PhD Candidate in Comparative Historical Sociology
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About
Rosa Noriega-Rocha is a Comparative Historical Sociology PhD candidate. Previous to her enrollement at the University of Michigan, she attended the University of Southern California where she graduated with 2 Bachelors degrees. One in American Studies and the other in Contemporary Latinx Studies. She also recieved a minor in Sociology.
Her early research interests revolved around documenting the lives of farmworking women in Central Coast California whilst also being attuned to the intergenerational trauma inflicted on the children of farmworker communities. In 2020 she co-founded #pvusdstudentsdeserve an online collective that sought to de-millitarize Pajaro Valley Unified School District schools (a district which serves predominantly children of farmworkers).
Currently, she is practicing history by writing weekly blogs on Mexican origin peoples living in the US drawing from her extensive educational expertise which is on 18-19th century Mexican History, Colonial Spain, and US history. These blogs are a part of her online segment called #askacomparativehistorian. If you'd like to ask her a question make sure to follow her on instagram at: @dr_rosanoriega
On her free time, Rosa enjoys spending time with her sisters, her fur-child Mr. Louie Noriega, dancing and mentoring young scholars who are passionate about building a world were many worlds fit.
As an Indigenous woman herself, Rosa is greatful to the Anishinaabeg (including the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadami) and Wyandot peoples for their land tranfer to the University of Michigan in 1817 to ensure that she and others are able to continue their education.
