Building Belonging 2019-2020 Projects and Fellows

Human Rights Investigations

Faculty mentor: Sylvanna Falcón, Latin American & Latino Studies Department

Student fellows

• Josue Perez-Hernandez, sociology major
• Marian Avila-Breach, politics and philosophy double major
• Juan Castañon, economics major
• Angie Valencia, politics major

The Financial Impact of COVID-19 on University Students

Faculty mentor: Steve Owen, Economics Department

Student fellows

• Manik Wason, business management economics major
• Christina Le, business management economics major
• Erica De La Cruz, economics major
• Andrea Antezana, business management economics major

We Belong: Collaboration for Community-Engaged Research and Immigrant Justice

Faculty mentor: Steve McKay, Sociology Department

Student fellows

• Janetzi Juárez, legal studies major and education minor
• Anakaren Quintero Davalos, psychology major
• Sophie Shaw, sociology and legal studies double major
• Alejandro Ruelas-Mora, intensive psychology and sociology with a concentration in G.I.S.E.S. double major
• Marla Hernandez

A Servant of Two Masters? How Cities are Responding to the Dilemma of Urban Decarbonization

Faculty mentor: David Gordon, Politics Department

Student fellows

• Tylan Ahmed, politics major
• Ryan Aston, politics major
• Christina Monis-Hernandez, politics and legal studies double major
• Gabriela Sherren, politics and Latin American and Latino studies double major

Socio-Environmental Conflicts in Chile’s Huasco Valley

Faculty member: Fernando Leiva, Latin American & Latino Studies Department

Student fellows

• Daniel Barrientos Castaneda, politics major
• Benjamin Gonzalez Cueto, anthropology major
• Zoila A Gonzalez, sociology and Latin American and Latino studies double major

Non-STEM College Students’ Learning of Digital Skills to Curate and Create Technology

Faculty mentor: Juhee Kang, Sociology Department

Student fellows

• Autumn Hill, sociology major with GISES concentration, education minor
• Kayla Gomez, politics major
• Karina Cruz Rosales, sociology major with GISES concentration

Chimpanzee Video Coding

Faculty mentor: Vicky Oelze, Anthropology Department

Student fellows

• Maria Borges, anthropology major
• Cielo De La Rosa Meza, anthropology major
• Payton Sime, anthropology and ecology & evolutionary biology double major
• Julie Elliott, anthropology major

Neural Mechanisms of Confidence in a Perceptual Decision

Faculty mentor: Jason Samaha, Psychology Department

Student fellows

• Lleymi J. Martinez Arango, cognitive science & psychology double major
• Leopoldo Arellano, cognitive science major

Experiences for Social Impact

Faculty mentor: Chris Benner, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows

• Alexandra Munoz, legal studies major and GISES minor

Theorizing Race After Race

Faculty mentors: Camilla Hawthorne and Jenny Reardon, Sociology Department

Student fellow

• Aitanna Parker, critical race and ethnic studies and technology and information management double major

Measuring labor market transitions in the Asia and Pacific Region

Faculty mentor: Brenda Samaniego de la Parra, Economics Department

Student fellow

• Hana Braitsch, economics major

Costly Information and State-Contingent Attention

Faculty mentor: Grace Weishi Gu, Economics Department

Student fellows

• Melanie Wong, computer science major
• Leqi Zeng, economics and mathematics major

Immigrants at the Crossroads: Where Has Immigration Enforcement Reinforced Social Friction Across the United States?

Faculty mentor: Juan Pedroza, Sociology Department

Student fellows

• Joshua Solis, sociology major
• Melissa Carrillo Garcia, Latin American & Latino studies major

The Determinants of Teacher Labor Supply

Faculty mentor: Laura Giuliano, Economics Department

Student fellows

• Laniah Lewis, global economics major
• Xingpei Zhang, economics major

A 15-year Longitudinal Study of College Students’ Identities, Close Relationships, Education and Career Trajectories, and Mental Health

Faculty mentor: Margarita Azmitia, Psychology Department

Student fellows

• Jonathan Melchor, psychology major
• Matthew Alvarez, computer engineering major

Using Design Anthropology to Address Flooding in South Carolina Environmental Justice Communities

Faculty mentors: Melissa Caldwell and Brian Walter, Anthropology Department

Student fellows

• Brittney Barron, anthropology major
• Natalie Adey, anthropology major
• Jessica Peters, anthropology major

Phenology Observers on Twitter

Faculty mentor: Kai Zhu, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows

• Caitlin Schilt, environmental studies and economics combined major
• Luke Hamilton, environmental sciences major

Faculty Diversity in US Environmental Studies Department: Implications for Student Learning and Growth of the Field

Faculty mentor: Sikina Jinnah, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows

• Amani Taylor, environmental studies major
• Arien Hernandez, legal studies major

Suddenly Distant: Teachers’ Work in the Age of COVID

Faculty mentor: Lora Bartlett, Education Department

Student fellow: Lila Harte, literature major

This project has released its first “Findings From the Field” report. The report shares insights about teachers’ work during spring 2020 as drawn from interviews with seventy-five teachers across nine states, including Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts,  New York, Oregon, and Texas. 

Language, Literacy, and Academic Pathways for the “New Mainstream” in Community Colleges

Faculty mentor: George Bunch, Education Department

Student fellow: Alexis Roman, legal studies major

American Venom: What Snakes Tell Us about our Interconnected Hemisphere

Faculty mentor: Lily Balloffet, Latin American & Latino Studies Department

Student fellows

• Cynthia Valadon, molecular, cell, and developmental biology major
• Lizbeth Garcia, psychology & Latin American and Latino studies double major, education minor
• Isabelle Arguilez, human biology major

COVID-19 Public Health Campaign with DigitalNEST

Faculty mentor: Chris Benner, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows

• Bianca Esquivias, sociology and legal studies double major with a concentration in GISES
• Jonathan Winston, sociology major with a concentration in GISES