Get to Know the HESI 771 Community! by Elizabeth Losada https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h Tell us about yourself by pressing the (+) on the bottom right! Tell us about where you are from, your salient identities, your alma mater(s), your research interests, your GAship, and anything else you would like to share with us! en-us 2022-01-25 00:16:02 UTC 2025-11-09 22:17:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f422.png Elizabeth Losada (she/ her/ hers) elosada1 https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2010005757 Intro
  • 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

]]> 2022-01-25 00:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2010005757 Alexander K. Willie (He/Him/His) https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2016503383
  • 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 
    • ]]>     2022-01-27 18:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2016503383     Justine Suegay (she/her/hers) https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2018361251 Intro
    • 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!
    ]]>     2022-01-28 17:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2018361251     Hope Fagundes (she/her/hers) https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2018595030
    - 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  

    ]]>     2022-01-28 20:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2018595030     Grace Kim (she/her/hers) https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2018637842 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

    ]]>     2022-01-28 20:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2018637842     Alex Mullen (He/Him) https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2019447951 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


    ]]>     2022-01-29 20:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2019447951     Abbie Williams-Yee (She/Her) https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2019451348 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. 
    ]]>     2022-01-29 20:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2019451348     Jada DaMae Anderson (she/they) https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2019500913 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 ]]>     2022-01-29 22:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2019500913     Miriam Fraga (she/her/ella) https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2019525657 Intro
    • 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.

    ]]>     2022-01-29 23:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2019525657     Daniel Stott (he/him) https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2022369091 Intro
    • 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
    ]]>     2022-01-31 22:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2022369091     Chris Villalobos (he/him) https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2023651664 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 ]]>     2022-02-01 15:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/elosada1/73rig4qg18ka8e6h/wish/2023651664