Principal Investigators

Project Coordinator:
Robert Irwin, Professor, Spanish and Portuguese (UC Davis)

Site Coordinators:
Tijuana

Guillermo Alonso Meneses, Professor, Cultural Studies (COLEF)
Mexico City/Mexico State
Maricruz Castro Ricalde, Professor/Researcher, Humanities and Education, (Tec de Monterrey)
Guadalajara/Jalisco
Luis Rodolfo Morán Quiroz, Professor, Sociology, (U de Guadalajara)
Ciudad Juárez
Abraham Paniagua Vázquez, Director, School of Political and Social Sciences, (UA de Chihuahua)
Monterrey
Cristina Reynaga, Professor, Humanidades y Educación, (Tecnológico de Monterrey)
Tapachula/Chiapas
Ernesto Zarco, Independent Researcher

Board of Directors:

• Karla Chacón Reynosa, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas 
• Miroslava Chávez García, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Catherine Ramírez, University of California, Santa Cruz 
• Jesikah Maria Ross, Capital Public Radio, Sacramento 
• Aída Silva Hernández, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Tijuana 
• Graciela Zamudio, Alma Migrante, Tijuana 

Research Team:
Tijuana

• Jocelín Madrigal Agreda, researcher, Migration Legislation and Policy Observatory (COLEF)
• Ana Luisa Calvillo,  PhD Student, Education, Arts and Humanities (UA de Chihuahua)
• Lizbeth de la Cruz, Assistant Professor, Black and Latino Studies  (Baruch College-CUNY)
• Sarah Hart, PhD Student, Performance Studies(UC Davis)
• Jessica Ordaz, Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies (U Colorado Boulder)
• Yairamaren Román Maldonado, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Berkeley)
• Danae Valenzuela, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Marlené Mercado, PhD Student, Cultural Studies (UC Davis)
• Marinka Swift, PhD Student, Linguistics (UC Davis)
• Dörte Kresbsbach, MA Student, Latin American Studies/Migration Studies (Freie Universität Berlin/COLEF)
• José Israel Ibarra González, PhD Student, Migration Studies (COLEF)
• Isaac Ismael Rivera, Independent Scholar
• Alia DeBurro, MA Student, Spanish, (UC Davis)
• Brooke Kipling, MA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Kyle Proehl, PhD Student, Comparative Literature (UC Davis)
• Ross Hernández, PhD Student, Comparative Literature (UC Davis)
• Ernesto Zarco, PhD Student, Regional Studies (U Autónoma de Chiapas)
• Leopoldo Peña, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Irvine)
• Mary Kate Coleman,  Fulbright Scholar
• Juan Antonio del Monte, PhD Student, Sociology (COLMEX)
• John Guzmán Aguilar, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Oscar Moreno, MFA Student, (University of Texas, El Paso)
• Esther Morales, Entrepreneur
• Loraine Morales Pino,  PhD Student, Migration Studies (COLEF)
• Gaba Cortés,  Community Artivist.
• Carla Portillo, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Jesús Galán Díaz, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Lucas Ruppel, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Harumi Arvizu Nansen, BS Student BS, Managerial Economics  (UC Davis)

California

• Yunuen Gómez Ocampo, research assistant, English (UC Santa Barbara/CONACYT)
• Lizbeth de la Cruz, Student, PhD Spanish (UC Davis)
• Jesús Galán Díaz, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Jazmín Aceves, Student, PhD Spanish (UC Davis) 
• Ana Magdaleno, Student, MA Spanish (UC Davis)
• Alia DeBurro, Student, MA Spanish (UC Davis)
• Evelyn Linares, Student, BA Spanish (UC Davis)
• Rachelle Carrillo, Student, BA Spanish (UC Davis)
• Yaneli Muñoz, Student, BA Education (UC Davis)
• Jocelyn Vera, Student, BA Sociology & Spanish (UC Davis)
• Montserrat Vargas Torres, Student, BS Aerospace Engineering (UC Davis)
• Rigo Nava, Alumnus, BA in History (UC Davis)
• John Guzmán Aguilar, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• José Solorio Ramírez, BS Student, Computer Science (UC Davis)
• Antonio Solorio Ramírez  BA Student, Economics (UC Berkeley)
• Amelia Fenk BA Student, Spanish (UC, Davis)
• Lucio Lira  BA Student, Psychology &  Spanish (UC Davis)
• Claudia Tang  BA & BS Student, Biological Sciences & Spanish (UC Davis)
• Mariana Galindo-Vega  BA Student, Sociology &  Spanish (UC Davis)
• Emma Ramos Reyna BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Sabrina Habchi BA Student, Political Science (UC Davis)
• Vanessa Campos BA Student, Sociology, Spanish, & Chicanx Studies (UC Davis)
• Evelyn Enciso BA Student, Spanish & Politics (UC Davis)
• Aida Lizalde Sánchez, Alumna, BA in Art Studio (UC Davis)
• Amalia Montes, BA Student, Sociology & Chicana/o Studies (UC Davis)
• Kareli Mendez Morales, BA Student, Human Development (UC Davis)
• Mariana Alvarado-Soria, BA Student, Political Science-Public Service & Spanish (UC Davis)
• Maureen Burdock, PhD Student, Cultural Studies (UC Davis)
• Sarah Camacho, BA Student, Sociology and Spanish (UC Davis)
• Dahlia Sandoval, BA Student, Psychology and Spanish (UC Davis)
• Adamaris Ramirez-Diaz, BA Student, International Relations (UC Davis)
• Vanessa González, BA Student, Psychology and Spanish (UC Davis)
• Cassie Tadeo, BA Student, Political Science and Spanish (UC Davis)
• Aaron Gutierrez, Alumnus, BA Political Science (UC Davis)
• Salvador López, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Valencia Scott, BA Student, Anthropology and International Relations (UC Davis)
• Alma Karen Rosas Rodríguez, BA Student, History (UC Davis)
• Nickolas Barba, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Maria Teresa Pescador Osorio, BA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Cintia Arechiga Ramírez, BA Student, Sociology and Chicanx
  Studies
• Ani Braude, Student, BA Spanish (UC Davis)
• Sage Lauwerys, Student, BA Human Development  (UC Davis)
• Myra Casillas, Student, BA Spanish (UC Davis)
• Ruth Martinez, Student, BA Sociology, Spanish and Education (UC Davis)
• Marissa Nunez, Student, BA Biology (UC Davis)
• Mariadelsol Mora, Student, BA Sociology and Chicanx Studies (UC Davis)
• Fabiola Valdez Cordero, Student, BA Spanish, Sociology and Education (UC Davis)
• Itzel Perez, Student, BA Sociology (Law and International Relations) (UC Davis)
• Mrinalini Singh, Student, BS Cognitive Science (UC Davis)
• Hannia Barrera, Student, BS Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, (UC Davis)
• Sergio Domínguez, BA Student, Spanish/Human Development (UC Davis)
• Mariana Moreno, BA Student, Spanish/Psicology (UC Davis)
• Itzelh Hernández, BA Student, History/Spanish (UC Davis)
• Christina Barriga, BA student, Spanish, UC Davis
• Ashley Borunda, BS student, Biology, UC Davis
• Itzel Galicia, BA student, Political Science, UC Davis
• Anahí García, BA student, Psychology, UC Davis
• Sebastián López, BS student, Cognitive Science, UC Davis
• Kenia Martínez, BS student, Chemistry, UC Davis
• Emmanuel Ortiz, BS student, Civil Engineering, UC Davis
• Tobías Rocha, BA student, Russian, UC Davis
• Ana Salazar, BS student, Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, UC Davis
• Valeria Tinoco, BS student, Molecular and Medical Microbiology, UC Davis
• Hannia Evangelista, BS student, Biology, UC Davis
• Alejandra López, BS student, Cellular Biology, UC Davis
• Diego Palomares, BS student, Computer Engineering, UC Davis

Ciudad de México 

• John Guzmán Aguilar, PhD Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• María José Gutiérrez, PhD Candidate, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Dubravka Sužnjević, Independent Scholar
• Óscar Miranda Villanueva, Profesor/ Researcher (Tec de Monterrey)
• Robert Domínguez Cáceres, Profesor/ Researcher, Humanities and Education  (Tec de Monterrey)
• Ailyn Ríos, BA Student, Communication and Journalism (UNAM)
• Aida Lizalde, BA Alumna, Arts (UC, Davis)
• Anna Paola Millán Barrueta, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
• Estefanía Juárez Ruiz, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
• Mauricio Alejandro Medrano Castro, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
• Tania Izveth Aguirre Ortega, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)
• Pedro Luis Larios Dominguez, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)

• Denisse Anahí Guerrero Rodríguez, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)

• Diego Ezequiel Salas Nolasco, BA Student, International Relations (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)

• Karla Mariana García Camargo, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)

• Brandon Tapia García, Estudiante, BA Student, International Relations (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)

• Rosa Hilda Lara Sandoval, Estudiante, BA Student, International Relations (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)

• Daniela Monserrat Ozuna González, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)

• Anayansi Alexia Tafoya Soto, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey Edo. de México)

Guadalajara

• Enrique Martínez Curiel, Profesor/ Researcher, Social Sciences and Humanities (U de Guadalajara Centro Universitario de los Valles)
• Patricia Gascón, Director of Migrant Services (Zapópan City Hall)
• José Brian Guzmán, BA Student, Sociology (U de Guadalajara)
• Pedro Magallón, Independent Scholar
• Javier Contreras, Case Section Coordinator (Instituto Jaliscience para Migrantes)
• Padre José Juan Cervantes, Codirector (Casa Scalabrini Guadalajara)
• Antonio Mena, Independent Scholar
• Lizbeth de la Cruz, Phd Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• Ana Lucía Magdaleno, MA Student, Spanish (UC Davis)
• María de Lourdes García Curiel, Professor/ Researcher, Social Communication (U de Guadalajara)
• Karla Irán Hurtado García, Student,  Bachillerato Unitario (U de Guadalajara)
• María del Carmen Lizárraga Ramos, B.A. Student, Sociology (U de Guadalajara)
• Salvador Leetoy López, Professor/ Researcher, Media and Digital Culture (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
• Juan Gerardo Castillo García, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
• Juan Carlos Guízar Ramírez, BA Student, Marketing (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
• Gerardo Huerta Ruiz, BA Student, Art and Digital Design (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
• Mariajosé Díaz Calero Aceves, BA Student, Industrial Design (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
• Isaac Jahaziel Cabrera García, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
• Gladys Melissa Martínez Pérez, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
• Lizeth Anahí Ortiz García, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
• Santiago Miguez Rodríguez, BA Student,Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)
• Dylan Ricardo Astilla Lara, BA Student, Communication and Digital Media (Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara)

Ciudad Juárez

• Emilio López Reyes, Professor, Political and Social Sciences (U Autónoma de Chihuahua)
• Daniel Sierra, Professor, Political and Social Sciences (U Autónoma de Chihuahua)
• Mario Ávila Melgar, MA Student, Public Action and Social Development (COLEF/Programa Compañeros)
• Marlené Mercado, PhD Student, Cultural Studies (UC Davis)
• Josefa Melgar Bayardo, Professor/ Researcher, Coordinator, Business Management (U Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez)
• María Inés Barrios de la O, PhD Student, Migration Studies (COLEF)
• Zurisadai González de León, BA Student, Communication Sciences (UACH)
• Alexandra Molina García, BA Student, Communication Sciences (UACH)
• Minerva Rosario Hernández Saucedo, BA Student, Communication Sciences (UACH)
• Jesus Aarón Navarrete Bernal, BA Student, Communication Sciences (UACH)
• Melissa Fernanda Ramírez Mota, BA Student, Communication Sciences (UACH)
• Anna Daniela Vélez Arroyo, BA Student, International Relations (UACH)
• Mónica Analy Ruiz Regalado, BA Student, International Relations (UACH)
• Benjamin Rangel, Research Secretary (UACH)

Monterrey

• Adriana Castro Aguirre, Coordinator, Master’s in Education Technology (Tec de Monterrey)
• Juan Manuel Fernández Cárdenas, Professor Researcher, Humanities and Education (Tec de Monterrey)
• Sandra Gudiño Paredes, Professor Researcher, Humanities and Education (Tec de Monterrey)
• Yuliet Bedoya Rangel, Professor, Political Science and International Relations (U Autónoma de Nuevo León)

Tapachula 

• Brooke Kipling, Student, PhD Spanish (UC Davis)
• Ross Hernández, Student, PhD Comparative Literature (UC Davis)
• Karla Deyanir Sarmiento Aguilar, Student, MA Cultural Studies (UNACH)
• Jeison Andrés Cortés Zuñiga, Student, MA Cultural Studies (UNACH)
• Norma Lorena Guichard Lozada, Student, MA Cultural Studies (UNACH)

Colombia

• Iván Camilo, Henao, Instructor, Social Communication Fundación Universitaria de Popayán