Current and Recent Team Members

◉ Alicia R. Riley, Team Lead

Alicia Riley is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Core Faculty in Global and Community Health at University of California, Santa Cruz. She studies the health effects of structural inequity, with a particular focus on their modifiability through policy and other types of social change. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, she worked in community health in non-profit and government settings.

◉ Luke Slipski, Volunteer Researcher 2024-Present

◉ Morgan Yates, Volunteer Researcher 2022-Present

◉ Lorena Rosales, Graduate Student Researcher 2022-2024

◉ Adriana Maroto Vargas, Graduate Student Research 2022

◉ Eileen Amador, Undergraduate Research Fellow and Building Belonging Fellow, 2022

Hi, my name is Eileen Amador. I am a third-year student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies and Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies (GISES) Minor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Some of my biggest career goals include helping others and contributing to my community. In the future, I plan to continue to bring light through my work to important subjects such as immigration policies, women’s rights, and racial discrimination, among others.

◉ Robin Hernandez, Staff Research Assistant, 2022-23 and Building Belonging Fellow, 2022

Hello my name is Robin Hernandez and I am currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in both Politics and Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Throughout my years as an undergraduate student I have grown passionate over the topics I have learned within my areas of study. I hope to use my attained knowledge to better help the communities that I was raised in.