Brianna McKenna

Brianna McKenna

Graduate Student

Email: brmckenna@ucla.edu


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Biography

I study interaction in legal institutions such as the U.S. Supreme Court, including the organization of interaction, the role of the institution, and their change over time.

Degrees

  • MA Sociology, UCLA (2022)
  • BS Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology (2019)

Fields of Study

Sociology of law; Medical sociology; Conversation analysis; Computational methods

Publications

Media

Finding Roy Newquist,” UCLA Library News, October 10, 2023.

Expansions and Limitations in LAUSD Special Education,” UCLA Library Special Collections Blog, October 28, 2022.

The Earliest Special Education Programs at LAUSD,” UCLA Library Special Collections Blog, October 7, 2022.

Disability Rights 1947,” UCLA Library Special Collections Blog, September 15, 2022.

Awards & Grants

  • Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship, 2020-24
  • Summer Graduate Research Fellowship, 2023
  • Dr. Ursula Mandel Fellowship, 2022-23
  • Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, 2022
  • AbbVie Immunology Scholar, 2021
  • Summer Mentored Research Fellowship, 2021
  • Arthritis Foundation Arthritis Champion, 2020
  • Edwin H. Lewis Prize, 2019
  • Camras Scholar, 2015-19

Conference Presentations

  • Disability Language in Congressional Hearings, ASA Annual Meeting 2022

Advisors

Steve Clayman, Giovanni Rossi