Building Belonging 2021-2022 Projects and Fellows

Identifying Critical Environmental Work and Needs on Campus

Faculty mentors:  Hillary Angelo, Sociology Department; Emily Murai, Environmental Studies Department; Flora Lu, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellow:

• Serena Campbell, sociology major

Publications

• Critical Campus Sustainabilities: Bridging Social Justice and the Environment in Higher Education
• by Flora Lu and Emily Murai (2023)
• “The university needs to listen”: Moving from Mainstream to Critical Environmentalism at UC Santa Cruz
• Senior thesis by Serena Campbell (April 2023)

Unequal Loss: Social Impacts of COVID-19 Mortality in Latinx & Spanish-speaking Communities

Faculty mentor: Alicia Riley, Sociology Department

Student fellows:

• Eileen Amador, legal studies major
• Robin Hernandez, politics and sociology double major

Publications

• Pandemic retelling: What GoFundMe posts reveal about the socioeconomic context of COVID-19 death and bereavement among Latinx and Spanish-speaking communities in the United States
• by Eileen Amador, Robin Hernández-Chincoya, Alicia R. Riley

Continuing Hybrid Out-of-School Activities Post-Pandemic: A Partnership with Salud y Cariño

Faculty mentor: Rebecca London, Sociology Department

Student fellows:

• Yaneli Calderon, sociology and Latin American and Latino studies double major
• Lizeth Bautista Amaro, sociology major

Climate Risk and FDI

Faculty mentor: Galina Hale, Economics Department

Student fellows:

• Axel Morales Sanchez, business management economics and computational mathematics double major
• Dimitrius Rodrigues, economics, philosophy, and environmental studies triple major

Chimpanzee Video Coding Team

Faculty mentors: Vicky Oelze, Anthropology Department, and Lars Fehren-Schmitz, Anthropology Department

Student fellows

• Tony Estrella, psychology and anthropology double major
• Kayla Ott, anthropology and environmental studies double major

Insect Diversity and Ecosystem Services in Urban Agroecosystems

Faculty mentor: Stacy Philpott, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows:

• Sheil Grandhi, plant sciences major
• Taemon Olukayode Omololu, environmental studies major
• Lauren (Louie) Dunn, psychology major

Exploring Urban Politics in Taiwan and Around the World

Faculty mentor: Ben Read, Politics Department

Student fellow: Marlena De Castro, politics and feminist studies double major

Global Banks’ Foreign Exposure and Risk Management

Faculty mentor: Grace Gu, Economics Department

Student fellows

• Ken Chen, business management economics major
• Joshua Yang, economics major

Into the Depths: Examining the Deep-History of Fishing

Faculty mentor: Eréndira Quintana Morales, Anthropology Department

Student fellows

• Lauren Castaneda, anthropology and education, democracy, and justice double major
• Evelin Aquino Cruz, anthropology major

Enhancing climate change education through personalized scientific communications on phenology

Faculty mentor: Kai Zhu, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows

• Nikhita Kalluri, computer science and environmental studies double major
• Luke Hamilton, environmental science major

Can scraping and mounding help improve native annual wildflower establishment?

Faculty mentor: Karen Holl, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows

• Janine Anne Tan, plant sciences major
• Jennifer Valadez, environmental science major

Turning the Tide: Shifting Access, Equity, and Vulnerability in Coastal California

Faculty mentors: Katherine Seto, Environmental Studies Department, and Juan Pedroza, Sociology Department

Student fellow: Joseph Lee, marine biology major

Colonial Disease Transfer and the Impact on Native South Americans

Faculty mentor: Lars Fehren-Schmitz, Anthropology Department

Student fellow:

• Polette Garrido, anthropology major

Understanding Attention and Language Comprehension

Faculty mentor: Megan Boudewyn, Psychology Department

Student fellows:

• Leo Toledo, psychology and cognitive science double major
• Hassan Naeem, cognitive science major

We Belong Mapping Advocacy (Focus Groups)

Faculty mentor: Leslie Lopez, Oakes College and Community Studies Program

Student fellows:

• Abigail Edurado Espinosa, sociology and psychology double major
• Tara McAteer, legal studies and anthropology double major

Whiteness and International Academic Mobility: The Impact of Living and Studying Abroad on the Racial Identity and Network Capital of White Brazilians

Faculty mentors: Patricia Pinho, Latin American and Latino Studies Department

Student fellow:

• Alma Mungia-Galvan, Latin American and Latino studies and legal studies double major

Building Research Capacity in Global Environmental Justice

Faculty mentor: Ravi Rajan, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows:

• Caitlin Schilt, environmental studies and economic double major
• Alcides Fuentes, environmental studies major

“You gotta keep pushing”: How immigrant people regain ontological security and withstand colonial trauma

Faculty mentor: Regina Langhout, Psychology

Student fellows:

• Mitzy Acevedi, intensive psychology major
• Lizeth Hernandez, psychology major
• Jennifer Aimee Martinez, sociology and education, democracy, and justice double major
• Cristina Gonzalez, psychology, Latin American and Latino studies, and sociology triple major

The Impacts of COVID-19 on Racial Inequality

Faculty mentor: Robert Fairlie, Economics Department

Student fellow:

• Julian Barragan, economics and enviromental studies combined major

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

Faculty mentor: Steve McKay, Sociology Department

Student fellow:

• Marlene Nava, sociology major

Economic Valuation and Rent in the Bay Area Agri-food Tech Ecosystem

Faculty mentor: Julie Guthman, Community Studies, Sociology, Environmental Studies, and Feminist Studies

Student fellow:

• Tamar Sasson, economics and sociology double major

Watsonville is in the Heart: A Labor and Oral History Archive

Faculty mentor: Steve McKay, Sociology Department

Student fellows:

• Toby Baylon, psychology major
• Eva McBride, psychology major

Simple and Complex Contagion of Misinformation

Faculty mentor: Jeremy Yamashiro, Psychology Department

Student fellow:

• Hananiel Suradji, cognitive science major

Bodies of Evidence: Legibility, Medical Uncertainty, and the Knowledge Problem of ‘Rape Kits’

Faculty mentor: Jaimie Morse, Sociology Department

Student fellows:

• Valerie Garcie, sociology major
• Juli Sofijski, psychology major

A Bibliography of Race and Health in Anthropology

Faculty mentor: James Doucet-Battle, Sociology Department

Student fellows:

• Andrea Asher, human biology and sociology double major
• Camryn Newburn, anthropology major

Indigeneity in the Constitution: Struggles for Ethnic Autonomy in Latin America

Faculty mentor: Kent Eaton, Politics Department

Student fellow:

• Dylan Waste, politics major

Mapping Farmland Investment in the Mississippi Delta

Faculty mentor: Madeleine Fairbairn, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellow:

• Marielena Benavides, sociology and legal studies double major

Community Health Workers and the Mitigation of Misinformation about COVID

Faculty mentor: Matt Sparke, Politics Department

Student fellow:

• Edwina Malmberg, sociology major

Publications

• “Bio-pharma hub development in global production networks: contrasting state policies and conjunctural value strategies” article published in Area Development and Policy.

What nudges lead to healthier food choices in dining halls?

Faculty mentor: Galina Hale, Economics Department

Student fellow:

• Boi-van Nguyen, molecular, cell, and developmental biology

Digital Voices: Latina youth voice the pandemic

Faculty mentor: Rebecca London, Sociology Department

Student fellows:

• Yaneli Caldron, sociology and Latin American and Latino studies double major

Recovering the Indigenous and Colonial History of Oak Trees on the UCSC Campus

Faculty mentor: Andrew Mathews, Anthropology

Student fellows:

• Carmela Ceniceroz, anthropology major
• Megan Pajarito, anthropology major
• Eliska Prochaska, anthropology major
• Anonymous student

Mistakes: A Friend or Foe of Learning?

Faculty mentor: Hannah Hausman, Psychology Department

Student fellows:

• Kaylee Baker, theater arts and intensive psychology double major
• Siobhan Moher, intensive psychology major
• Mariah Ryan, cognitive science major

Global Banks’ Value-at-Risk and Risk Management

Faculty mentor: Grace Gu, Economics Department

Student fellow:

• Gavin Faridi, business management economics major

Salinas Inclusive Economic Development Initiative (SIEDI): Storymapping

Faculty mentor: Chris Benner, Sociology Department

Student fellows:

• Mia Perez, sociology major
• Katherine Vanegas, sociology major
• Nacasio Inchausti, sociology major

Trans Migrant Life Histories in Iquitos, Peru

Faculty mentor: Justin Perez, Legal Studies Program

Student fellows:

• Jesus Najera, legal studies major
• Melanie Renteria, legal studies major

Documentary Film, Patient-Led Research, and the Question of Medical Evidence: A Project in

Faculty mentor: Megan Moodie, Anthropology Department

Student fellow:

• Isabella Crespin, anthropology and film double major

Teaching Environmental Politics and Justice

Faculty mentor: Sikina Jinnah, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows:

• Arien Hernandez, environmental science and legal studies double major
• Alycia Bernadino, environmental science major

Ethnic Studies Research Collaboration with Santa Cruz County Office of Education

Faculty mentor: Cynthia Lewis, Sociology and Education Departments

Student fellows:

• Jaedyn Wells, sociology and education, democracy, and justice double major
• Lizeth Pena Sanchez, sociology and education, democracy, and justice double major

EEG Replication Project

Faculty mentor:  Liv Hoversten, Psychology Department

Student fellow:

• Angel Sanchez, psychology major

Civic Identity Development and Social Media Use among U.S. College Students

Faculty mentor: Adriana Manago, Psychology
Department

Student fellows:

• Jaqueline Gonzalez, psychology major