Sammy Caiola is a text and audio journalist covering gun violence for Chalkbeat Philadelphia. She most recently served as a reporter and editor at Kensington Voice, and before that as the first gun violence prevention reporter for WHYY News. There, she co-reported and co-hosted a national Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast about stop and frisk. She is also the reporter and host of "After the Assault," a seven-part podcast about justice and healing after rape, produced by Capital Public Radio. She was a 2023 Ochberg Fellow at Columbia University. She is passionate about bringing trauma-informed journalism and community engagement into newsrooms. When not doing journalism, she runs a musical theatre troupe and cuddles with her dog.