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Erika Beras
Behavioral Health Reporter / Producer
Erika Beras joined DUQ's News Department in 2009 as the Behavioral Health reporter and producer.
Prior to coming to DUQ, she spent two years covering breaking news for The Miami Herald. She has also been a Kaiser Health Reporting intern at The Cleveland Plain Dealer and has written for publications such as Ms. Magazine, Mental Floss, The Tico Times and Women's E-News. She has won national awards for her reporting and writing including The Rolling Stone College Journalism Award and an Associated Press Sports Editors Award.
Erika grew up in New York City and graduated with her BA from Purchase College where she studied Political Science and Creative Writing. She was a fellow at Northwestern University's Academy for Alternative Journalism and received her MS from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer.
