Degrees

• B.A. in Sociology, Anthropology and Spanish Colgate University, 2013
• M.A in Sociology UCLA, 2020

Fields of Study

Decolonial Feminisms, Black Feminisms, Latinx Feminisms, Race and Ethnicity, Gender, Qualitative methods, Public Policy, the Archives, the Caribbean and Latin America, Spanish Language Interpretation and Translation

Awards & Grants

• UCLA Institute of American Cultures Shirley Hune Inter-Ethnic/Inter-Racial Studies Award 2024–2025 ($5,000)
• UCLA The Chicano Studies Research Center 2024-2025 ($7,000 Research Grant)
• UCLA Center for the Study of Women| Streisand Center Mariame Kaba Graduate Fellowship in Black Feminist Research 2023-2024 ($2,000)
• UCLA Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship 2018-2023 ($25,000 plus fees)
• UCLA Excellence in Teaching Award in the Department of Sociology 2020
• UCLA Latin American Institute Tinker Field Foundation Pre-Dissertation Grant 2018 ($2,500)

Advisors

• Committee Chairs: Dr. Vilma Ortiz, Dr. Sarah Haley
• Committee: Dr. Aisha Finch, Dr. Jasmine Hill, Dr. Steven Clayman