Racial Justice

Recent years have highlighted the perennial challenge of achieving racial justice in US society and more globally. Racial justice seeks to effect institutional change in providing equality of access, opportunities, and outcomes irrespective of phenotypical classifications and categories.

These classifications and categories of physical difference are the result of scientific, economic, political, and legal histories that normalize unequal life chances among groups. In this important respect, eliminating health disparities among racialized groups constitute a measurable goal toward realizing racial justice.

As an institution, UCSC understands that racial and medical justice are inseparable, supporting research among its faculty aimed to effect robust changes in public policy and health care delivery.

Chris Benner

• Pronouns
  • he, him, his, his, himself
• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Environmental Studies Department
• Campus Email
  • cbenner@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Urban studies

Laura Beth Bugg

• Pronouns
  • she, her
• Title
  • Associate Professor
• Department
  • Global & Community Health
• Campus Email
  • lbugg@ucsc.edu

Lindsey Dillon

• Title
  • Assistant Professor
• Department
  • Sociology Department
• Campus Email
  • lidillon@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Activism

James Doucet-Battle

• Title
  • Associate Professor
• Department
  • Sociology Department
• Campus Email
  • jbattle@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Sociology

Julie H Guthman

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Community Studies Program
• Campus Email
  • jguthman@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Agroecology and Agriculture

Naya Jones

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Assistant Professor & Core Faculty in Global and Community Health Program
• Department
  • Sociology Department
• Campus Email
  • njones6@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • African Diaspora

Flora Lu

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Professor, Environmental Studies
• Department
  • Environmental Studies Department
• Campus Email
  • floralu@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Environmental Studies

Juan Manuel Pedroza

• Title
  • Assistant Professor
• Department
  • Sociology Department
• Campus Email
  • j.pedroza@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Sociology

Jennifer Maytorena Taylor

• Title
  • Associate Professor
• Department
  • Film and Digital Media Department
• Campus Email
  • jtaylo5@ucsc.edu

Maywa Montenegro

• Pronouns
  • she, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Assistant Professor
• Department
  • Environmental Studies Department
• Campus Email
  • mamonten@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Agroecology and Agriculture

Megan Colleen Moodie

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Associate Professor
• Department
  • Anthropology Department
• Campus Email
  • mmoodie@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Ethnography

Jaimie Morse

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Assistant Professor
• Department
  • Sociology Department
• Campus Email
  • jmorse1@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Sociology

Mohammed Andres Mostajo Radji

• Pronouns
  • he, him, his, his, himself
• Title
  • Assistant Research Scientist
• Department
  • Genomics Institute
• Campus Email
  • mmostajo@ucsc.edu

Alicia R. Riley

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Assistant Professor & Core Faculty in Global and Community Health Program
• Department
  • Sociology Department
• Campus Email
  • ariley3@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Health and Wellness

Nirvikar Singh

• Title
  • Distinguished Professor
• Department
  • Economics Department
• Campus Email
  • boxjenk@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Economics

Anna L Tsing

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Anthropology Department
• Campus Email
  • atsing@ucsc.edu

Anjuli Verma

• Title
  • Assistant Professor of Politics
• Department
  • Politics Department
• Campus Email
  • acverma@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Law and Policy