In Their Words 2014-15
"In Their Words" is a new column where students across the Division of Social Sciences share - in their own words - what UC Santa Cruz means to them, their aspirations, their advice for fellow students, and more.
In Their Words: Yethzéll Díaz
Alumna and inaugural recipient of the the Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship, Yethzéll Díaz shares what she has done since graduating.
In Their Words: Jessica Aguilar
Jessica Aguilar, a student in the division's Sociology department, received the Weiss Family Scholarship for her work with the Center for Labor Studies' Santa Cruz Low-Wage Worker Study.
In Their Words: Natasha Buck
Natasha Buck, an Anthropology major, received a Chancellor's Award for Undergraduate Research for her paper, "Debugging the Industry: An Ethnography of Exclusion in the Technology Workplace."
In Their Words: Markie Lauren Flores
Markie Lauren Flores, a Legal Studies major, received a Dean's Award for Undergraduate Research for her paper, "Forced Youth Gay to Straight Conversion Therapy: A Form of Child Abuse."
In Their Words: Marina Gonzalez Flores
Marina Gonzalez Flores, a student in the Latin American and Latino Studies department received the Deans' Undergraduate Award for her research "Resistance of Mayan Women Agaisnt Obstetric Violence".
In Their Words: Samantha House
Samantha House, a student in the division's Legal Studies department, received the Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship for her engagement with a wide range of social justice issues and problems.
In Their Words: Zoe Mackay
Zoe Mackay, a student in the division's Politics department, received the Dean's Undergraduate Award for her research "Political Participation of Students in Istanbul: Revitalized Turkish Youth as Influential Political Actors".
In Their Words: August Masonheimer
August Masonheimer, a student in the division's Psychology department, received the Dean's Undergraduate Research Award for his research "Seductive Images in Lecture: Does Extending the Time between Testing and Learning Still Produce the Secuctive Detail Effect?"
In Their Words: Charlotte Reed
Charlotte Reed, an Environmental Studies major, received a Chancellor's Award for Undergraduate Research for her paper, "Water Relations and Photosynthesis for Artemisia Tridentata across a Great Basin Desert-Sierra Nevada Elevation Gradient in the Historic Drought Year of 2014."
In Their Words: Katie Slocum
Katie Slocum, an Anthropology major, received a Deans' Award for Undergraduate Research for her paper, "From Farmlevel to Streetlevel: an Ethnography of Direct Trade Coffee Production in Santa Barbara, Honduras."
In Their Words: Sean Stone
Sean Stone, a student in the division's Psychology department received the Chancellor's Undergraduate Award for his research "The Benefits of Saving on New Learning".
In Their Words: Jesse Borges
Jesse Borges, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the Environmental Studies Special Opportunity Award.
In Their Words: Katherine Ennis
Katherine Ennis, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the David Gaines Award in Environmental Studies.
In Their Words: Erica Ferrer
Erica Ferrer received the Keeley Coastal Sustainability Scholarship for her research on "The Effects of Ocean Acifification on Predator-Prey Interaction in Seagrass Systems."
In Their Words: Juniper Harrower
Juniper Harrower, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the Hammett Award for her work on climate change in Joshua Tree National Park.
In Their Words: Maycee Hash
Maycee Hash received the Norris Center Student Project Reward for her work on increasing the number of spider families, genera, and species.
In Their Words: Casey Kuhlow
Casey Kuhlow, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the Environmental Studies Special Opportunities Award.
In Their Words: Michael MacDonald
Michael MacDonald, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the James Stuart Chanley Award in Environmental Studies.
In Their Words: Linda Pineda
Linda Pineda, an Earth and Marine Sciences major, received the Keeley Coastal Scholars Award for paper "Climate Impacts on Upwelling, Biological Productivity, and Rainfall in Coastal Central Mexico Over the Last 2000 Years".
In Their Words: Han Zhang
Han Zhang, a student in the division's Environmental Studies department, received the James Stuart Chanley Award in Environmental Studies.In Their Words: Alden Phinney
Alden Phinney, a Global Economics major with a minor in Sustainability, recieved the Blanch McKenzie Scholarship in Economics for 2015.In Their Words: Sammantha Samujh
Sammantha Samujh, an Economics major with an emphasis in Business Management, is the recipeint of the Blanche McKenzie Scholarship in Economics for 2015.
In Their Words: Sandy Alvarado
Sandy Alvarado, a Sociology major, received the Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender Senior Thesis Award
In Their Words: Andres Arias
Andres Arias, a Sociology major, received the Fanny Carruthers Award
In Their Words: Zoe Bartlett
Zoe Bartlett, a Sociology major, received the Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender Senior Thesis Award
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