Chris Zepeda-Millan
Professor of Public Policy, Chicana/o & Central American Studies, and Labor Studies Areas of Expertise: Chris Zepeda-Millan was born and raised in the East L.A. barrio of Boyle Heights and…
Labor Politics
Abel Valenzuela
Professor, Dean of UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences Areas of Expertise: Abel Valenzuela Jr. is a professor of Urban Planning and Chicana/o Studies and the former director of UCLA’s Institute…
Kristoffer (Kit) Smemo
Unit 18 Faculty Email: ksmemo@ucla.edu Areas of Expertise: Kristoffer (Kit) Smemo is a historian of labor, politics, and popular culture in the United States. His first book Making Republicans Liberal:…
Raymond Rocco
Professor Emeritus of Political Science Areas of Expertise: Raymond Rocco focuses on the relationships between globalization, democracy, citizenship and marginalized communities, with an emphasis on Latin American communities in the…
Sarah T. Roberts
Associate Professor of Gender Studies, Labor Studies, and Information Studies Email: sarah.roberts@ucla.edu Areas of Expertise: Sarah T. Roberts, Ph.D. is an associate professor at UCLA (Gender Studies, Information Studies, Labor…
Kendrick Roberson
Unit 18 Faculty Areas of Expertise: As a community activist, Dr. Roberson currently holds two elected positions. In 2019, he was elected to be the chair of the city of…
Rosemarie Molina
Unit 18 Faculty Areas of Expertise: Rosemarie Molina is the new Deputy Executive Director at Unemployed Workers United, where she organizes unemployed, underemployed and workers facing precarious employment to build…
Justin McBride
Academic Administrator, Project Director at UCLA Labor Studies Areas of Expertise: Justin McBride is a labor studies scholar who writes about public finance and the intersections between public policy and…
Paolo Marinaro
Unit 18 Faculty Areas of Expertise: Paolo Marinaro is a Lecturer at the UCLA Labor Studies Program. His research focuses on issues related to trade union practices, alternative strategies of…