AWARDS/HONORS

• The News Media Recognition Award presented by American Psychological Association “for best coverage of psychological research in the popular press.”
  


• Media Achievement Award from the Association for the Advancement of Psychology “for outstanding contributions in expanding society’s understanding of mental health issues in the media.”
  


• American Academy of Pediatrics Outstanding Media Award “for increasing public understanding of children’s health issues.”
  


• The Council on Contemporary Families Media Awards recognition for USA Today cover story on the sea change underway among gay teenagers.
  


• Green Eyeshade Award from Society of Professional Journalists for story on the hacking collective Anonymous in “Intelligence Report” Magazine published by the Southern Poverty Law Center 
  


• “Heroes in the Fight” Award from Mental Health America for investigative stories in USA Today about Gulf Coast children’s serious problems in the wake of delayed recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
  


• Awarded Science Writers Fellowship by the American Psychological Association. One of three U.S. journalists selected to travel for 60 days to sites of cutting-edge research in the behavioral sciences.

Earlier in Career

• Special Commendation, Los Angeles Press Club, community service category. For stories on loopholes in enforcement of California fair housing laws, landlord tactics to evade the law.
  

• National First Prize, investigative writing category, annual contest of Education Writers Association. For stories exploring root causes of violence and vandalism in Los Angeles public schools.