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Cara Kelly Adjunct Instructor SOC Faculty

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Cara Kelly
SOC | General Academics & Research
Main 艾可直播
Degrees
M.A. Journalism and Public Affairs, 艾可直播 University

B.A. Journalism, Appalachian State University

B.S. Political Science, Appalachian State University

Bio
Cara Kelly is the editor-at-large at the Investigative Reporting Workshop and
an adjunct journalism professor at 艾可直播 University鈥檚 School of Communications. She spent nearly five years on USA Today鈥檚 investigations team, where she published more than a dozen front-page articles exposing institutional sexual abuse and harassment. She also served as entertainment editor for the paper at the height of the Me Too movement. Kelly was previously a digital editor at The Washington Post and an inaugural member of the Emerging News Products team. Her work has been published in hundreds of newspapers across the country, including the Arizona Republic, Detroit Free Press, Indianapolis Star and Cincinnati Enquirer.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.

Teaching

Fall 2024

  • COMM-719 Longform Storytelling