Sandhya Kambhampati
Adjunct Professor at Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSandhya Kambhampati is a data reporter and analyst with over a decade of experience turning complex datasets into clear, visual storytelling for outlets like the Los Angeles Times and ProPublica Illinois. As an adjunct professor and mentor at USC’s Center for Health Journalism, she blends classroom instruction with practical newsroom training, guiding the next generation of data journalists. Her work spans database reporting, interactive graphics, and multimedia production—skills honed from internships at CNN and USA TODAY to fellowship experience with Knight-Mozilla and Correctiv. Based in Los Angeles with a background in journalism and Spanish from Ohio University and language study in Mexico, she often brings bilingual reporting and international perspective to local stories. Notably, she pairs rigorous statistical analysis with narrative clarity, producing public-interest investigations that influence policy and public understanding.
11 years of coding experience
Spanish, Spanish at Centro de Idiomas del SuresteBachelor of Science (BS) Journalism Minor in Spanish, Bachelor of Science (BS) Journalism Minor in Spanish at Ohio University
English, Spanish, Telugu
Github Skills (19)
python10
data-journalism10
pandas10
census10
datasette10
census-data10
demographics10
reformat9
journalism9
maps8
voting8
california6
bitcoin6
django6
lightning5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
sandhya-k/data-cleaning-workshop
Mar 2019 - Mar 2019
Contributions:17 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
sandhya-k/talk-slides
Oct 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:24 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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