Theresa Laurence is an award-winning journalist with 20 years of experience identifying and telling stories that matter.

She is the three-time winner of the Catholic Media Association’s Writer of the Year award, and has won numerous other awards for writing and photography during her career.

She was a staff writer and photographer for the Tennessee Register for two decades, and her work was regularly featured in national publications including National Catholic Reporter and Crux via Catholic News Service.

Laurence is currently working on her first full-length manuscript, about the life of Sister Sandra Smithson, SSSF, a Black Franciscan nun from Nashville, and the intersecting history of the Black Catholic community in Middle Tennessee.

She is a contributing author to the book, Tennessee’s New Abolitionists: The Fight to End the Death Penalty in the Volunteer State, published by the University of Tennessee Press in 2010.

But wait, there’s more!

I believe in the power of great storytelling, through words and design.

As someone who loves asking questions and discovering what makes people tick, I bring a seasoned journalist’s curious and empathetic mindset to the world of digital product design and development.

I’m always striving for a better understanding of human behavior and needs, and I’m excited to make a career transition into UX Design.

Please see my portfolio here: https://uxfol.io/theresa.laurence.

Let’s connect and create something amazing together!