In the past, my research has mainly evolved around Environmental Justice and social vulnerabilities to hazards. From the EJ, perspective, I have conducted research in the US as well as in Australia using mixed methods. I have also participated in research projects examining the relationship between Hispanic immigration and crime at the neighborhood level. Currently, I am interested in migration to the US from Mexico, Mexican family life, and I am working on a project that will measure health outcomes for individuals in Mexico based on skin color stratification.    

I am a graduate student in the Sociology Department at UC Santa Barbara. I received my B.A. in Social Science with a specialization in Sociology from San Diego State University. My research interests are race/ethnicity/nation in the United States and Latin America, mixed race studies, racial identity formation, and racial classifications. My previous research looked at gendered-violence in Juarez, Mexico, forced sterilization in the U.S. during the 20th century, and immigrant and refugee women in San Diego .

Michelle DuBreuil is a PhD student in the SDSU/UCSB Joint Doctoral Geography. Previously she worked with the CSUSM National Latino Research Center. Her research interests include environmentally induced migration, transnationalism, belonging, and identity construction. Future research will explore the most recent diaspora of transnational Haitian migrants, focusing on those arriving in Mexico and Canada post 2015.