Grad Students
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Jorge D. Mancillas
Description of Previous and Ongoing Research Projects
- The Formation of Cosmologies on Death and Dying in Gang Members (2017)
- The Construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project and Gentrification in the Crenshaw District (2017) - Research Assistantship, Dr. Karida Brown
- The Effectiveness of Homeless Court Programs in Los Angeles (2017-2018) - Research Assistantship, Dr. Yeheskel "Zeke" Hasenfeld, (Rest In Peace, Zeke)
- The Contributions of Joan Moore to the Development of Critical Gang Studies and Reflexive Research Methodology (2019) - Collaboration with Dr. Robert Weide
- Traumatic Loss and Social Reproductions of Urban Violence in L.A. (ongoing)
- Income Generation Strategies, Job Seeking and Employment for Gang Members in a Gentrifying Los Angeles (ongoing)
Subfield: Critical Gang Studies; Material Scarcity; Social Violence; Hyper-Incarceration; Ethnography; Theory
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Lucrecia Mena Meléndez
Subfield: Social Demography, Education, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Sociology of Health, Immigrant Health, International Migration, International Development, Emigrant Policies and Politics, State-Diaspora Relations, Latin America, United States, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods, Spatial Analysis