Anna Casey is a communications professional in Washington, D.C. with over a decade of experience working in local and national news.

Her reporting focuses on the intersection of health, policy and the environment. Originally from Tulsa, Anna received an M.A. in Journalism at University of Texas at Austin before working as a producer for The 21st, an award-winning statewide talk show from Illinois Public Media. A producer job at NPR and WAMU’s 1A brought her to D.C., and she now works as external communications manager for the nonprofit Amazon Conservation Team, telling stories of Indigenous and local communities protecting ecosystems across Central and South America.

Selected work:

2024

The 21st: How raw milk became a political statement

The 21st: New documentary explores Abraham Lincoln’s sexuality

The 21st: Climate of Misinformation: How did weather get politicized?

The 21st: Forced Assimilation: America’s reckoning with Indian boarding schools

1A: Texas’ ban on gender-affirming care, one year later

1A: The psychology of jury selection

1A: Alabama, embryos, and invitro fertilization

1A: In Good Health: The nation’s hydration fixation

1A: The five love languages and other relationship myths, debunked

1A: Texas doctors say ambiguous abortion laws are creating fear

2023

1A: More people are putting their hopes of parenthood on ice

1A: How extreme heat effects our mental health

1A: The Birmingham Movement, 60 years later

1A: What happens when a hospital closes?

1A: 370 years later, Connecticut is exonerating accused witches

1A: The future of sperm-related birth control

1A: The issue of religious charter schools

1A: The new era of UFO research

2022

1A: Being a trans kid in Texas

1A: Unpacking religious faith in America during COVID

1A: Is it time to rethink sex ed?

1A: The poll watchers primed with disinformation

1A: Prenatal genetic tests are popular, but the results can be misleading

Additional clips:

The 21st: Bias In ADHD Diagnosis

NPR and The 21st: Mobile Home Owners Are Upset About Rising Costs To Rent Land

NPR and KFF Health News: Texas Parents Have Unanswered Questions About School Vaccination Rates