Anna Palmer received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Sociology with a concentration in migration, race, and education at Occidental College. For the last few years, Anna served as the Education in Action (EIA) Coordinator at the Center for Community Based Learning where she collaborated with multiple stakeholders to develop reciprocal community-based projects and research.

Hana Beach is a graduate of Barnard College with a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and concentration in History. Her coursework centered on urban political economies and explored their ripplings into the built environment. It culminated in a senior thesis that probed IBM’s role in the spatial and economic growth of Rochester, Minnesota. Previously, she worked as a fellow at the Jain Family Institute where she contributed to the institute’s communications and editorial work.

Sonam Kotadia recently received her Masters of Arts degree in International Security with concentrations in global risks and research methods from Sciences Po Paris. Her master's thesis compared the attitudes and values of supporters of left- and right-wing populists in the US and France in 2016. At the Haas Institute, she will be working with the Civic Engagement Narrative Change project to research voting rights and political participation.

Gia Jones is a rising third year at the University of California, Berkley studying Society and Environment with a concentration of Justice and Sustainability while also minoring in Food Systems and African-American Studies. Outside of academics, she works with local organizations feeding and improving the lives of marginalized people suffering from systemic houselessness.

Kajol Gupta is working towards a dual-degree in Conservation & Resource Studies as well as Gender & Women's Studies at UC Berkeley. Focusing on the intersection of race and gender within environmental justice issues in her academic career, Kajol has also served as a commissioner for the Community Health Commission under the City of Berkeley, as well as worked as a research assistant for the Berkeley Center for Social Medicine.

Jonathan (Jon) Farrell (he, him his) is a Master of Social Work candidate at California State University, Dominguez Hills. As a Central Los Angeles-based graduate student, his research interests include the impact of transit-oriented housing displacement on communities with limited asset wealth, the cyclical impact of low academic achievement in high-poverty neighborhoods, and examining the correlation of traditional gender roles and unreported dating violence within the Mexican-American community.

Yvette Chen is a Master of City Planning candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interest is in fair and equitable housing through a racial equity framework. This includes the development of fair housing through legal frameworks and equitable housing disaster recovery. Prior to joining the Haas Institute, Yvette earned her BA from Oberlin College in Sociology and Economics.