As a writer and editor, Allison is available to gather information from primary source documents and from interviews, then write, edit, proofread and file news stories and news features on deadline. Her work has appeared in multiple media. She has an elementary knowledge of Spanish and French and a working knowledge of Italian. She can also take photographs, and incorporate audio and video clips in her stories.
Featured Print Pieces
First Person: Covering Vulnerable Populations
How covering undocumented immigrants changed my journalistic norms
Denying Water to Undocumented Immigrants
Activists sue LaGrange, Georgia for requiring a Social Security number and U.S.-issued photo ID for service
Finding a Future in Organic Milk
As dairy farms disappear, Alabama's only organic dairy is thriving
Saving the oldest Catholic church in Georgia
Purification Church no longer has parishioners, but many Catholics are preserving the church.
Slut Shamed at 56
I talked to two feminist scholars about being harassed by men at my age.
Teach Them To Fish
Fact-check sites merely tell people what to believe. Better to teach them how to figure it out for themselves.
Turtles’ Tummies Found Clogged with Plastic
Infant loggerhead turtles are dying from microplastic pollution in the ocean.
Jewelry with an Ethical Bent
Jewelry maker Padini Nirmal mixes an interest in indigenous people’s land rights and crafting to create one-of-a-kind jewelry.