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

Fernando Gonzalez
Director of Finance

Iain Grainger
Media & Communications

Joy Jia
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

Kyra Trinh
Student Assistant, 2019-2021

Anta Diagne
Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Carolina Mendoza
Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Cynthia Marquez
Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Heather Wi
Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Kayla Villon
Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Liam McCarthy
Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Victoria Sanchez
Research Assistant, 2022-2023

Ashley Searcy
Research Assistant, 2022-2023
