Louisa Lincoln is Head of Impact & Engagement at the Public Media Bridge Fund, an initiative of Public Media Company.

Louisa is a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, where she studied funding models for journalism with a focus on nonprofit news, public media, and community journalism organizations. Her research has been published in academic journals including Digital Journalism, Journalism, and the International Journal of Communication, among others. At Penn, Louisa was affiliated with the Media, Inequality & Change (MIC) Center, the Center for Media at Risk, and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP). She was a 2021-2022 Lipman Family Prize Fellow and a 2022 COMPASS Fellow at the American Journalism Project.

Before starting her graduate studies, Louisa worked in fundraising, marketing, and business development roles for nonprofit news and public media organizations including NPR, Public Radio International, and PRX. She got her start in the nonprofit journalism sector as a public engagement and marketing intern at Wisconsin Watch, where she now serves on the Board of Directors.

Louisa holds a doctorate and a master’s degree in communication from the University of Pennsylvania. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she earned her bachelor’s degree with honors in journalism and political science. In 2017, she was awarded the James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Award from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Louisa currently lives in Washington, D.C. Outside of work, you can find Louisa on the running trails, listening to public radio, and/or enjoying a great Midwestern beer.