Building Belonging 2022-2023 Projects and Fellows

Inter-American Archival Research Training

Faculty mentors: Lily Balloffet, Latin American and Latino Studies Department

Student fellows:

• Sofia Trigueros Ufford, agrecology and Latin American and Latino studies double major
• Fernanda Ruiz-Riedel, politics and Latin American and Latino studies double major
• Marissa Guzman, feminist studies and Latin American and Latino studies double major
• Miguel Narez Vazquez, sociology and Latin American and Latino studies double major

Saclo Village Archaeology

Faculty mentor: J. Cameron Monroe, Anthropology Department

Student fellows:

• Elyse Venerable, anthropology major
• Eva Middleton, anthropology major

Economic benefits of birdwatching tourism in Colombia

Faculty mentor: Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellow:

• Olivia Fragiacomo, environmental studies major

Impacts of Wildfire on Crop Productivity

Faculty mentor: Elliott Campbell, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellow:

• Damiana Rojas, environmental studies major

Farmland Investment in the Mississippi Delta

Faculty mentors: Madeleine Fairbairn, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows:

• Kiaya Moser, environmental studies and critical race and ethnic studies double major
• Daniel Thurmond, agroecology major

Global Environmental Justice Observatory

Faculty mentor: Ravi Rajan, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows:

• Jade Guzman, environmental studies major
• Maya Lucia Mendoza, environmental studies major

Chimpanzee Video Coding Team

Faculty mentor: Vicky Oelze, Anthropology Department

Student fellow:

• Halena Soto, anthropology and ecology and evolutionary biology double major

Harm Reduction for All / Reducción de Daños para Todxs

Faculty mentor: Carlos Martinez, Latin American and Latino Studies Department

Student fellow:

• Rafael Revolorio Keith, critical race and ethnic studies and global and community health double major

School Youth, Restorative Justice, and the Dilemmas of Structural Violence

Faculty mentor: Rekia Jibrin, Education Department

Student fellows

• Elizabeth Pena Sanchez, sociology and Latin American and Latino studies double major
• Lizeth Pena Sanchez, education, democracy, and justice, and Latin American and Latino studies double major

Black Muslim Worldmaking: Race, Religion, and Gender in the Lives of Black Muslim College Students

Faculty mentor: Saskias Casanova, Psychology Department

Student fellows

• Theresa Bostic, history and sociology double major
• Jade Goree, psychology and education double major
• Zina Hamrouni, psychology major

Educational Equity in Agroecology Curriculum and Programming at UC Santa Cruz

Faculty mentor: Damian Parr, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows

• Savannah Benefield, agroecology major
• Mauricio Chavez, agroecology major
• Paradyse Oakley, critical race and ethnic studies major

Educational Enclosures and the Digital Divide

Faculty mentor: Roberto de Roock, Education Department

Student fellows:

• Arianna Fabian, education, democracy and justice major
• Sophia Partida, psychology and sociology double major

Intersections of Race, Affect and Environmental Action

Faculty mentor: Flora Lu, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows:

• Laura Galanos, critical race and ethnic studies and economics double major
• Paradyse Oakley, critical race and ethnic studies, community studies, and politics triple major

Solar Geoengineering Governance: Justice for Who?

Faculty mentor: Sikina Jinnah, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellow:

• Arien Hernandez, environmental studies major

Language Comprehension and Cognitive Control

Faculty mentor: Megan Boudewyn, Psychology Department

Student fellow:

• Lea Toledo, cognitive science major

Gen Z, Social Media, and Visibility: Navigating the Intersections of Gender and Sexuality

Faculty mentors: Adriana Manago, Psychology Department

Student fellow:

• Gabriella Garcia, psychology major

Education’s Surveillance Quandary: Exploring the Cost vs. Convenience of Post-COVID Technology Application

Faculty mentor: Nolan Higdon, Education Department

Student fellows:

• Luyue Zhang, education, democracy and justice and sociology double major
• Maria Cecilia Soto, applied linguistics and multilingualism double major
• Joshua Garcia, education, democracy, and justice major
• Alexandra Marie Santos, education, democracy, and justice major

Developing an SES Framework for Restoration Decision-Making Under Climate Change

Faculty mentor: Carrie Pomeroy, Coastal Science and Policy Program

Student fellow:

• Carly McCaw, psychology major

The “Hot Cheeto Girl”: Gender Performance and Latina Mobility

Faculty mentor: Julie Bettie, Sociology Department

Student fellows:

• Leslie Abigail Marquez, community studies major
• Daniela Obeso, psychology major
• Lizeth Guadalupe Calderon Cervantes, legal studies major
• Saul Ordaz, sociology major

Collective Temporal Thought

Faculty mentor: Jeremy Yamashiro, Psychology Department

Student fellows:

• Gavin Provencio, cognitive science major
• Lucinda Veloz, psychology major
• Itzia Duque Cordova, psychology major

Social Impact of COVID-19 Study: Understanding Pandemic Loss and Grief

Faculty mentor: Alicia Riley, Sociology Department and Global and Community Health Program

Student fellow:

• Eileen Amador, legal studies major

EEG Replication Project

Faculty mentor: Liv Hoversten, Psychology Department

Student fellows:

• Mia Laskan, cognitive science major
• Guadalupe (Lupita) Mercado, cognitive science major

Day-to-Day Teacher Activism for Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

Faculty mentor: Josephine Pham, Education Department

Student fellows:

• Autumn Montez, intensive psychology major
• Juli Sofijski, sociology major

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

Faculty mentor: Steve McKay, Sociology Department

Student fellows:

• Crystal Alvarez Castillo, sociology major
• Alysia Leon, sociology major

Building Diversity in Sociology and Science, Technology, and Society Studies

Faculty mentor: James Doucet-Battle, Sociology Department

Student fellows:

• Andrea Asher, human biology and sociology double major
• Dimitri Cardona, sociology major

Assessing Habitat Use by Mammals and Birds in Restored Tropical Forests

Faculty mentor: Karen Holl, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows:

• Selma Ruiz, environmental studies major
• Karla Vaca, environmental studies and biology double major

Building Capacity for Mitigating the Climate Crisis

Faculty mentor: Michael Loik, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellows:

• Daisy Ramirez
• Azarely Bedolla, environmental studies and environmental sciences double major

Intersectionality, Close Relationships, and Sense of Belonging in First-Generation College Students

Faculty mentor: Margarita Azmitia, Psychology Department

Student fellows:

• Isabelle Vo, psychology major
• Kayla Mendoza, sociology and legal studies double major

Impacts of Wildfire on Crop Productivity

Faculty mentor: Elliot Campbell, Environmental Studies Department

Student fellow:

• Yara Sheikhvand, environmental studies major

Family Planning Incentives and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Faculty mentor: Ariel Zucker, Economics Department

Student fellows:

• Kai Kohlwes, economics major
• Sanjana Dukkipati, business management economics major
• Bhaswati Das Gupta, computer science major