Grad Student - ISSI

Lauren Chambers is a Ph.D. student at the UC Berkeley School of Information. Advised by technology law expert Prof. Deirdre Mulligan, she studies the intersection of data, technology, and sociopolitical advocacy. Her primary project is a mixed-methods qualitative study exploring the roles of 'public interest technologists' within civil society and advocacy organizations, as they are shaping policy, informing legal arguments, and transforming political campaigns.

Previously Lauren was the staff technologist at the ACLU of Massachusetts, where she explored government data in order to...

Bonnie Cherry is a PhD Candidate in Jurisprudence and Social Policy and Berkeley Law. Her work explores the martial origins (and persisting militaristic dimensions) of the administrative state, and how the management of Indian affairs shaped civilian administrative policies and enforcement mechanisms from the earliest days of the nation. Her current project focuses on how Tribal nations either facilitate or resist militarization of Tribal lands. She is a Berkeley Empirical Legal Scholars Fellow, a John L. Simpson Research Fellow in International and Area Studies, and an AAUW Dissertation...

Renee is a Doctor of Public Health candidate at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research is focused on care after birth for Black birthing people in California. Renee examines the healthcare needs and experiences of Black women until one year postpartum to provide solutions to improve models of care delivery. Her focus is on Maternal and Child Health policy, strategy, and innovation to improve healthcare systems. Her passion has always been service leadership and eliminating health disparity gaps among women, infants, and children. Renee...