Agenda for First CACI Meeting Fall 2025 9:30-2:30 pm on August 29 (Friday) Location: CUNY Graduate Center, Ralph Bunche Institute, Suite 5203 The purpose of our first meeting is to become acquainted with each other and with CACI. We have also organized three talks from faculty members at CUNY and Read more…
Anson Cheuk-Hin Chung is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the CUNY Graduate Center. His research focuses on the judicial behavior of judges, specifically looking at British judges serving as foreign judges in Hong Kong and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. His research also focuses on the Read more…
Danny Soper is a 2nd year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at CUNY Queens College and the Graduate Center. His research examines executive functions in undergraduate populations as they relate to internalizing symptoms, namely anxiety and depression symptoms. He is also interested in understanding how cultural identity and Read more…
I am third-year PhD student in Political Science at CUNY Graduate Center specializing in political theory and comparative public policy. My research focuses on the intersections of power, justice, and gender, with particular attention to how policies affect marginalized communities. I am especially interested in the implementation of conversion therapy Read more…
Amalia Torrecillas (she/her) is a Ph.D. student in Comparative Politics at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Her primary research interests center on queer economics and the intersection of inequality and queerness, particularly as shaped by family policies. She investigates how the concept of queerness influences and intensifies economic inequality, with an Read more…
Gloria Caminha is a PhD candidate in History at the Graduate Center. Her research focuses on U.S. foreign policy toward Brazil from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s, with a specific emphasis on energy issues. She teaches United States history and currently teaches U.S. policy in Latin America during the Read more…
PhD Political Scientist Student at the Graduate Center, with a Master of Public Administration at the Maxwell School in Syracuse University and with complete studies in the master’s degree in Human Rights by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). Work and teaching experience in research, design, and analysis of Read more…
I am a PhD student in Anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center. I’m interested in the entanglement of labor migration and forms of colonialism in history and the present. Regarding the study of China, I’m interested in teaching topics related to rural-urban migration, development and poverty relief, contemporary life of Read more…
Jesus Lopez-Perez is a Mexican economist with a diverse academic and professional background. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a master’s degree in Applied Statistics from the Tecnologico de Monterrey. He also earned a master’s degree in Economic Theory from the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico. His professional Read more…
I am a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the CUNY Graduate Center, currently teaching American Government at Baruch College. My research focuses on the establishment of U.S. hegemony in international organizations after World War II, with particular emphasis on NATO and the IMF. I am especially interested in assessing Read more…