about me
Hello 馃憢 I'm a technical author, professor, and data reporter specializing in the education space. I'm passionate about making data and technology accessible to everyone. Drawing from my background in design, journalism, and teaching, I bring a unique blend of storytelling and technical expertise to everything I create. I love transforming complex concepts into clear, actionable visuals and documentation that empowers people to succeed.

Bio
Anastasia Goodwin is a technical author and award-winning data reporter. Her skills include authoring textbooks and technical documentation, data wrangling, data analysis, creating visualizations, submitting FOIA requests and crafting data-driven stories. She has proven expertise in the education space through her work as Senior Data Reporter embedded with the Houston Chronicle's education team. She has experience with hands-on instruction and curriculum development through her role as an adjunct professor in the Moody School of Journalism and Media at the University of Texas at Austin. She has also served as a facilitator for newsroom-wide data trainings and at conferences like NICAR.
Anastasia enjoys teaching data journalism and discussing how documentation can improve transparency and accessibility.
In addition to her reporting work, she also enjoys documenting processes and authoring tutorials to ensure that others can replicate her work. She has a passion for open source and open data, and she believes in the importance of making data and technology accessible to both readers and other technologists alike.
Experience

September 2023 路 September 2025
Senior Data Reporter, Education
The Houston Chronicle

May 2022 路 September 2023
Graphics Reporter
The Houston Chronicle

August 2023 路 August 2025
Adjuct Professor, Moody School of Journalism and Media
The University of Texas at Austin

June 2020 路 May 2022
Undergraduate Research Lead
Center for Media Engagement, The University of Texas at Austin

February 2019 路 Oct 2020
UX/UI Designer
Help.com

August 2018 路 February 2019
Web Developer
Affinipay

October 2017 路 June 2018
Frontend Developer
Critical Mass
Technical Skills
Languages & Tools
- SQL
- R (Tidyverse)
- Python
- HTML/CSS
- JavaScript
- React
- QGIS
- Git
- GitHub
- Static site generators (Astro, Jekyll)
Documentation & Platforms
- Markdown
- Quarto
- GitHub Pages
- Jekyll
- Notion
- Airtable
- Google Docs
- Jira
- Docs-as-Code
- OpenAPI/Swagger
Visualization & Design
- Power BI
- Datawrapper
- Flourish
- Adobe Illustrator
Follow my work
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