Mitzia E. Martinez Castellanos is a doctoral candidate in the Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program at Berkeley Law. Her research explores the lingering effects of being undocumented and experiencing legal violence after an immigrant gains a legal status. She pays particular attention to how legal violence affects immigrant’s legal consciousness, identities, sense of community, and willingness to engage with the law. Before graduate school, Mitzia worked at an Oakland community-based research institute, conducting bi-national projects in collaboration with immigration attorneys to assess how criminalizing laws affect undocumented immigrants’ civic and legal engagement. In her free time, she spends quality time with her pitbull, binges sitcoms, and cooks traditional Mexican dishes.
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Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program, UC Berkeley Law
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