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  • Class of 2023

    Nonya Browcorwise

    Email: Brown371@cougars.csusm.edu

    Thesis/Project:

    Blacks on the BLM Movement: "We Do Have Voice"


    Ana Cardenas Benitez

    Email: Carde034@cougars.csusm.edu

    Thesis/Project:

    Examining Underdocumented Latinx/e young adults' experiences post Trump administration, through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and beyond the DREAMer narrative


    Camille Carrion

    Email: Carri279@csusm.edu

    Thesis/Project:

    Examining the Experiences and Assets of Women of Color in Computing


    Liana Covarrubias

    Liana Covarubias

    Email: 
    Covar022@cougars.csusm.edu

    Area of Interest:

    My interest is to learn more about our educational system, K-12, using critical policy analysis to understand how this institution prepares Latinx students for higher education. Emphasis will be placed on push-out rates, graduation rates and school structure. My other interest is domestic violence within the immigrant community in California. To understand discriminations within the immigrant community, Intersectionality theory, and analyzing racial stratification practices are my preferred method.

    Thesis/Project:

    Stories of Resilience Among First Generation Latinx College Students Navigating the U.S Education System: A Community Cultural Wealth Perspective


    Jacqueline De Los Santos Encarnacion

    Jaqueline De Los Santos Encarnacion  

    Email: Delos029@cougars.csusm.edu 

    Area of Interest:

    Impact of DACA on undocumented students -  This would include exploring the educational & professional outcomes of DACA recipients & the barriers to higher education. Other interests include exploring mental health issues as a result of status amongst undocumented/immigrant communities, first-generation undocumented students, & effects of deportation amongst families.
     

    Thesis/Project:

    Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Latinx Students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)


    Mia EliasMia Elias

    Email: Elias031@cougars.csusm.edu

    Area of Interest:

    Social inequalities specifically inequalities in criminal sentencing and bureaucracies of the court systems that have led to the unequal sentencing and treatments of African Americans and POC. 

    Thesis/Project:

    Trust the Stories of the People: The Intersectional Experiences of Court Users in San Diego


    Chandler Hardin-IngramChandler Hardin-Ingram

    Email:
    Hardi030@cougars.csusm.edu

    Area of Interest:

    I'm a qualitative researcher, but I also have training in quantitative research methods as well. 

    Broadly speaking, my research interests focus on society’s relationship with its governing institutions and how their relationship reflects and affects policy considerations on the local, state and federal levels. However, I do have experience researching immigration policy, international criminal statutes, applications of criminality, migration and the global economy, juvenile delinquency, community organizing and informal economies. 

    I'm currently attempting to understand the effects that major socio-political events have had on interpersonal relationships and social dynamics in San Diego County between 2016 and 2022.

    Thesis/Project:

    Transparency: How Socio Political Events Shape Interpersonal Relationships

      


    Daniela OlguinDaniela Olguin

    Email: Olgui027@cougars.csusm.edu

    Area of Interest:

    Race, ethnicity, class, inequalities, and higher education.

    Thesis/Project:

    "They Hyped It Up": Hispanic Serving Institution Designation and Effectiveness According to Latinx Student Experiences


    Daniel PenuelasDaniel Panuelas

    Email:
    Penue002@cougars.csusm.edu 

    Area of Interest:

    My areas of interest are in medical sociology and sociology of mental health, especially looking at the experiences of BIPOC communities and their overall health outcomes taking stigmatization of mental health and wellness into account. I want to shed light on health disparities and focus on the social factors that lead to different health outcomes for minority populations. 

    Thesis/Project:

    Echale Ganas: The Mental Health of Latino Men


    Nora Pozos

    Email: Pozos005@cougars.csusm.edu

    Thesis/Project:

    Hood to Prison Pipeline


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    Elisha Rainwaters

    Email: Rainw004@cougars.csusm.edu

    Area of Interest:

    Cancel Culture, Inter-Ethnic Racism, Critical Education, Sociology of Deviance, and Sociology of Music.
     

    Thesis/Project:

    The Impact of COVID Quarantine on Local Independent Musicians in Southern California


    Sara Rodriguez

    Email: Rodri842@cougars.csusm.edu 

    Area of Interest:

    My research project focuses on immigrants that face human trafficking when coming to the United States. I seek to understand the problem, and the possible solutions to prevent this issue. My areas of focus will be sex trafficking, forced labor, and debt bondage. Overall human trafficking is a very relevant problem that is happening in San Diego. 

    Thesis/Project:

    'Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation': An Analysis of the Fallbrook Food Pantry


    Issac Salcido

    email: Salci017@cougars.csusm.edu

    Thesis/Project:

    An Advocacy Project: The Case for Culturally Relevant Financial Literacy


    Talisha St. John

    Talisha St. John

    Email:
    Stjoh007@cougars.csusm.edu

    Thesis/Project:

    Our Skin is Not Our Sin: Black Women and Their Mental Health

  • Class of 2022

    Tatiana ApeluTatiana Apelu

    Email:
    Apelu001@cougar.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest:

    My research interests involve former foster youth and transitional care services that serve them. I seek to understand the gatekeeping techniques that are used to determine eligibility for access to these services.  I particularly favor looking through the lense of critical race theory and conflict theory in sociological analysis. I have further interests in Pasifika communities, religion, cultural sociology, and postcolonialism. 


    Kayleen DiazKayleen Diaz

    Email: Diaz413@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest:
    My research explores experiences of BLM protesters who have been victims and/ or witnesses to police violence. In addition to analyzing media’s role in constructing narratives of protests/ protesters. Interests of mine include law and society, policing, race, legal authority, and social movement.
     

    Lizandra Garcia

    Email: Garci496@cougars.csusm.edu
     

    Jasmine Glenn

    Email: Glenn009@cougars.csusm.edu
     

    Ibeth May

    Email: Maypi001@cougars.csusm.edu
     

    Vanessa Martinez

    Email: Marti455@cougars.csusm.edu

    Area of Interest:

    Issues affecting Chicanx and Mexican Indigenous communities, the cultural appropriation and commodification of Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), colonialism, capitalism, race and ethnic relations, and Chicana feminism.


    Roberto Ortega

    Email:  Orteg254@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest: 

    My research examines how Chicana/o students are stigmatized by zero tolerance policies in secondary education. Overall, I am interested in the areas of race/ethnicity, intersectionality, education, criminology, and inequality. 


    Elizabeth Wright

    Email: Wrigh128@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest:

    My research project focuses on undocumented students who face the structural barriers to higher education. I will specifically be looking into some of the services that are critical to their success (academic advisors, student service specialists and policies). My other interests include how well undocumented undergraduate students perform academically compared to other similar students, and what USC’s are doing for marginalized students during the post COVID pandemic. I will be using the Mixed Method approach to provide me with a better understanding for this research problem.


    Karla Maypizano

    Email: Maypi001@csusm.edu
     
  • Class of 2021

    Daniela CarreonDaniella Carreon

    Email:
    Carre013@cougars.csusm.edu

    Area of Interest:
    Chicana/Latina Motherhood & Mothering, Sociology of Family, Sociology of Immigration, Race, Class, Gender, Chicana Feminism, Resilience & Joy.

    Kayli Evans
    Kayli Evans

    Area of Interest:
    Imposter Syndrome, intersectionality, feminist theory, multiracial identity negotiation, and higher education navigation.

    Laura Martinez

    Laura Martinez Morales

    Email:
    Area of Interest:
    Intergenerational Relationships, Elders, Class, Race, Gender, Non-nuclear Latinx Families, Chicana Feminism, Ethnography.

    Claudia Lacher

    Email:
    Lache001@cougars.csusm.edu
     
  • Class of 2020
    James Garcia

    James Garcia 

    Email: Garci542@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest:

    Sex and sexuality, gender, LGBTQA+ studies, masculinity, Latinx experience, police culture, social justice.


    Maricruz Gomez

    Email: Gomez122@cougars.csusm.edu 
    Area of Interest:
    Youth, gangs, incarceration, and re- entry.

    Tony Hidalgo

    Area of Interest:
    My research interests are crime and gangs, law and inequality, and medical sociology.

    Jamie smiling

    Jamie Jackson

    Area of Interest:
    Social issues that impact indigenous communities, stereotypes, colonialism, capitalism, domestic violence and missing/murdered indigenous women.

    Shawntae Mitchum 

    Area of Interest:
    Mass incarceration, school-to-prison pipeline, education reform, critical race theory, and issues affecting the Black community.

    Christina Monroy 

    Area of Interest:
    I wanted to analyze the probation departments progress with their newly implemented programs to see if they are decreasing recidivism rates for youth.

    Damon M. Stevens

    Damon M. Stevens

    Area of Interest:
    My areas of interest are in higher education. Specifically, I will research institutional inequality that leads to failures in preparation and graduation of African American black males at predominantly white colleges.
  • Class of 2019

    Lexus Criswell







    Lexus Criswell 

    Email:
    Area of Interest:
    Medical Sociology, White Collar Crime, and Juvenile Delinquency.

    Ana Ochoa






    Ana Ochoa

    Email: Ochoa035@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest:
    Juvenile Delinquency, School to Prison Pipeline, and Third World Country Gangs.

    Kelsey Sportsman

    Kelsey
    Sportsman

    Area of Interest:
    Domestic Violence, Racial Profiling, and Gun Control.
  • Class of 2018

    Shane Anderson
    Shane
    Anderson

    Email:
    Ander171@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest:
    Asian Studies, Cosplay Culture, Sociology and Technology, Poverty, Gender and Sexuality, Race and Ethnicity, Families and Intimate Relationships, and Gender Performativity.

    Juan "Martin" Leyva






    Juan "Martin" Leyva

    Email:
    Leyva037@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest:
    Emphasis on the Prison Industrial Complex Prisoner, Reentry and Recidivism; Youth and Gangs, Gang Injunctions, Gang Intervention, Prevention and Street Restorative Justice; Social Justice, Equality, Equity, and Intersectionality.

    Denise NealonDenise
    Nealon

    Email:
    Nealo002@cougars.csusm.edu 
    Area of Interest:
    Concept of Intersectionality, Standpoint Theory, Navigation of Public Space, Gender, Internalized Sexism.

    Felipe RendonFelipe
    Rendon 

    Email:
    Rendo014@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest:
    Informal Economy/Political Economy, Gentrification, Youth Gangs and their hyper-criminalization leading to incarceration. 

    Olivia Victory
    Olivia Victory 

    Email:
    Victo004@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest:

    Juvenile Justice. Thesis topic: Youth experiences in institutional care.

  • Class of 2017

    Travis Blunt
    Travis Blunt

    Email:
    Blunt001@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest: 
    Informal Economy, Hyper-Surveillance of Gangs, Youth and Gangs, Mass Incarceration, and Homelessness.

    Diana Garcia
    Diana
    Garcia

    Email:
    Garci368@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest: 
    Youth in Mixed Immigration Status Families, Undocumented Youth, and Education.

    Jordan Grasso


    Jordan
    Grasso

    Email:
    Jordancgrasso@gmail.com
    Area of Interest: 
    Police Subculture, Critical Race Theory, Power and Privilege, Social Control, Oppression, and LGBT Studies.

    Roxanna Llamas


    Roxanna
    Llamas

    Email:
    Llama016@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest: 
    Intersectionality of Race, Class, Gender, Latino/a Middle Class, Middle Class Minority Groups, Colorism, and Identity.

    Flor Saldana
    Flor Saldana

    Email:
    Saldana020@cougars.csusm.edu
    Area of Interest: 

    Latinos and Education and Medical Sociology.

  • Class of 2016

    Aaron "Fitz" FitzpatrickAaron "Fitz" Fitzpatrick

    Email:
    Fitzp023@cougars.csusm.edu 
    Area of Interest: 
    Accent Prejudice, Linguicism, CRT, Racialization of Language, Second Language Acquisition, Identity Formation for ESL Learners, and SocioPoetix. 

    Erendira Irais HernandezErendira Irais Hernandez

    Email:
    Herna267@cougars.csusm.edu 
    Area of Interest: 
    Youth experiences in education and the school-to-prison pipeline, Education, Youth, Youth in Gangs, Immigration. 

    Lillian Nahar
    Lillian Nahar 

    Email:
    Nahar001@cougars.csusm.edu 
    Area of Interest: 
    White Supremacy Ideology and Institutionalized Racism in Corporate America and our Judicial System that legitimize and perpetuate inequality for Black Americans.

    J. Stalin Plascencia
    J. Stalin Plascencia

    Email:
    Casti069@cougars.csusm.edu 
    Area of Interest: 
    Hyper-criminality and Hyper-surveillance as experienced by Xican@ youth, Youth and Gangs, Critical criminology, Urban sociology and Immigration. 

    Oscar Fabian Soto
    Oscar Fabian Soto

    Email:
    Soto039@cougars.csusm.edu 
    Area of Interest:
    Prison Industrial complex emphasis on Disproportionality among Prison Systems, Prisoner reentry and recidivism, Youth and Gangs, and Gang Injunctions.


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