Daniela Valdes

Daniela Valdes researches the history of trans and gender diverse people of color in the twentieth century United States. Her scholarship lies at the intersection of LGBTQ history, labor and working-class politics, and Black and Brown liberation movements. Based on...

Victoria Tran

Victoria Tran is an urban sociologist who studies how community groups and neighborhoods participate in local politics to influence policies on redevelopment and policing. Her dissertation studies how community groups participated in and opposed redevelopment in Los...

Brie McLemore

Brie is a PhD candidate in the Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program at the University of California, Berkeley. Her dissertation, titled “When the Street Lights Come On: How a ‘Smart City’ became a Surveillance State,” explores how smart street lights became a tool...

Selen Guler

Selen’s work is grounded in comparative historical approaches and problem-solving sociology. Her research focuses on political economy, policymaking processes, and change-making in higher education. Selen’s dissertation examines the conditions of possibility for...

Irene Del Mastro N.

Irene is a medical sociologist who studies the ties between medicine and poverty governance. Her dissertation uses participant observation, in-depth interviews, and documentary analysis to examine the expansion of healthcare for the unhoused in California and its...

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