Rebekah Amaya
Rebekah Amaya is an undergraduate student majoring in Law and Public Policy and minoring in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. She is interested in critical race theory, gender studies, and immigration/migration studies. Currently, Rebekah is working with Professor Steve Rahko on a project focusing on public memory and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. After graduation, Rebekah plans on moving to Chicago to work with immigrant's rights groups.
Maria Jaimes
Maria Jaimes is an undergraduate student majoring in Biochemistry B.A. and minoring in Spanish. She enjoys learning and exploring sociological, biological, and molecular research. Currently, Maria is working with Professor Kosali Simon on a project focusing on data analysis on the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys (NHAMCS) exploring health treatment inequalities among residents. Maria is interested in pursuing graduate school or medical school upon graduation.
Ann Kovoor
Ann Kovoor is an undergraduate student majoring in International Studies and East Asian Languages and Culture an minoring in Central Asian Studies. She is interested in Asian hate crimes and human trafficking. Currently, Ann is working with Professor Chinbo Chong on a project focusing on how Mandarin language media sources portray hate crimes that affect Asian and Asian Americans in the US. After graduating in May, Ann is planning on working in the human trafficking prevention and victim rehabilitation industry.
Mofe Koya
Mofe Koya is an undergraduate student majoring in Public Policy Analysis with a co-major in Law, Ethics, and decision-Making and minoring in Criminal Justice. She is interested in African American literature and history. Currently, Mofe is working with Professor Clark Barwick on a project focusing on poet Gwendolyn Brooks and her legacy. Upon graduation, Mofe hopes to pursue a career in law working in criminal defense and social policy.
Bella Melrose
Bella Melrose is a third-year undergraduate student, majoring in Law & Public Policy in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, coupled with a Political Science minor, and Political and Civic Engagement (PACE) certificate. Bella is interested in researching policy regarding civil rights, education, and environmental protection and the trends of polarization in the American electorate. Currently, Bella is assisting Professor Alberto Ortega on a project correlating the 1996 syndication of Fox News with alterations in Congressional voting patterns pertinent to civil rights.
Kemal Perdana
Kemal Perdana is an undergraduate student majoring in economics and sociology. His research interests include labor organizing, economic inequality, and the labor market. Currently, Kemal is working with Professor Koji Chavez on a project focused on hiring discrimination for software engineers and financial analysts. Kemal hopes to use the research skills he learns to conduct future independent research on economic and sociological topics he is passionate about.
Luke Swain
Luke Swain is an undergraduate student majoring in Economics and Studio Art. He is interested in the intersections between immigration, income inequality, and artistic expression and how they come together to form our modern take on American and other national identities. Currently, Luke is working with Professor Vivek Vellanki on how passport and visa photos and their composition have changed and evolved over time along with society's perceptions of them. Luke is excited about this and other research as he continues through the rest of his undergraduate career and hopes to conduct more research related to this field into graduate school and beyond.
Christina Yang
Christina Yang is a junior expecting to double major in History and Management + Human Organization. Her research interests lie in Asian American racial justice and reproductive justice. She is conducting an independent project with mentorship from Professor Ellen Wu. Christina's current research with CRRES aims to extract common themes between the discussions that led to the passage of the Page Act of 1875 and the discussions surrounding the Indiana cases in which two female Asian American immigrants were charged with infanticide (See State v. Bei Bei Shuai and State v. Purvi Patel).Outside of research, Christina spends her time competing at mock trial competitions, contributing as a Board of Aeons member, and dancing with the Di:Verse Dance Crew. After graduation, she hopes to attend law school.
