I am an MA/PhD Student in the Geography Department at the University of California at Santa Barbara, advised by Professor Susan Cassels. I am broadly interested in health and human geography, spatial statistics, spatial analysis, geo-spatial modeling techniques, the social determinants of health and infectious disease modeling. My personal research focuses on understanding HIV risk and prevention activities to better delineate and intervene in areas of HIV risk.

https://www.geog.ucsb.edu/people/students/sofia-kaloper

I am a first-year graduate student in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I graduated from Seoul National University with a Bachelor's degree in Child Development and Family Studies and Sociology (double major), and I hold a Master of Public Policy from the Korea Development Institute (KDI) School of Public Policy and Management.

My research interests include family demography, gender and sexuality, mental health, and the impacts of policy. Specifically, I focus on the evolution of diverse family structures, such as same-sex marriages and civil unions, and the resulting demographic shifts. I am particularly interested in examining the societal impacts of institutionalizing diverse family forms and how these affect individual health outcomes.