Lucero Herrera
Senior Research Analyst – UCLA Labor Center Email: luceroherrera@ucla.edu Areas of Expertise: Lucero Herrera is a Senior Research Analyst at the UCLA Labor Center, bringing over a decade of expertise…
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Trevor Griffey
Unit 18 Faculty Areas of Expertise: I’m an historian of 20th-century U.S. social movements, with a focus on labor, race, and the U.S. West. Before moving to Southern California, I…
Loretta Gaffney
Unit 18 Faculty Areas of Expertise: Loretta Gaffney studies contemporary working-class literature, reading, and critical university studies. Her classes reimagine disciplines and topics traditionally taught in English departments (literature, storytelling,…
Virginia Espino
Unit 18 Faculty Areas of Expertise: Virginia Espino is a native daughter of California, born and raised in northeastern Los Angeles. She is an oral and public historian whose research…
Heather Berg
Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Labor Studies Email: heatherberg@g.ucla.edu Areas of Expertise: Heather Berg is a feminist studies scholar writing about labor, sexuality, and social struggle. Her first book,…
Jennifer Jihye Chun
Labor Studies Department Chair Professor of Asian American Studies and Labor Studies Email: jjchun@asianam.ucla.edu Areas of Expertise: Jennifer Jihye Chun is Professor of Asian American Studies and Labor Studies and…
Tobias Higbie
Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Director Professor of History and Labor Studies Areas of Expertise: Tobias Higbie is Professor of History and Labor Studies at the University of…
Elizbeth Espinoza
Labor Studies Manager As the Manager for the Labor Studies Interdepartmental program, Elizbeth Espinoza develops initiatives and programs to enhance the academic experience for our Labor Studies students, helps prepare…
Gloria Chan
Student Affairs Officer Gloria Chan describes herself as a citizen of the world. Originally from Colombia, she moved to Los Angeles where she developed an interest in learning about the…
Marcos Ruiz Rojas
Digital Communications Specialist As IRLE’s Digital Communications Specialist, Marcos increases the visibility of the Labor Studies academic program by producing strategic content and managing the website and multiple social and…