Law & Sociology
Mitzia is interested in the aftermath of a legal status. Her research examines how becoming a green card holder impacts the self-concept, sense of community, and relationships of formerly undocumented immigrants.
Before coming to JSP, she worked as a Research Assistant at an Oakland community-based research institute where she conducted bi-national research projects that assessed the impact of criminalizing laws on the civic and legal engagement of undocumented immigrants.
B.A., University of California, Berkeley Thesis: “In Between Identities: Afro-Latinx Navigate Anti-Blackness, Colorism, and Ignorance of Afro-Latinidad” Majors: Legal Studies & African American Studies