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Author Archives: Tarryn Mento

Tarryn Mento is the health reporter for KPBS. She has reported from three countries and in two languages. Her work has been published by The Washington Post, the Center for Public Integrity’s iWatch News, and El Nuevo Herald.

Prior to serving as KPBS' health reporter, Tarryn was the multimedia producer for MetroFocus at WNET in New York City. She was also a Pulliam Fellow at the Arizona Republic.

She completed her master's degree at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where she was named a Carnegie-Knight News 21 Fellow.

A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Tarryn completed her undergraduate education in journalism at SUNY-Albany.

To contact her with questions, tips or corrections, email tmento@kpbs.org.

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Posted inCoronavirus

California let over 200 hospitals sidestep workload rules because of COVID-19. Was that the only option?

by Jill Castellano and Tarryn Mento March 4, 2021March 8, 2021 Why you can trust inewsource

More than 200 hospitals have received waivers during the pandemic that allow them to bypass critical nurse-to-patient ratios.

Posted inCoronavirus

Your medical bills can help us report on COVID-19

by Jill Castellano and Tarryn Mento December 11, 2020December 10, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource
Posted inCoronavirus

‘Irresponsible’ mask restrictions endanger medical staff as COVID-19 spreads, workers say

by Jill Castellano and Tarryn Mento March 23, 2020September 9, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource
Posted inCoronavirus

The struggle in San Diego to get COVID-19 safety gear for healthcare clinics

by Tarryn Mento and Jill Castellano March 23, 2020April 21, 2021 Why you can trust inewsource
Families are shown in the courtyard of an apartment complex near Ibarra Elementary School in City Heights on Aug. 21, 2017. Many of the families living there are Syrian refugees. (Megan Wood/inewsource)
Posted inGovernment

Federal monitors warned San Diego refugee nonprofit of problems with resettlement practices

by Tarryn Mento February 23, 2018August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource
Samir Zain Alabedeen, a refugee from Syria, holds his young daughter, Jana, as he sits on the couch with his wife, Dalal Alhariri, in his family's three-bedroom house, Dec. 7, 2017. (Brandon Quester/inewsource)
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Some (not all) refugees find new homes after improper resettlement practices

by Tarryn Mento January 9, 2018August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource
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San Diego refugee resettlement agency made changes after KPBS investigation

by Tarryn Mento November 24, 2017August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource
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San Diego resettlement agency seeks new leadership after investigation

by Tarryn Mento September 18, 2017August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource
Posted inGovernment

National relief group finds San Diego office violated policies in housing refugees

by Tarryn Mento September 7, 2017August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource
Saadia Hamdard, an Afghanistan refugee, sits on the couch in her family's two-bedroom apartment in El Cajon, Aug. 1, 2017.
Posted inGovernment

Refugee families forced to move; too many living in their apartments

by Tarryn Mento August 9, 2017August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource

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