Congratulations to Francy Luna Diaz for being named a CEW+ Gutsy Broad Fellow!
The CEW+ Gutsy Broad Fund was established by a CEW+ supporter who, along with her mother, is an activist and fierce advocate for women’s rights. The highest compliment one could receive from the sponsor’s mother was to be called a “gutsy broad.” The Gutsy Broad fellowship provides the means for graduate students who need financial assistance to study and/or conduct research about removing barriers for women and their allies in the advocacy and social change sphere. In short, this fund is meant to support “gutsy broads” and their allies in making a difference in the world.
Francy Luna Diaz is ABD in Political Science at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on public opinion and behavior, political psychology, political communication, transnationalism, social media, misinformation, and Latine politics. In her book-style dissertation, she proposes a novel theory to explain Latino political behavior by examining the influence of transnationalism on political attitudes and exposure to social media misinformation. She employs mixed methods, drawing from quantitative survey data and qualitative in-depth interviews.
