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About me:
- Home: Albuquerque, NM > Inola, OK > San Diego, CA > Hyattsville, MD

- Alma Mater: University of California, San Diego ‘21, B.A. Sociology - Social Inequality

- Salient Identities: White, Native American, Two-Spirit (very recently identified with this)/Gay-man, and mentally disabled

- GA: Academic Advisor in Office of Letters and Sciences

- Research Interests: Two-Spirit Identities (intersection of queer and indigenous)/indigenous belonging and student success in higher education

Fun Facts:
- I geek out on board games (favs: Catan, Betrayal, and started looking into D&D 🙃) and card games (Favs: Uno, Arkham horror LCG, and Marvel Champions)
- I’ve watched Friends the TV show at least 40 times

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Home: Shelton, CT > Clinton, CT > College Park, MD

Alma Mater: University of New Haven '21 ; BS Criminal Justice, BS National Security

Salient Identities: White, queer (transgender and bisexual), man

GA: Graduate Coordinator for Human Resources in the Department of Resident Life

Research Interests: mentorship in queer college students ; masculinity in transgender men ; queer student leadership

Fun Facts:

My birthday is on Christmas day (yes, sometimes I miss out on gifts)

I am a gigantic baseball nerd, it's in my blood

I can't sit through most movies, but horror movies are always the exception

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Home: Chicago! But I moved to Maryland from Maine

Alma Mater: Bowdoin College '18, BA in Religion and Latin American Studies

Salient Identities: Latina (Mexican), Cis-woman, first-gen,

GA: Graduate Coordinator for Academic Success and Community Development Programs in Resident Life

Research Interests: Academic support, mentoring relationships, first-gen college students, and the relationship between identity development and religion/spirituality.

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^^me at my fav comic book store back home in L.A.!

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About me:
- Home: Corona, CA --> Los Angeles, CA
--> Hyattsville, MD

- Alma Mater: University of California, Los Angeles '19, B.A. Sociology, Education Studies

- Salient Identities: Black, white, biracial, first gen low income college student, queer/lesbian, neurodivergent/mentally disabled, gender questioning but non-binary femme as well as woman both feel ok right now

-GA: Student Org Resource Center & Senior Experience, moving to Student Entertainment Events in May

-Research Interests: online media fandom as models for campus community building, Black Queer students in online fandoms; campus service workers & their relationships with first-gen students; gender and racially minoritized student athlete experiences at PWIs

Fun Facts:
- I live with Abbie, Emily, and my psych service dog Wookers!
- I love bookstores and all things books related, my favorite places are comic book stores
- I am a pretty big fan of many pop culture figures'/actors' work but Jennifer Beals is my fave

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About Me:

From: Iowa 🌽🌽

Burlington

Iowa City

Alma Mater: University of Iowa ⚫️🟡

Music & Psychology

2021

Salient Identities:

Mixed- Black, Chinese American, white

low income/working class background

Gay

GA:

Graduate Assistant for the Smith School of Business, Smith Start Program

Research Interests:

Students who have/claim racial borderland identities

Impact of binary higher education cultures on the perpetuation of white supremacy

Fun Facts:

Jada, Emily, and Wookers are my roommates

I really enjoy being active (running, weightlifting, swimming, hiking, etc.)

I've recently gotten back into coding and I hope I can keep it up as the semester continues.

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Hometown: Lansing, MI
Alma Mater: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A. Film, Television, and Media)
GA: Graduate Coordinator for Latinx Student Involvement, MICA
Research Interests: Sense of belonging for students of color and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds
Fun Facts:
- Plays guitar, bass, and drums
- Lifelong Pokemon fan
- Likes cooking, loves eating

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About Me

South Korea --> Nebraska --> Texas --> Odenton, Maryland

Alma Mater: Baylor University, BBA Accounting '17

Salient Identities: Korean-American, 1.5 generation immigrant, cis woman

GA: Graduate Assistant for Club and Career Engagement at the Smith School of Business; also on the Multiracial Heritage Month Committee

Research Interests: 1.5-2nd gen Asian American immigrant identity development or sense of belonging; how film representation affects identity development

Fun facts

I'm a huge Marvel/MCU nerd (especially Spider-Man)

I'm kind of trilingual

I read 43 books in 2021

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- Hometown: Hanford, Ca ---> Sacramento, Ca ---> Columbia Heights, DC

- Alma Mater: University of California, Davis '17
B.S. Community and Regional Development

- Salient Identities: multiracial (Black/Mexican), transracial adoptee, first generation to college, low socioeconomic status background, bisexual/pan, cisgender

- GA: Program Assistant for Terps Young Scholars in the Office of Extended Studies
Side Project: Transracial adoptee cross institutional research lab
Side Project: Multiracial Heritage Committee

Research Interests: multiracial student belonging, town-gown relations, identity development in college students

Fun Facts:
- I love playing and watching tennis
- I'm a big movie trivia person

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Home: Florida--> currently Miami--> previously Jacksonville and Tallahassee

Alma Mater: Florida State University '19; BS Sociology

Salient Identities: First-Generation College Student; Latina- Cubana y Colombiana;

GA: Maryland Mentor Corps in LCSL

Research Interests: First Gen students of color and BIPOC mental health in higher education

Fun Facts
~ Born and raised in the theme park epicenter of the world; aka Florida
~ Dog lover! Follow my dog on IG @doxfolk
~ Disney Adult at heart! Can probably sing most of the words to most Disney songs

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Home: North Carolina --> Fayetteville

Alma Mater: Fayetteville State University '21 BS Psychology

Salient Identities: Korean-American, First-Generation

GA: Academic Advisor (Office of Letters & Sciences)

Research Interest: Retention in regard to sense of belonging

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Home: San Mateo & Marikina, Philippines --> Gainesville, Virginia

Alma Mater: George Mason University '20 | Global Affairs BA & Spanish BA

Salient Identities: Filipina, 1.5 settler-immigrant, eldest daughter, first-generation college student

GA: Graduate Coordinator for APIDA Student Involvement at MICA

Research Interests: APIDA student leadership, student activism, Asian American studies, Filipino American studies

Fun Facts

I'm a big sports fan, especially women's soccer, women's basketball, and Lakers basketball.

I speak 5 languages.

I love FOOD! Cooking it, eating it, studying its history, and putting people on. I especially love trying new things, the "weirder" the better!