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Our annual publication showcases student research through professor-student mentorship

This year’s 2026 Silicon Valley Sociological Review continues the Department of Sociology’s commitment to “exposing students to ideas and foundations that prepare them to build a more humane, just, and sustainable world” with sociological training; preparing students to “apply innovative ideas to some of our most pressing social problems.” Each of the contributors’ work is the result of deep mentorship with faculty advisors, often across many months indicating the fruits of the teacher-scholar model at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. The articles are as follows:

• Cinthia Hernandez: “Bringing the Divide: A Comparative Analysis of Immigration Services in SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and San Francisco Counties”
• Esmeralda Heredia: “Criminalization and Economic Contributions of Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S.”
• Ella White: “Understanding Chronic Loneliness and Mental Illness as Social Problems”
• Poiema Dai: “The Diagnosis Generation: Democratizing ADHD through Digital Discourse”
• Leonardo Perez: “Disconnected at the Dinner Table: How Technology Is Changing Family Dynamics”
• Gwyneth Choi and Sydney Massoth: “Invisible Work and Gender Dynamics in Student Leadership”
• Cheryl Jenkins: “Hazing, Groupthink, and Marginalized Identity: An Interview-Based Study of Greek Life Culture”
• Maria Tobar: “Unpacking Attentional Loading: Exploring the Key Factors Affecting Undergraduate Students.”

Dr. Laura Robinson worked with students all quarter and beyond to get the authors to the final publication due out soon! For current and past volumes, please see .