Maira Areguin
Maira Areguin is dedicated to understanding the experiences of, and advocating for, low-income workers, and particularly Latinx farmworkers. Currently pursuing a joint PhD in Women’s and Gender Studies and Psychology, Maira is using an interdisciplinary approach to study experiences of harassment, incivility, and discrimination among Latina farmworkers and, most recently, to the role of invisibility in farmworkers’ experiences of mistreatment. By extending the concept of invisible work from feminist scholarship on women’s labor in the home to essential workers and farmworkers, Maira’s research seeks to assess how invisibility of these workers and their labor affects their work and wellbeing.
Email: mareguin@umich.edu
Allura Casanova
Allura Casanova is a graduate student in the Joint Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies PhD program at the University of Michigan. As an interdisciplinary scholar, her research breaks down into three main areas of interest: 1) how men of color conceptualize their own masculinity through the influence of race and culture, and what forms of gender discrimination they experience, 2) how gender expectations and masculinity norms influence men’s mental health and well-being, and finally 3) how sexual harassment manifests differently for men, specifically men of color, who are subject to hypermasculine expectations and fetishism.
Email: alcas@umich.edu
Jessica Keibler
Jessica Kiebler is a doctoral candidate in the Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies PhD program. She researches the importance of stereotypes about low-income women in people’s perceptions of their experiences of gender-based mistreatment. She is specifically interested in the role of deservingness and respectability in making judgements about these women’s experiences. Jessica hopes to study the other side of these experiences in future research by trying to understand how these perceptions directly impact low-income women’s perceptions of their own mistreatment.
Email: jemariek@umich.edu
Silvia Navarro Hernandez
Silvia Navarro Hernandez is pursuing a Joint PhD in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies. Research interests are focused on the experiences of food service workers, farm workers, and those identified as “essential” during COVID-19. Specifically looking into the impact of intersectional identities of race, socioeconomic status, immigration status, and gender to measure the impact of work demands on their mental and physical health in long-term workers.
Email: navarroh@umich.edu
Yuliya Shyrokonis
Yuliya Shyrokonis is a Joint PhD student in Social Work and Clinical Psychology and holds a BA in psychology. Her research and professional experiences have spanned sexual and domestic violence, human trafficking, and restorative justice. She is interested in researching novel interventions for perpetrators and survivors of interpersonal violence.
Email: yuliyaas@umich.edu
Rouan Salim
Rouan Salim has a BA in Psychology, with a minor in Global Studies, from Wayne State University. Her research interests revolve around the examination of organizational dynamics among vulnerable populations. Specifically, she aims to assess incidences of harassment and incivility among minoritized and marginalized women, refugees, and immigrants. Rouan is also interested in investigating the influence of romance in organizational settings on wellbeing and productivity.
Email: rouansalim@wayne.edu
All members of the team above are part of the Gender and Respect in Organizations Lab as well as IDDOL (Identity, Diversity, and Discrimination in Organizations Lab). IDDOL is a scholarly space where students and faculty come together from five different research groups: those of Professors Lilia Cortina, Gigi Awad, Mari Kira, Fiona Lee, and Isis Settles.
Doctoral Alumni
Kathrina (Kathy) Robotham, PhD 2021
Emily Vargas, PhD 2019
Kevin Goodman, PhD 2018
Kathryn (Katy) Holland, PhD 2017
Verónica Caridad Cruz Rabelo, PhD 2017
Rita Seabrook, PhD 2017
Cathleen Clerkin, PhD 2013
Melanie Henderson, PhD 2013
Elma Lorenzo-Blanco, PhD 2013
Emily Leskinen, PhD 2012
Dana Kabat-Farr, PhD 2012
Lisa Marchiondo, PhD 2012
Quyen Ngo, PhD 2011
Nicky Newton, PhD 2011
Brianna Barker Caza, PhD 2007
Marisela Huerta, PhD 2007
Perry Silverschanz, PhD 2006
Cindy Torges, PhD 2006
Julie Konik, PhD 2005
Sandy Geok Peng Lim, PhD 2005
Kathi Miner, PhD 2004
Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak, PhD 2002