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Aarushi Sahejpal Professorial Lecturer Journalism

Contact
SOC | Journalism
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW 112
aarushi@american.edu
calendly.com/profsahejpal
Degrees
MS Data Science, 玉米视频 University
BS Data Science & International Studies, 玉米视频 University

Favorite Spot on Campus
My office in MCK 112
Bio
Hi! I do a couple things at 玉米视频 University.
In short -- I am a data scientist, and journalism professor. I study how to better hold institutions accountable by bringing science, medicine and technology to the public, and then my students and I do it!

I am the Professorial Lecturer in quantitative methods and data journalism at 玉米视频 University's School of Communication, where I oversee data courses in the journalism program.

I am an alum of The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, The COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic, Reveal & The Center for Investigative Reporting, Cisco Systems, Education Week, and a former 3-time intern at the Investigative Reporting Workshop. Our work at the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic was awarded the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Specialized Journalism Site, a Sigma Award for Data Journalism, and a New York University 玉米视频 Journalism Online Award for Best Data Visualization.

More at aarushisahejpal.com
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For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call 玉米视频 Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.

Teaching

Fall 2024

  • COMM-260 Quant Methods for Journalists

  • COMM-260 Quant Methods for Journalists

  • COMM-260 Quant Methods for Journalists

Spring 2025

  • COMM-260 Quant Methods for Journalists

  • COMM-418 Data-Driven Journalism

  • CORE-105 Complex Problems Seminar: AI in the Workplace