Hi! My name is Maya. I am originally from northern New Jersey and am currently based in Brooklyn, where I work at the arts and culture publication Hyperallergic.

My reporting experience is grounded in centering the voices of those who have historically gone unheard or typically left out of the mainstream narrative. Some stories I’ve worked on include exploring the impact of frozen U.S. federal funding on Ukrainian cultural heritage initiatives; how contaminated sacred Indigenous objects stored in museum collections affect repatriation efforts; the impact of Sudan’s civil war on the country’s cultural sector and how the country’s artists continue to make work amid displacement; protest actions at cultural institutions and artistic demonstrations for Palestine amid the Israeli military’s ongoing assault of the region; cases of artistic censorship; and other arts and culture matters intersecting with labor issues, the environment and climate activism, and other topics. I have also worked on projects dealing with issues such as the institutional barriers still overwhelmingly inhibiting access to medically-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder; no-fault evictions impacting the housing stability of residents in rapidly-gentrifying Boston neighborhoods; and the uncertain futures of New England coastal communities in the face of rising sea levels.