Alison Helene Becker (born March 8, 1977) is an American actress and television writer.

[1][2] She attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,[3] where she graduated cum laude with a degree in English in 1999.

She was a co-host on the FuelTV talk show The Daily Habit and had a recurring role on NBC's Parks and Recreation, appearing in all seven seasons as local newspaper reporter Shauna Malwae-Tweep.

She also appeared in the CollegeHumor "Badman" Batman spoof videos and a "If Google Was a Guy" sketch.

She also appeared in commercials for Dairy Queen (featuring chicken and waffles), for the Chrysler Pacifica hybrid, and for Realtor.com.