About Us - Sterilization and Social Justice Lab

Sterilization and Social Justice Lab

About Us.

We are a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research team based out of the Institute for Society and Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Our staff includes undergraduate and graduate students, librarians, research fellows, digital specialists, and faculty.

Contact.

Check out our FAQ for common queries we’ve received in the past. We also have a list of resources for educators, and our current research.

We are not hiring researchers, students, or interns at this time.

All requests for information, research queries, collaboration or job requests, and general questions can be directed to our contact form. A team member will respond after the form is submitted via our Lab email, ssjlab@ucla.edu.

SSJ Lab Directors.

A picture of Natalie Lira. She is facing the camera and smiling. She is wearing red lipstick with a beaded necklace and black blazer over a white top. Her brown hair is pulled back and her background is white. She is wearing gold hoop earrings.

Natalie Lira, PhD

Co-Director, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A picture of Nicole Novak. A background of books is blurred behind her as she faces the camera, smiling. She is wearing golden, round earrings and a tan blazer over a white top. Her light brown hair is slightly pulled back.

Nicole Novak, PhD

Co-Director, University of Iowa

Photograph of Alexandra Minna Stern. She is slightly facing away from the camera, and appears to be giving a talk. She has short, brown hair and is wearing a pair of thick-frammed, rectangle glasses. She is wearing silver earrings and a colorful scarf. She is wearing a black jacket over a black top. A microphone is in the bottom right corner of the shot.

Alexandra Minna Stern, PhD

Founder, Co-Director, University of California, Los Angeles

Researchers.

Carly Bobak, MS

Data Visualization, Dartmouth College

A picture of Karina Brunn. She is facing the camera and smiling. She is wearing a dark blue blazer over a white button-up shirt. She is wearing a small, silver necklace and her long, black hair is down. She is standing in an outside, arched hallway with red and white bricks.

Karina Brunn

Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles

Nihal Dolunay

Independent Researcher

Picture of Heather Dron. She is slightly turned to the left of the camera, but is facing it. She has a small smile and her short, brown hair is down. She is wearing a tan cardigan and her background appears to be blurry foilage.

Heather Dron, PhD

Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles

Bridget Easler

Undergraduate Researcher, University of Iowa

Photograph of Julianna Flores. She is facing the camera, smiling. She is standing in an open, arched walkway with white and red bricks. She is wearing a black blazer over a white, button-up shirt. She has long, black hair that is down.

Julianna Flores

Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles

Isidro González

Graduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara

A picture of Jane Huang. She is facing the camera and smiling. Her background is gray and she is wearing a navy blue shirt. Her long, dark brown hair is down, with part of her hair swept back and the rest hanging down past her left shoulder.

Jane Huang

Data Visualization, Dartmouth College

Photograph of Marie Kaniecki. She is smiling and facing the camera. Behind her is a blurry, blue-gray background. She is wearing golden hoop earrings and her long, brown hair is in a half-up style, with the rest falling past her shoulders.

Marie Kaniecki, MPH

Research Associate and Dataset Manager, University of California, Los Angeles

Nico Le

Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles

Photograph of Aubrey Mansfield. She is facing the camera, looking slightly up. Her shirt is yellow and her medium-length, dark brown hair is down. Behind her, there is a blurry, nature background of yellow and green.

Aubrey Mansfield

Graduate Researcher, University of Utah

Photograph of Gianna May Sanchez. She is slightly facing to the left of the camera, with a small smile. She is wearing oval, thick-rimmed, black glasses and lipstick. She has on a black cardigan and a silver necklace. Behind her, there is a bookcase filled with various books and general clutter. Her brown hair is pixie-cut short and is swooped to the right.

Gianna May Sanchez, PhD Candidate

Graduate Researcher, University of Michigan

Photograph of Kate O'Connor. She is facing the camera and smiling. Her long, brown hair is down, with her left side slightly tucked behind her shoulder. She is wearing thin-frammed, oval sunglasses. Her background is a brown/red gradient.

Kate O'Connor, MPH

Graduate Researcher, University of Michigan

Picture of Johanna Schoen. She is slightly facing up, lookin gat the camera and smiling. She has a brown door background behind her. She is wearing a pair of oval, light-frammed glasses and has a pair of dark, tortoise shell sunglasses on her head. She has short, light brown, pixie-cut hair. She is wearing a gray jacket over a light blue top and is wearing silver stud earrings and a brown-beaded choker necklace.

Johanna Schoen, PhD

North Carolina Project Lead, Rutgers

Photograph of James Tabery. He is facing the camera and smiling. He is wearing a light-colored, collared shirt and his background is a dark gray. He has short, light brown, and slightly graying hair.

James Tabery

Faculty Researcher, University of Utah

Photograph of Darian Thompson. He is facing the camera and smiling. Behind him, there appears to be a blurry image of woods and a red staircase on the left border of the photograph. He is wearing a black shirt and has short, black hair with shaved sides. His left nostril has a small, silver nose ring.

Darian Thompson

Researcher, University of Iowa

ToniAnn Treviño

Researcher, University of North Texas

Nina Vo

Researcher, University of Iowa

Jacqueline Wernimont, PhD

Eugenic States Co-Director, Digital Projects Director, Dartmouth College

See our prior alum and researchers here.

Recent Team Meetings.