RISE Research Assistants
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Allyse Grey | Allyse Grey is a research assistant for RISE Research on Inequality, Sexuality and Education working on the Jailed Women and H.I.V. Education project. She is a graduate of the RISE workshops in the San Francisco jails and a member of the graduates group that advocated with jail medical staff on behalf of women's needs and rights. Allyse is also a Rising Voices intern, a creative writing and performance group. She has performed her creative writing at Intersection for the Arts and the Women's Reentry Center. Allyse is excited to contribute in the many ways she can to RISE and to be a part of the research team. She knows that women being able to speak up for health needs is very important and looks forward to advocating for women through her work in the arts and with RISE. |
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Christina Monroe | Christina Monroe is a graduating senior at SFSU studying Sociology and a second-year scholar in the Career Opportunities in Research (COR) Program funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Through COR, Christina has worked with Jessica Fields and RISE since 2007. In RISE, Christina works as a research assistant with the Jailed Women and HIV Education project. Previously, she participated in the Youth Justice Institute, serving as a mentor for at-risk youth and providing research support. Christina’s most recent work on Project GRACE – Growing, Reaching, Advocating for Change and Empowerment, at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill under Dr. Giselle Corbie-Smith explored a process evaluation of HIV prevention intervention efforts with rural African American adolescents and caregivers using a Lay Health Advisor Model. Her inspiration is rooted in social justice and seeks to further explore training in Public Health and Social Work fields. |
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Kendra Bloom | Kendra Bloom is a M.A. candidate in Human Sexuality Studies at SFSU (expected, Spring 2009). Her master's thesis is an ethnographic investigation of how race, gender and sexual identity influence the emotional lives and sexual expression of young adults in San Francisco. Kendra works with Jessica Fields as a Research Assistant with RISE: Research in Sexuality Education at the Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality. Outside school, she collaborates with the Civicorps schools to initiate a school-based health center. In 2005, Kendra graduated with a B.A. in Gender Studies from UC Berkeley, where she completed a senior thesis entitled, "A Healthy Dose of Skepticism: The Connection of Health, Thinness and Femininity in Popular Culture." Before starting graduate school, Kendra worked as a Prevention Educator doing self-defense trainings and classroom presentations for Community Violence Solutions, the rape crisis center for Marin and Contra Costa Counties. |
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Lanice Avery | Lanice Avery is a senior at SFSU, majoring in Africana Studies and Psychology. Having experienced firsthand the impact of discrimination based on race and sexual orientation, Lanice devotes her energy to advocating for her peers. Building on this commitment, Lanice has worked for years with community organizations as a health educator conducting workshops on HIV prevention and harm reduction for African American youth. Lanice is a member of a number of academic honor societies and scholarship programs, including the New Leader Scholars of the Goldman Family Fund. Lanice is also a second-year scholar in the National Institute of Mental Health-funded Career Opportunities in Research Program (COR). Through COR, Lanice is a research assistant with Jessica Fields and RISE—Research on Inequality, Sexuality, and Education on the Jailed Women and HIV Education project. Lanice’s interests include Black women’s social and ethnic identity in relation to sexual narratives and risky sexual behavior. |
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Sheerein Hosseini | Sheerein Hosseini is a first year Career Opportunities in Research (COR) Scholar that joined the RISE team to evolve within her commitment to societal deconstruction and activism. Sheerein is an Iranian-American. A senior at SFSU, Sheerein is studying Psychology and Human Sexuality. Sheerein’s inspirations are rooted in giving and sharing knowledge. She is particularly interested in women’s experience of sex and sexuality, formulation of queer identity amongst first generation Americans, and cross-cultural experiences of gender construction. She plans to pursue her Ph. D. and believes her purpose in this life is to achieve progressive change by providing a service to her community. |
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RISE Team with Jessica Fields |