Elizabeth Aguilera
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Biography
Education
University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism,
M.A.
Specialized Journalism
2010
Pepperdine University,
B.A.
Political Science and Journalism
1997
Cerritos Community College
AA
Journalism and Public Relations
1995
Social
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Price Child Health and Welfare Journalism Award, Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego
2020
National Edward R. Murrow Award for “Graying California,”
2020
California Fellow, Association of Health Care Journalists Conference
2020 (postponed to 2021)
California Fellow, Association of Health Care Journalists Conference
2019
One of the most “Influential Latinas” in journalism in Los Angeles, CCNMA
2018
Affiliations
- SAG-AFTRA : Member
- Cerritos Community College : Journalism Advisory Board
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) : Lifetime Member
- Association of Health Care Journalists : Member
- CCNMA, California Latino Journalists : Member, Former Board Member
Media Appearances
An Interview With Journalist Elizabeth Aguilera
Zocalo Public Square online
2023-04-23
Elizabeth Aguilera is an independent journalist who recently joined Zócalo Public Square as an editor-at-large. Previously, she was a staff writer at CalMatters and reported for the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Denver Post. Before joining the panel for “What Is a Good Tourism Job Now?,” the inaugural program in “What Is a Good Job Now?,” a new series supported by The James Irvine Foundation, Aguilera chatted with us in the green room about being a tourist, her last great read, and what she missed most about Denver.
Articles
Screening for adverse childhood experiences is increasing, but are patients getting treatment?
CalMatters2022
Medi-Cal doctors are screening more patients for adverse childhood experiences, but they aren’t required to report whether those patients receive therapy or other services they may need. Yet getting that helps is key to preventing chronic health or mental health conditions later in life, research finds.
More people will be eligible for health insurance through Covered California
CalMatters2022
Under previous rules, family members of those who had insurance through an employer were not eligible for Covered California. In some cases, those employer plans cover the employee but are expensive for spouses and children, leaving families with few options.
Schools scramble to find teachers as California expands transitional kindergarten
CalMatters2022
This school year the California transitional kindergarten program began expanding to eventually include all 4-year-olds. But amidst a teacher shortage, some school districts had to move teachers already on staff or lure staff away from preschool programs.