Data reporter & researcher. Pulitzer winner 🏆 Jersey girl 🏖️ formerly: Your Local Epidemiologist| ProPublica | Pew Research | MIT media lab • ➡️open to opportunities ⬅️https://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mwbsjkw7zc2k“Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared,” won the 2026 @sciencewriters.org Science in Society Journalism Award! I'll be in Corvallis, Oregon this weekend at the Science Writers conference to accept the award! If you're going, give me a shout out! https://www.nasw.org/2026ScienceinSocietyWinners24 Sep 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbsjkw7zc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mv47enrv2k2qOne of the last things I worked on at my time at @propublica.org — published today by the excellent @andreasuozzo.com and Agnel Philip [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv47enrv2k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mv477rnr3c2qMore damage from #lowell — all the trees look like toothpicks snapped in half09 Sep 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv477rnr3c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mv2fn6vhts2cIn other news, we got hit by hurricane #lowell yesterday on a family vacation in Kauai. No power thus far some cellular. Here’s some of the damage:09 Sep 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2fn6vhts2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mr6jd3yivk2tFml21 Jul 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6jd3yivk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mqk64bglnk2fhuge Optimum cable laying in our front yard since the storm in NJ on Fourth of July that’s a clear safety hazard but they refuse to send a crew to clear it ASAP. Does anyone know how I can expedite this process?13 Jul 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk64bglnk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mq35q4rex22fDay 3 no power no AC no internet service (Verizon down) in NJ ☹️07 Jul 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq35q4rex22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mpvs7nrxx225Huge (had to have been tornado?) hit NJ— my parents were hit the day before and are evacuated to a hotel. We were hit last night and a healthy tree in our front yard was torn straight out by its roots, no power no AC, power lines on fire now, surprised we can’t get more news about it05 Jul 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvs7nrxx225https://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mppdlk7m6225When someone tells me to go to hell but I’m already there 🎶 (this is why I’ll never support return to office)03 Jul 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mppdlk7m6225https://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mpmwqmpzos2oYes! @dwillis.bsky.social showed me that remote workers can have as big a presence (if not bigger!) than in office colleagues! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmwqmpzos2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mpmvewvols2oSoccer isn’t my main sport but this was a BS red card right?02 Jul 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmvewvols2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mp4u3jcigc2cIn order to support local news I have submitted my daughter to a local cute cat contest. Ctr + F “Mimi” to vote for her!! 🗳️ https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2026/06/25/cutest-cat-in-north-jersey-contest-has-begun-vote-here-nj/90681058007/25 Jun 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4u3jcigc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mp2bu2e5f22anymag producing content very up my alley [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2bu2e5f22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mni37uwsik2a100% cylinder lunch04 Jun 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mni37uwsik2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mnffhqugzc22 Excited to join the @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social team for a research sprint focused on public health monitoring around the World Cup! ⚽️👩🏻‍🔬03 Jun 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnffhqugzc22https://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mn3lkueq7s2zPurely unscientific survey: If you are a NJ/NYC commuter, take the NJ transit regularly or work in the Meadowlands, how do you plan to get to work during the World Cup? Especially if you don’t have an option to work from home!30 May 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3lkueq7s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mn22nw6hxc2wI am a diehard pedestrian who somehow moved to one of the most highway-dense towns in NJ. Walking to my local grocery store 20 mins away requires crossing the Garden State Parkway & going down broken sideways with poor visibility. Theres no way World Cup watchers will make it but I feel seen by this [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 May 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn22nw6hxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3mlgqbn7w7s2hHaru is not online (good for her!) but she will be speaking on this panel! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgqbn7w7s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3ml4krm4h6c2s1/ I’m honored to share that I’m officially a Pulitzer Prize winner 🥹 Our series on Connecticut’s unscrupulous towing laws, in partnership with @ctmirror.org, won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting.05 May 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4krm4h6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3ml353t5kuk2tThank you @nicolefoy.bsky.social ❤️ It’s so amazing to be recognized for our work. I am currently on the job market! Open to both journalism & (elections, media, healthcare) research opportunities! Short + long term, hybrid NYC or remote preferred. Prioritizing good management & fair pay! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml353t5kuk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3ml2l5n6bqk2aThank you Hannah! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2l5n6bqk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3ml2gsywlrs2fSo proud to be a Pulitzer winner along with my friends @harucoryne.bsky.social and @ginnymonk.bsky.social who all worked so hard on this messy data together! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2gsywlrs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3ml2g5ro2h22fWon a prize with @harucoryne.bsky.social 🙂‍↕️ 🏆 @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social04 May 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2g5ro2h22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiechou.bsky.social/post/3miyshwyoic26Hell yea [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:xvkidauft4a2v4cd57d7epvh/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyshwyoic26