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.