Erica’s reporting about Mississippi’s EMS network was a collaborative investigative project with C.J. LeMaster of WLBT is being honored alongside projects from national news outlets such as The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. The NIHCM Awards honor the outstanding contributions of journalists and researchers who have brought to light new evidence that improves the health system and the overall health of Americans. Erica is the first recipient of the Doris O’Donnell Innovations in Investigative Journalist Fellowship at Point Park University in Pittsburg. Recently, she was awarded a Knight Foundation fellowship to support our newsroom’s collaborations with WLBT. NIHCM is now recognizing her. Erica is the editor of The Inform[H]er (our monthly newsletter for women and girls).