Lor Martin
Biography
Lor Martin is a disabled PhD Student at UCLA Sociology. Their research looks at language and interaction at mealtimes using conversation analytic methods. Lor holds a B.A. in Linguistics and Anthropology from UCLA Linguistics, and is a proud transfer student from Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD).
On campus, Lor has been involved with the Sociology Graduate Student Association (SGSA, President 24-25), Conversation Analysis Working Group (CAWG), Center for Language, Interaction, and Culture Graduate Student Association (CLIC-GSA), UCLA Social Sciences Council (SSC), and works as a Teaching Associate in UCLA Sociology (UAW Local 4811).
Awards & Grants
- UCLA Department of Sociology Excellence in Teaching Award, 23-24
- Eudaimonia Award, Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI), 2024
Conference Presentations
“Love at first bite? The occasioning and deployment of food assessments at the dinner table”
Presented for Language, Interaction, and Social Organization (LISO), University of California Santa Barbara
February 23, 2024
“Food benefactors & beneficiaries: Accountability and constraints of mealtime assessments”
Presented at The 26th Annual Conference on Language, Interaction, and Social Organization LISO Conference, University of California Santa Barbara
May 19th-20th, 2023
