People
Jointly housed by the Office of The Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and the School of Social Ecology, the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation brings together students, staff, faculty and practitioners from across disciplines.
Our core team includes faculty conducting innovative research and teaching impactful courses, undergraduate and graduate students helming projects and developing leadership skills, staff members designing and implementing robust programs, and prominent visiting scholars who bring vision and expertise.

Administrative Director

Project Policy Analyst

Janet DiVincenzo
Instructional Design

Matt Dobashi
Interim OVPTL Finance Director

Iain Grainger
Media & Communications

Cynthia Aguilar
WordPress Coordinator

Connor Harron
Site Liaison
VISITING SCHOLARS

Siddharth Kara
Distinguished Visiting Scholar

James Orbinski
Distinguished Visiting Scholar

Bishnu Upreti
Distinguished Visiting Scholar
GRADUATE RESEARCH AFFILIATES

Vivianna Goh
Graduate Student
Pandemic Histories Archive

Stephanie Martinez
Graduate Student
UNDERGRADUATES & INTERNS

Amishi Bhalla
Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2023-2024

Lizzie Braver
Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2023-2024

Carlos Castro
Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2023-2024

Bella Engalla
Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2023-2024

Christina Kollias
Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2023-2024

Harshini Sasikumar
Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2023-2024

Sophia Simpson
Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2023-2024

Maha Qureshi
Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2023-2024

Cynthia Marquez
Former Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Heather Wi
Former Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Kayla Villon
Former Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Liam McCarthy
Former Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Victoria Sanchez
Former Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Ashley Searcy
Former Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Anta Diagne
Former Research Assistant, 2022-2023
