Social Sciences Division
PhD Student
Graduate
Merrill College
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Stephanie is a PhD student in the LALS program. She received her BA in Comparative American Studies and Latin American Studies, with minors in History and Mathematics, from Oberlin College in 2023. Stephanie is interested in Latinos for Trump social media activity, specifically how they represent Latino/a/x immigrants, issues of women’s rights and queerness, crime, and the economy. Stephanie is a Eugene Cota-Robles Fellow, the 2025 Graduate Pedagogy Fellow, and working as one of the 2025 Spring Break Huerta Center Scholars.
social media studies, far-right Latino/as in the US, political discourse, critical race/ethnic studies, immigration
- Graduate Pedagogy Fellowship recipient ~ Awarded by Teaching & Learning Center at UC Santa Cruz (2024-2025)
- Awarded 3-year Cota-Robles Fellowship at UC Santa Cruz (2023-2024, 2025-2026, 2027-2028)
Shugert Peña, Stephanie C. “Challenging Chicano Nationalism: Reclaiming and Reimagining La Virgen de Guadalupe as a Queer and Feminist Icon.” Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Journal, 2022.