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 .