Megan Means (formerly Christensen) has rejoined the staff at IRE and NICAR as an assistant database library administrator. After working as a graduate research assistant in the Database Library from 2001 to 2003, Means spent a year at the Detroit Free Press through the Knight Ridder specialty development internship program, as a metro reporter and CAR specialist on the investigative team. Major projects included a mapping analysis of childhood lead poisoning in Detroit and a review of the Ford Crown Victoria's accident history.
Most recently, she covered the K-12 education beat for the Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune. She is working toward completing her master's degree at the Missouri School of Journalism.