626-215-2156 • elizabethzwerling@gmail.com • Los Angeles

EXPERIENCE

2001-Present • Professor of Journalism(with tenure), University of La Verne, La Verne, California              2017-2020 • Department Chair, Communications; Program Chair, Journalism                                                 Expertise: Multimedia reporting & editing; newsroom management, mentoring & recruitment; media ethics

2001-Present • Faculty Adviser (acting executive editor, ombudsman, publisher), ULV Campus Times newspaper, web publication & podcast: I recruit, hire, train, manage, edit and supervise student staffs of 20-25 for award-winning weekly

2014-2020 • Editorial Adviser Her Campus, ULV chapter of 300-member international online magazine for college women

FREELANCE JOURNALIST

2001-Present • The Pulse-WHYY/NPR, KPFK Public Radio-Los Angeles, Women’s Ene­ws, Ms. Magazine, Thompson Reuters, United Press International, Online Journalism Review, Pasadena Weekly, San Francisco Independent, Huffington Post, AlterNet, AltWeelies, Truthout, Patch.com

EDITORIAL POSITIONS

2019-2020 • KPFK Public Radio Los Angeles, Correspondent: Covered California politics, health, education, economy for radio newscast

2014-2016 • Women’s Enews, National Correspondent: Covered media, politics, health and business

2008 • Ms. Magazine, Visiting Editor: Focus on health and politics stories

1997-2001• Los Angeles Newspaper Group: Reporter & Editor: Covered Politics, Education, Environment and business

1995-1997 • Contra Costa Newspaper Group (now Bay Area Newspaper Group) – Arts & Features Reporter

1994-1995 • The Argus, Fremont, California – Education Reporter; Imperial Valley Press (California) Washington, D.C., Correspondent, Medill News Service

AWARDS

2012-2025 • Society of Professional Journalists – Campus Times earned more than 100 First-and-Second Place Mark of Excellence Awards - Region 11/Western States & National contests

2002-2025 • Columbia Scholastic Press Association – Campus Times earned more than 20 Gold Medal Awards (top honors) for overall newspaper/news site excellence in the association's annual contest, plus numerous awards for individual stories

2002-2008 • Society of Professional Journalists – Campus Times won three first place, and four second-place awards for Best College Newspaper and News Website, as well as more than 70 individual awards - Southern California contest

2001 • John Swett Education Writing Award for “Pass or Fail” series on “social promotion” in California Public Schools, Southern California News Group

ASSOCIATIONS & SERVICE

2022-2024 • Report for America – Mentor to public radio journalist

2021-Present • Air Media - Member

2016-Present • Center for Health Journalism– Member

2002-Present • Columbia Scholastic Press Association – Member, Workshop Presenter at annual convention; Board of Judges

1999-2020 • Journalism and Women’s Symposium (JAWS) – Member, national and SoCal chapters; event coordinator, mentor

2003- 2014 • Society of Professional Journalists – Member; Board Member (Inland Southern California Chapter, 2003-2007)

EDUCATION

Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University – Audio Documentary

Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University – Master of Science in Journalism

Oberlin College– Bachelor of Arts in English