Speaking Engagements

• Returning to American University
  • Rebecca returned to American University to address Professor Bill Gentile's Photojournalism and Social Documentary class. The experience was an opportunity for her to talk about her work as a backpack journalist and share the lessons she has learned as a foreign correspondent. See the following parts of her interview in Professor Gentile's class at the following links:
    
    • Returning to American University Part I: Scholarships and Grants
    • Returning to American University Part II: Lessons on Breaking In
    • Returning to American University Part III: India the Great Wall and My First Story
    • Returning to American University Part IV: One Thing Leads to Another
    • Returning to American University Part V: Back to Kashmir
    • Returning to American University Part VI: Compelling Characters & A Shooting in Kashmir

• Violence in Kashmir: India, Pakistan, and the United States
  • The U.S. Institute of Peace invited Rebecca to talk about her experience reporting on the ground in Kashmir for a panel discussion titled Violence in Kashmir. Click here to listen to Rebecca speak about the situation on the ground in Kashmir and the nature of the protests which took place in the summer of 2010.
• Georgetown University, Facing the Challenge of Turmoil in Kashmir
  • As a panelist at Facing the Challenge of Turmoil in Kashmir, Rebecca presents on the role of students in Kashmir demonstrations. Her experiences in Kashmir as an international correspondent adds insight to the Kashmir conflict from her on the ground experiences.

Articles

• Backpack Journalist Hits the Street- Bill Gentile
  • In multiple sections, Bill Gentile reflects on Rebecca's journey to becoming a backpack journalist as well as her participance in the Backpack Journalism Project series.

Television

• • Guilford County Native Runs 125 Miles in Desert is an interview done by WFMY News 2 about Rebecca's ultra-marathon across Libya, its intent to break borders and her desire to apply her lessons learned from the experience to North Carolina schools. Click below for the full interview.