American Studies, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Clarissa graduated from CSUN with a major in Sociology. Her research project "Becoming an Activist: Carceral Trauma and Identity Transformation in Prison Reform" was overseen by HSI Pathways/Mellon Faculty Mentor Lori Campbell of the Department of Sociology. Clarissa's research interests include the carceral state and anti-carceral feminism, critical race theory, gender violence, political sociology, social movements, and qualitative research methods. She is currently a student in the American Studies doctoral program at .
Comparative Studies, The Ohio State University
Liz graduated from CSUN with a major in Anthropology. Her research project "Loyalty and Identity Among U.S. K-Pop Fans: Participatory Practices On- and Offline" was overseen by HSI Pathways/Mellon Faculty Mentor of the Department of English. Liz's research interests include semiotics and folklore of fandom culture, specifically K-Pop. She is currently a student in the Comparative Studies doctoral program at .
Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, The University of Arizona
Kevin graduated from CSUN with a major in English. His research project "Value Vortex: Values in Contemporary Hip-Hop Spreading on Social Media" was overseen by HSI Pathways/Mellon Faculty Mentor of the Department of English. Kevin's research interests include social media, identity formation, media culture, and social cognition. He is currently a student in the Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English doctoral program at .
Gender Studies, Indiana University Bloomington
Virginia graduated from CSUN with a double major in Political Science and Gender & Women's Studies. Her research project "California Cannabis: Highlighting the Voices of Women in a Budding Industry" was overseen by HSI Pathways/Mellon Faculty Mentor Moshoula Capous‐Desyllas of the Department of Sociology. Virginia's research interests included intersectional feminist theory, qualitative methods, archives, and women in the cannabis industry. She is currently a student in the Gender Studies doctoral program at .
American Studies, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ashlee graduated from CSUN with a major in Political Science and a minor in Asian American Studies. Her research project "Filipina Caregivers and the Colonial Construction of their Identities in the U.S." was overseen by HSI Pathways/Mellon Faculty Mentor Linda Alvarez of the Department of Political Science. Ashlee's research interests include critical Filipinx Studies, transnational feminism, post-colonialism, globalization, immigration, reproductive labor, and U.S. empire. She is currently a student in the American Studies doctoral program at .
Sociology, The University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dani graduated from CSUN with a major in Sociology and minor in Human Sexuality. His research project "Stigma, Intimacy, and Transformation: A Photovoice Narrative Inquiry 91´«Ã½ Intimacy Among HIV+ Gay Men of Color Living in Los Angeles" was overseen by HSI Pathways/Mellon Faculty Mentor Moshoula Capous‐Desyllas of the Department of Sociology. Dani's research interests include sociology of intimacy, American 21st century LGBTQ+ social movements, qualitative methods, and arts-based research methods. He is currently a student in the Sociology doctoral program at .
Sociology, Rutgers University
Genesis graduated from CSUN with a major in Sociology. Her research project "Understanding Modern Day Hembrismo: Latinas in Higher Education Negotiating Equality while Honoring Tradition" was overseen by HSI Pathways/Mellon Faculty Mentor Lauren McDonald of the Department of Sociology. Genesis' research interests include immigration, intersectionality of culture, education, Latina/o population, feminist theory, political sociology, inequality and stratification. She is currently a student in the Sociology doctoral program at .
History, New York University
Kevin graduated from CSUN with a double major in History and Central American Studies. His research project "Growing Up Amidst Warfare: The Harrowing Experiences of Being a Child Soldier and Fleeing the Salvadoran Civil War (1980-1985)" was overseen by HSI Pathways/Mellon Faculty Mentor Alicia Estrada of the Department of Chicana/o Studies. Kevin's research interests include oral histories, immigration history, historic memory, political violence, Central America, El Salvador, revolt and revolution. He is currently a student in the History doctoral program at .
History, Binghamton University
Danielle graduated from CSUN with a major in Religious Studies and minors in Gender & Women's Studies and History. Her research project "Women's Club of the Greater San Fernando Valley, 1878 to the Present" was overseen by HSI Pathways/Mellon Faculty Mentor Melisa Galván of the Department of Chicana/o Studies. Danielle's research interests include 20th century gender and women's history with a focus on women's clubs, social history, oral history, social activism and community organizing. She is currently a student in the History doctoral program at .