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Nicole McPheeters

Nicole McPheeters is an Indiana University graduate with a degree in journalism and gender, specializing in photojournalism. She recently spent a month abroad to report on the HIV/AIDS crisis in Kampala, Uganda. Nicole’s work in Uganda focused on cross-generational relationships, sex work, transgender living, living positively, and sanitation efforts for young women.

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While strides have been made toward income equity between men and women, Indiana ranks 49th in the country in gender wage gap. Amanda Stephens (pictured), a lawyer and Ph.D. candidate in gender studies, says, “We need to look at what is going on in our society that allows this pay gap to persist.” | Photo by Nicole McPheeters

High Cost of Living Among Factors in Local Gender Pay Gap

Nicole McPheeters, Nicole McPheeters

Indiana has the 49th largest gender wage gap in the nation. And the cost of living in Monroe County compounds the problem. While strides have been made, at the current rate it will take decades to achieve equal pay. Writer Hayley Miller looks at the data and gets the perspectives of three local experts. Click here to read the story.

March 19, 2019

Cicada Cinema, a small, community-driven and volunteer-run pop-up theater in Bloomington, hosts a variety of underrepresented films and related activities. Pictured here is a recent event at Hopscotch Coffee. Cicada Cinema will screen Amazon Studios’ ‘Beautiful Boy,’ a film about coping with addiction, followed by a discussion, at the FAR Center for Contemporary Arts on Tuesday, February 12. | Photo by Nicole McPheeters

Cicada Cinema To Show Amazon Studio Film ‘Beautiful Boy’

Nicole McPheeters, Nicole McPheeters

In collaboration with IU Cinema, IU Center for Rural Engagement, and the FAR Center of Contemporary Arts, Cicada Cinema is screening Amazon Studios’ Beautiful Boy, a film about coping with addiction. Amazon Studios has targeted theaters near areas with a high density of opioid overdoses and addiction for this partnership. Click here to read the full story.

February 7, 2019

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Lead Care Coordinator for Client Services at Positive Link, Tammy Baynes, holds an HIV antiviral drug called Atripla. While this drug does not cure HIV/AIDs, it does slow the spread of infection and prolongs life. | Photo by Nicole McPheeters

Overcoming Stigma and Suspicion To Trust Antiretroviral Therapy

Nicole McPheeters, Nicole McPheeters

If early treatment with antiretroviral therapy reduces the risk of transmitting HIV by 96 percent through medicine that prevents the growth of HIV, then why are some people reluctant to try it? Writer Haley Miller and photographer Nicole McPheeters continue their inquiry into how people live with the threat or diagnosis of HIV. Click here to read the full story.

January 8, 2019

In 2016, a survivor of sexual assault had a physical evidentiary exam, known as getting a rape kit, at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. While she says this process itself was consistently clear and well explained, the process of tracking the whereabouts of her kit afterward was less-so. A new law seeks to improve this process, with a system that allows survivors to track the status of their rape kits themselves, rather than having to go though detectives. | Photo by Nicole McPheeters

New Law Will Help Survivors of Sexual Assault Track Rape Kits

Nicole McPheeters, Nicole McPheeters

Rape kits contain evidence collected during hospital exams of the survivors of sexual assault. Nearly half of the more than 5,000 untested rape kits collected in Indiana are considered “backlog,” but a new Indiana law could make tracking easier — especially for survivors. Writer Haley Miller and photographer Nicole McPheeters take a look at the process. Click here to read the full story.

November 1, 2018

Syd Bohuk’s alarm dings, they swallow a bright blue pill, and continue with their day. Syd says this pill — PrEP, an HIV preventative medication — has become a part of their daily routine, and is much less scary than they had originally anticipated. | Photo by Nicole McPheeters

Gaining Access and Overcoming Stigma of Taking HIV-Preventive Drug

Nicole McPheeters, Nicole McPheeters

A medication can lower the risk of contracting HIV by more than 90 percent in some people. But obstacles, including the cost of getting it and the stigma of using it, prevent some people from even trying. Writer Hayley Miller and photographer Nicole McPheeters report on how Positive Link is working to break down these barriers. Click here to read the full story.

June 12, 2018

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Bloomington's The Language Conservancy (TLC) works to preserve Native languages that would otherwise be lost. Pictured here is one of the many books the organization produces to assist those trying to learn specific languages. | Photo by Nicole McPheeters

Local Conservancy Now Saving Indigenous Languages Worldwide

Nicole McPheeters, Nicole McPheeters

Since 2005, Bloomington-based nonprofit The Language Conservancy has helped save indigenous languages across the nation. And now, a partnership with the United Nations expands TLC’s efforts worldwide. As writer Michelle Gottschlich’s article says, in addition to revitalizing endangered languages, TLC’s work is about getting people back “to being a human being.” Click here to read the full story.