Krysta Fauria, a videographer/producer at the Associated Press, is leaving to join USC to pursue a PhD program in religion at the University of Southern California.
Fauria has been with AP for over 6 years.
She has also worked as a news assistant and then as a digital producer, ABC 7 at ABC Television. She has previously also worked as a global news intern at AP.
Fauria is a B.A. in broadcast journalism from Biola University.