Board Member
Rebecca (who is comfortable with she/her and they/them pronouns) moved to Arizona in 2002 to attend the University of Arizona and, a handful of years later, Arizona State University (ASU). Since 2008 she has been teaching classes to ASU students and engaging in research to support positive adolescent development among multigenerational U.S. Mexican and other Latino/a/x/e (Latinx) families. Broadly, Rebecca aspires to engage in meaningful service to PLAN that is geared toward addressing inequitable access to justice and supporting Arizona’s immigrant families. Professionally, Rebecca has served as a member of the Society for Research in Child Development’s Ethnic Racial Issues committee and was twice elected as Secretary of Society for Research in Child Development’s Latinx Caucus. In these contexts, Rebecca engages with a group of magnificent scholars to promote a just version of the developmental sciences and back organizational programming aimed at supporting Latinx and immigrant families. She has published numerous scholarly studies documenting the harmful impact of anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies on multigenerational Latinx families and youth. Finally, because it is essential to actively recognize numerous pathways into careers dedicated to teaching, research, and community service, Rebecca notes they trained in general studies and American Sign Language at New River Community College (2000), in human services counseling at Old Dominion University (2000), in public health at the University of Arizona (2003), and in family and human development at ASU (2008).
What does reimagining immigrant justice mean to you?
Reimagining justice means dismantling systems of oppression through active engagement with numerous approaches to knowing the world, including, but not limited to: storytelling, art, literature, science, policy, education, law, health, and belief systems.