About Alexia Underwood
Alexia Underwood is a graduate student and freelance print journalist and photographer based in Berkeley, CA. She grew up in the Middle East, the South (Florida, Louisiana) and California and writes about international issues, poverty, development, human rights, education and forced migration.
Education:
- University of California, Berkeley 2008-10 Masters of Journalism
- University of California, Santa Barbara 2000-2004 Bachelors Degree in Creative Studies, Emphasis in Literature
Published Stories:
- World Summit On Food Security Concludes In Rome
- The Africa Reporting Project
- The 2009 World Summit on Food Security yielded few tangible results.
- From the Horn of Africa to Oakland, A Family Tradition of Food
- The Africa Reporting Project
- An Ethiopian family continues their tradition of cooking.
- 18 Years In, A Theater Group Continues To Surprise
- Oakland North
- The Shotgun Players are a force to be reckoned with in the East Bay.
- Halal Markets And A Mosque Draw Oakland's Immigrant Muslim Community
- Oakland North
- Immigrants from Asia, Africa and the Middle East gather on a small stretch of Telegraph Ave.
- Public Art Project Seeks To Bring Oakland's Communities Together
- Oakland North
- Two Oakland activists seek to bring local communities closer through an art project celebrating public parks.
Awards:
- Critical Language Scholarship (June 2010)
- U.S. State Department language fellowship to study Arabic in Alexandria, Egypt
- Africa, Agriculture and Women Reporting Fellowship (June 2009)
- Gates Foundation fellowship to report on Women, Africa and Agriculture
- Best New 'Cub' Writer Award & Best Feature Article Award (April 2005)
- Pierce RoundUp, Pierce Community College
Work Experience:
- Production Assistant/Researcher
- Frontline/WORLD - Berkeley CA ( July 2009 - December 2009 )
- Assisted with the production of several web documentaries
- Reporter/Multimedia Producer
- OaklandNorth.net - Oakland CA ( May 2009 - August 2009 )
- Covered Education, Government, Crime, Transportation and other beats for hyperlocal community news website.
- Reporter/Multimedia Producer
- ElCerritoFocus.org - El Cerrito CA ( September 2008 - December 2008 )
- Covered under-served, local communities for hyperlocal websites.
- Literacy Tutoring Program Coordinator
- Americorps - Santa Rosa CA ( August 2006 - July 2008 )
- Coordinated literacy intervention program for over 60 at-risk students while serving in the national service organization, Americorps
- Scholarship Program Coordinator/Educational Advisor
- AMIDEAST - Abu Dhabi ( August 2005 - June 2006 )
- Worked for an educational non-profit. Coordinated scholarship programs with the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi and advised Emirati and Omani students.
- Production Assistant
- National Geographic Channel "Expeditions to the Edge" - Sherman Oaks CA ( June 2004 - December 2004 )
- Assisted with coordinating the production of the National Geographic Channel Documentary Series, Expeditions to the Edge
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