[1] In 2015, he led a reporting project the Columbia Journalism Review described as a “massive investigation”[7] which identified more than 70,000 untested rape kits held by local and state law enforcement agencies in the United States.
The investigation was followed by local reforms[8] and new legislation in at least 20 states addressing protocols for handling sexual assault evidence.
"[2] The series led to national reforms for background check system for educators.
[11] According to USA Today, it marked the first time the newspaper was recognized as a finalist in the investigative reporting category of the Pulitzer Prizes.
[15] He has also shared with colleagues the Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism[16] and recognition from the Overseas Press Club[17] and Education Writers Association.