About Us.

We are a multi-institutional research team based in different disciplines and including undergraduate and graduate students, librarians, digital specialists, and faculty.

Core Researchers

Portrait of Brinker Ferguson, a woman with medium-length brown hair, facing left profile. She is wearing a white top with a blue and red design.
Brinker Ferguson
​Faculty Researcher
Project and Program Manager for the Digital Humanities and Social Engagement Cluster
​Dartmouth College
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Sarah Gao, MPH Candidate
Graduate Researcher
University of Michigan
Gabriella Garcia
Undergraduate Researcher
​University of Michigan
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Juan Gudino,
Research Associate
​University of Iowa
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​​Siobán Harlow, PhD
Faculty Researcher
Epidemiology Department
​University of Michigan
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Simran Jagirdar,
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Michigan
Portrait of Justin Joque, facing the camera. He has short, slightly wavy brown hair and a slight beard. He is wearing red, rectangle-frame glasses and a blue checkered button up shirt. The background is a blurred image of yellow flowers.
​Justin Joque, PhD
Faculty Researcher
​Visualization Librarian
University of Michigan
 Portrait of Marie Kaniecki, a woman with long brown hair. She is staring at the camera and smiling. She is wearing a black blazer over a royal blue top.
Marie Kaniecki, MPH
Research Associate
University of Michigan
 Portrait of Sharon Kardia. She is staring at the camera and smiling. The background is blurred, but appears to be a cafe or similar space. Kardia is wearing a blue blazer with a white turtleneck underneath and has a blue bead necklace with a round pendant at the end. She is wearing round, black glasses.
Sharon Kardia, PhD
Faculty Researcher
​Epidemiology Department
University of Michigan
Portrait of Natalie Lira. She is positioned slightly to the left, but is facing the camera and smiling. Behind her is a street scene with a black SUV in the far right corner, a bike in the middle right center, and someone walking on the far left corner wearing a blue shirt and jean shorts. Lira is wearing a black t-shirt and has silver hoop earrings and red lipstick. Her brown hair is pulled back.
Natalie Lira, PhD
Faculty Researcher
​Latina/Latino Studies​
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 Portrait of Gianna May Sanchez. She is staring directly at the camera and smiling slightly. She is wearing black cat-eye glasses and a black shawl, with a green top underneath. A silver, long necklace is visible. She has short, pixie-cut brown hair and redish lipstick. The background is an office, with a package visible on the left and a sliver of a bookcase on the right.
Gianna May Sanchez, MA PhD Candidate
​Graduate Researcher
​University of Michigan
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Nicole Novak, PhD, MS
Faculty Researcher
​Department of Community and Behavioral Health
University of Iowa
Portrait of Kate O'Connor. She is staring at the camera and smiling slightly. She is wearing round, black glasses with a purple sweater. Her chin is resting on her right hand as she leans forward. She has long, red hair.
Kate O'Connor, MPH
PhD Candidate
​Graduate Researcher
University of Michigan
 Portrait of Johanna Schoen. Her profile is slightly positioned left as she smiles at the camera. She has short, pixie-cut gray hair and oval glasses. She is wearing a gray sweater over a light-blue shirt. Behind her is a background of what looks like a brown wall. She also has a pair of round sunglasses resting on her head.
Johanna Schoen​, PhD
Faculty Researcher
Department of History
Rutgers University
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Mia Seeley,
Undergraduate Researcher
​University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Portrait of Elliott Smith, who is staring at the camera and smiling. His profile is positioned slightly to the right. He has short, curly red hair that is standing up and he is wearing a royal blue shirt. The background is blurred, but appears to be a green nature scene.
Levity EA Smith,
Graduate Researcher
University of Michigan
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Alexandra Minna Stern, PhD
Faculty Researcher
​Department of American Culture
University of Michigan
 Portrait of Nikki Stevens. She is leaning forward slightly, smiling at the camera. She has blue rectangular glasses and pixie-cut dark brown hair that is curly and styled up and leaning toward the left. The right side of her head is shaved. She is wearing a black v-neck shirt and her right arm has a brightly-colored sleeve tattoo. Her background is an off-white.
Nikki Stevens,
PhD Candidate
​Graduate Researcher
Arizona State University
Dartmouth College
Trisha Stichler,
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Michigan
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Elyse Thulin, MS
PhD Student
Graduate Researcher
University of Michigan
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ToniAnn Treviño, History PhD Candidate
Graduate Researcher
​University of Michigan
Portrait of Jacqueline Wernimont. She is staring at the camera and smiling. A gray brick background is behind her. She has medium-length, red hair with bangs in front of her face and cat-eye black glasses. She is wearing a black blazer over a gray t-shirt featuring a Wonder Woman shield logo.
​Jacqueline Wernimont, PhD
Faculty Researcher
​Digital Humanities and Social Engagement​
​Dartmouth College

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General Inquiries: california-eugenics@umich.edu

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