Cianna Morales

Cianna Morales

Cianna Morales

Cianna Morales, originally from Des Moines, Iowa, is a graduate student at the University of Missouri studying investigative reporting and photojournalism. Cianna’s reporting interests center on health and the environment; arts and culture; and social justice. When they’re not in the Columbia Missourian newsroom working as an assistant city editor, Cianna reads, cooks, and attempts to roller skate.

Morales is working with Shoshana Walter to investigate the shrouded rehab industry that has grown up around America’s opioid epidemic.

Shoshana Walter

Fellow

Shoshana Walter
Shoshana Walter is an investigative reporter and author of “Rehab: An American Scandal” (Simon & Schuster, 2025), which examines drug rehab treatment programs across the country

Workshops / Events

Lessons from the Field: Thursday, April 2, 2026
New York Times Magazine Writer Caleb Gayle
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Michelle García, Winner of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize