Katerine Perez (she/hers) is a recent graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Sociology. Her love for Sociology and research stems from her personal experiences as a first-generation student and woman of color. These identities motivated her to complete a Senior Honors Thesis, which investigates Latinx identity formation and boundary work at highly-selective universities. During her undergraduate career, Katerine was also a research assistant at the Shift Project, where she researched the relationship between parents’ precarious work schedules and childhood asthma. Katerine was also a Cal-ADAR (Advancing Diversity in Aging Research) scholar, where she fostered her passion for research and its applications towards social justice issues. Outside of academics, Katerine loves cooking, running, and exploring California. This summer, she will be working on the Civic Engagement and Narrative Change project.