Born and raised in the state of Maryland, USA. Graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland (2001) with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics. Former Business & Media Institute (BMI) Staff Writer (November 2005-February 2007). Principal author of March 2007 BMI study "Prescription for Bias." Former Media Research Center (MRC) News Analyst (May 2001-November 2005).

I also helped the MRC's Tim Graham research the 2005 MRC study "Religion in TV News: Secular Orthodoxy Still Reigns," and have contributed periodically to MRC publications CyberAlert, TimesWatch, and Magazine Watch (no longer published).