Affiliate Highlights

At CSBS, we’re proud to showcase the incredible work and unique viewpoints of our community members each month. Through monthly interviews with two randomly selected affiliates, we highlight their impactful projects to promote a stronger, more inclusive social & behavioral science environment. Explore their stories below!

Rachel Magee | Information Sciences

Rachel’s research focuses on youth experiences with technology and literacy, with a goal of designing information systems that promote diversity, social justice, and information literacy.

Violeta Rodriguez | Psychology

Violeta’s research focuses on developing and validating reliable parenting assessments designed specifically for ethnoracially diverse and sexual and gender minority (SGM) parents.

Manuel Hernandez | Health & Kinesiology

Manuel’s research interests include aging, movement disorders, and systems neuroscience, with affiliations in several departments at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Christina Kamis | Sociology

Christina’s research focuses on early life predictors of mental health and how neighborhood, county, and state factors impact population health and disparities.