, Roy W. Howard Fellow, investigations reporter
- Sarah Siock, American Petroleum Institute, senior digital communications specialist
- Victoria Stavish, Hearst Connecticut, data reporter
- Aadit Tambe, The Washington Post, news designer
- Jake Tiger, Staffing Industry Analysts, DJNF reporting intern
- Gracie Todd, KUOW, reporter
- Rina Torchinsky, The Washington Post, audience analyst
- Shreya Vuttaluru, Tampa Bay Times, data reporter
- Abby Wallace, Science News, digital engagement producer
- Hanna Zakharenko, San Francisco Chronicle, data utility developer