Vanesa de la Cruz Pavas – Environmental Reporter and Science Communicator

Welcome!

A little about me:

I am an award-winning bilingual environmental journalist and science communicator. I have experience in photography, videography, science writing, and audio production, and I hold an FAA license for drone operations.

I’m open to freelance opportunities, collaborations, and other projects.

I have created documentaries, written articles, and developed websites in collaboration with researchers and scientists. Feel free to consider including me in your grant proposals!

Let’s discuss how I can help with:

Article Writing
Science Communications
Filmmaking
Photography
Aerial Photography/Filming
Video and Audio Editing
Science Writing/Blogging

2020-2024

Science and Environmental Reporter

I have over five years of experience working as a science and environmental reporter for print and digital outlets, creating written, video, and audio pieces in English and Spanish.

2022-2023

M.A. in Media Innovation

I graduated with an M.A. in Media Innovation from the University of Nevada, Reno. I specialized in science and environmental reporting and produced multimedia work.

2018-2020

English as a Second Language teacher

I have over two years of experience as a teacher of English as a second language for children and youth aged 5 to 17 at the University EAFIT in Medellín, Colombia.

Portfolio

Special Projects

Science and environmental projects in which I have participated as a writer, videographer, editor, and/or producer in collaboration with researchers and scientists.

Portraits of Climate Change

A multimedia series on climate injustice and vulnerability in the Americas.

ArcGIS Story Map with mini-documentaries, podcast episodes, photo galleries, and graphics on climate vulnerability in Colombia, Panama, and the United States.

Special Project Documentaries

Golden Mission

Conserving Panama’s Last Golden Frogs

There is a highly lethal disease called chytridiomycosis that has been devastating for Panamanian amphibian populations, including their national animal, the Golden Frog. Researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno, travel to Panama twice a year to help conserve the last individual.

Special Project Video

Lake Tahoe Water Clarity

Why is Lake Tahoe remarkably clear?

This StoryMap was produced by students and faculty from the Hitchcock Project for Visualizing Science in the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, in partnership with the Tahoe Science Advisory Council. Video materials by Vanesa de la Cruz.

Special Project Video