Hello, world! I'm Amanda, a data journalist learning to <code/> at the Columbia Journalism School! I spend most of my time looking for interesting datasets, trying to make sense of the numbers and turning them into stories. This is where I share my data projects and experiments as I learn along the way.

If something looks broken, it probably is and I'm still building. Feel free to say hi, explore, or send a gentle error report!

Who's Behind the Wheel When Motor Crashes Happen?

Analyzed New York State crash data from 2021–2024 to examine gender disparities in motor vehicle accidents, finding male drivers consistently account for ~60% of crash victims and up to 83% of fatalities.

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Saffron Ties: India's Global Nationalist Network

Mapped 108+ Hindu nationalist organizations across 17 U.S. states and 2,600+ globally, investigating their transnational reach through charities, PACs, and lobbying efforts.

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India is getting complacent in its fight against polio: Data - The Hindu

Analyzed vaccination and surveillance data to show how India's urgency in fighting polio has waned, even as the risk of resurgence quietly grows.

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Defying odds, more girls enter mechanical, civil, marine and mining engineering courses: Data - The Hindu

Crunched enrollment data across thousands of colleges to uncover a quiet but steady rise of women entering the most male-dominated engineering disciplines.

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Haryana and Punjab always dominate India's Olympic contingent: Data - The Hindu

Used historical data on India's Olympic teams to show how two states have consistently punched far above their weight in producing the country's top athletes.

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Autonomy, A++ Rating Fail to Mask the Crisis Facing Madras University - The Wire

Investigated financial and academic records to expose deep structural crises at one of India's oldest universities, hidden behind a prestigious accreditation rating.

Bikernis: Riding Beyond Boundaries - Star of Mysore

Profiled a community of women motorcyclists defying gender norms on the road, exploring what drives them and the barriers they navigate.

Gold in Gutters - Star of Mysore

Reported on a woman who earns her living sifting gold from the riverbed — part of a generations-old community of gold collectors who wade into the river daily, panning sediment by hand in hopes of finding traces of the precious metal. The story follows her grueling routine, the economics of survival behind this vanishing practice, and what it means to chase gold in the gutters of a modern city.