In addition to my journalism experience, my studies at Texas State focused on Chinese and Latin American history as well as military history. My research interests tend to overlap through these fields, and I often use my media experience to intertwine primary sources and accounts from newspapers and cartoons in my research. Click the link below to check out some of my published research, including the influence of political cartoons and U.S.-Japan relations.

As I continue my career in the news industry, I plan to use the knowledge and experience my history degree has given me as I believe journalists cannot report on the present without understanding the past. 

Hi! My name is Jacquelyn Burrer, I am a local reporter  with Community Impact, covering the communities of Plano and Prosper. I graduated from Texas State University with degrees in  journalism and history. I have gained news experience through reporting for student newspapers as well as multiple professional newspapers, including The Well News in Washington, D.C., and Community Impact in Austin, Texas. I am experienced in legal reporting and data journalism, with a strong passion for investigative stories backed by public records.