Media, etc.

Like most people, I love to talk about what I do. If you're interested in having me speak at an event, run a training session, or answer questions about my work and process, please email me at go2emiliaruz@gmail.com.

I also offer digital accessibility training through Equal Access Public Media (EAPM). If you're interested in this or other services from EAPM, please contact info@equalaccesspublicmedia.org.

Speaking

Reporting on disappearing data about LGBTQ+ people, Conference Presentation with Adam Rhodes and Zak Cassel, NICAR, 03/07/2025, no recording

Implementing accessibility, Conference Presentation with Stacy Kess and Patrick Garvin, NICAR, 03/06/2026, no recording

Accessibility basics, Conference Presentation with Stacy Kess and Patrick Garvin, NICAR, 03/06/2026, no recording

Reporting about, for, and with gender-expansive communities, Conderence Presentation with Tammye Nash and Kate Sosin, AccessFest, 10/10/2025, no recording

How to make sure your interviews are accessible, Conference Presentation with Stacy Kess, Accessfest, 10/09/2025, no recording

Lessons from heraldry: what one of oldest forms of data storytelling can teach us, Lightning Talk, NICAR, 03/07/2025, no recording

Do you really need a map? How to make the most of your data viz, Conference Presentation with Emily Hopkins and Jake Steinberg, NICAR, 03/07/2025, no recording

Crash course in gender inclusivity for data reporting, Conference Presentation with Jasmine Mithani and K. Sophie Will, AccessFest, 10/24/2024, no recording

How to hold algorithms and artificial intelligence accountable, Conference Presentation with Garance Burke and Mike Annany, NLGJA, 09/05/2024, no recording

Networking: Students, Networking Session, IRE, 06/20/2024, no recording

Practical Tactics for Gender Inclusivity in Data Reporting, Lightning Talk, Outlier, 06/12/2024, 9 minutes

Integrating accessibility into your newsroom, Conference Presentation with Samantha Evans and Holden Foreman, NICAR, 03/09/2024, no recording

Finding and using data about LGBTQ+ people, Conference Presentation with Minami Funakoshi, Jasmine Mithani, and Adam Rhodes, NICAR, 03/08/2024, 1 hour 3 minutes

How to make data viz with (almost) every tool, Conference Presentation with CJ Sinner and Jonathan Soma, NICAR, 03/07/2024, 51 minutes

Making data visualization accessible for all, Webinar Presentation, Pacific Dataviz Challenge 2023 Webinar: The Power of Dataviz, 09/11/2023, no recording

Ep 8: Emilia Ruzicka '21, Data Journalism, Podcast Episode, BrownConnect Conversations, 04/26/2023, 37 minutes

Navigating the Open Curriculum: Alumni Takeaways and Triumphs, Panel Conversation, Brown University Offices of College Admission and Alumni Relations, 04/18/2023, no recording

Which Dataviz Should I Use (and Why), Conference Presentation with Scott Klein and Erin Petenko, NICAR, 03/04/2023, no recording

Lessons from Stacker Media's open data journey, Conference Presentation, data.world Summit, 04/07/2022, 11 mintues

Postmarks: the life and legacy of the U.S. Postal Service, Lightning Talk, Brown University Theories in Action, 04/08/2021, 7 minutes

Circumventing Secrecy, Lightning Talk, NICAR, 03/04/2021, 5 mintues, begins at 31:03

Isolation Celebrations, Curator Talk, Brown University Tiny Exhibits, 03/17/2021, 24 minutes

Awards

News Industry Mega-Conference Mega-Innovation Award Finalist, 2022

IRE Jennifer Leonard Scholarship Recipient, 2020

Media Mentions

EAPM, trusted partners offer journalism-centered accessibility training, EAPM Press Release, 10/20/2025

Here's your NICAR25 Lightning Talks lineup, IRE Blog, 02/28/2025

'Worth holding on to': Finding community and hope at NICAR24, IRE Blog, 03/09/2024

Fellows Named for 2023 Health Care Symposium in D.C., SABEW News, 02/22/2023

Infographic sums up 2021 CHFS programs, services and supports, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Newsletter, 01/18/2022

Three Questions with… Emilia Ruzicka, Nightingale, online 07/16/2021, print Spring 2022 issue

Springing into Action on the Nightingale Print Edition!, Nightingale, 04/14/2021

Say It Ain’t So, Blueno!, Brown Alumni Magazine, 11/03/2020, Winner of CASE Bronze Circle of Excellence for "Writing: Series or Collection"

Yes, We’re Still Watching: Nightingale and Chill Week, Nightingale, 09/06/2020

Students express mixed opinions on temporary grading policy, advocate for alternative systems, The Brown Daily Herald, 04/06/2020

Memberships

Trans Journalists Association, 2023 - Present

Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) and National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR), 2020 - Present

Data Visualization Society, 2019 - Present

Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW), 2022 - 2023

Society of Professional Journalists, 2022 - 2023

Online News Association, 2021 - 2023

Conferences

NICAR Attendee, 2020 - 2026

Outlier Attendee, 2021 - 2024

SRCCON Attendee, 2024

AccessFest Attendee, 2023-2024

IRE Attendee, 2020, 2024

SABEW Health Care Symposium Fellow, 2023

Outlier Unconference Session Facilitator, 2021 - 2022

data.world Summit Attendee, 2022

ONA Attendee, 2021

WAVS Attendee, 2021