UCI SOC SCI MAGAZINE 2019
be BOLD
because breaking the mold is part of your Anteater legacy
featured stories
![Dean Bill Maurer](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/IMG_1386r.jpg)
Message from Maurer
When I read the stories in this edition of Be Bold, a feeling of promise, of infinite hope shines through.
![Crystal Ho](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/LA.jpg)
Pantsuit generation
Business economics senior Crystal Ho had life-changing experiences at UCI and in D.C.
![Erin Costigliolo](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/IMG_4039r.jpg)
Family, food, and historical fiction
Social sciences commencement speaker Erin Costigliolo reflects on what’s fueled her UCI research, education, and daily commute
![Cecii Zapien and Tom Boelistorff](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/TDF%204x%20ODS%20fixing%20up.jpg)
Technology designed with disability in mind
UCI anthropologist Tom Boellstorff has traveled both the virtual and physical worlds to learn how persons with disabilities use...
![Monique Kelly](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/_DSC6501.jpg)
Proving race matters
Sociology grad student Monique Kelly won the Chancellor’s Club Fund for Excellence Fellowship for her work on racial inequality
![Mike Arias](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/IMG_7850.jpg)
From ordinary to extraordinarius
Longtime UCI staff member Michael Arias ’11 receives Alumni Association’s highest
honor
![Truong Nhat Vu Xe](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/IMG_4078.jpg)
Community connection
Social sciences commencement speaker Truong Nhat Vu
Xe is making a difference for marginalized communities...
![Dana Ballout](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/Screen%20Shot%202015-10-08%20at%206.59.05%20PM.jpg)
Bridging a gap
Alumna Dana Ballout ’08 brings stories from the Middle East to mainstream U.S. media - including one she got to tell for NPR’s “This American Life”
![Sunny Zaman](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/2019-1-24-62655B-GS.jpg)
Ad man
’08 alumnus Sunny Zaman’s zest for life covers food, travel,
and his high-powered job in digital media and advertising
![Woman Sleeping](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/woman-sleeping.jpg)
How hormones can hijack a helathy slumber
UCI cognitive scientist Sara C. Mednick studies the science
of sleep and its impact on memory
![Adrie Van Wonerghem](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/DSC_0145r.jpg)
Coming full circle
Exposure to UCI’s Global Connect program as high school
freshmen steered current program interns to UCI and plans for careers in ...
![Shannon Eusey](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/Shannon%20Eusey%20-%20High%20Resolution.jpg)
Lauds & laurels, risk and reward
Guided by vision and passion, tenacity and grit, UCI’s
Outstanding Alumni Athlete Shannon Eusey ’92 is the Anteater spirit personified
![Aditi Mayer](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/1.jpg)
Natural storyteller
From founding a magazine to making a living as an
influencer, senior Aditi Mayer has a good story to tell
![Jeff Stout](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/_MG_5814_r_web_final.jpg)
Just for the run of it
In his day to day life, alumnus Jeff Stout ’88 runs his
own high-powered recruiting firm – but in his free time he’s a dedicated philanthropist
![Paula Tomei](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/tomei1.jpg)
A life in theather, a life in service
Paula Tomei, economics ’79, receives 2019 Lauds and
Laurels Distinguished Alumni Award in the School of Social Sciences
![Sharis Manokian](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/IMG_6308.jpg)
Power of attorney
The loves and lessons of senior Sharis Manokian’sMock Trial experience
![Chris Lee](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/IMG_7027.jpg)
A balanced life
How ’01 poli sci alumnus Chris Lee’s battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma “shaped everything for the better”
![Eileen Zimmerman](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/_Stand%20Tall%20in%20Palm%20Frond%20Wander%20Wet%20Bag.jpg)
Finding her way
How Eileen Zimmerman, ’98 economics, found creativity and balance by becoming her own boss with Wander Wet Bags
![Anna Kamanzi](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/Anna%20Kamanzi%202.jpg)
Returning to Rwanda
A prestigious Fulbright Hays grant will allow anthropology grad student Anna Kamanzi to continue her fieldwork in Africa
![Student Throwing Trash](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/BottleRocketBeach.jpg)
Ready for liftoff
Born and bred at UCI, BottleRocket is changing the way people recycle
![Glenda M. Flores](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/glendaflores_orgr.jpg)
When research becomes personal
First-gen faculty member and mentor Glenda M. Flores earns honors for teaching, research on Latina educators
![Questions and Answers](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/QandA.jpg)
Q&A The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread
New book acts as guide for understanding and mitigating misinformation in a media-frenzied age
![Catherine Griffin](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/50295757-00701-0039.jpg)
Ties that bind
Alumna Catherine Griffin, ’86 economics, shares experiences that made her an Anteater
for life
![Elisa Tran and Lara Nguyen](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/Makathon_0217_sz.jpg)
Making a difference
Dalai Lama Scholars from UCI social sciences organized third annual campus event to develop products for people with disabilities
![Jennifer Hill](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/IMG_4703.jpg)
A career helping others
Psychology alumna, author, and radio show host Jennifer Hill ’02 has made a career out of finding others their dream jobs
![Belinda Robnett](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/IMG_3363.jpg)
A perfect fit
Belinda Robnett is the inaugural associate dean of faculty development and diversity in social sciences
![Students talking to each other](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/DIRHA_8332.jpg)
Catalysts for change
Local high school students participating in UCI’s new Diversity, Inclusion & Racial Healing Ambassador Program
![Keely Boyd](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/20181101_WXC_Keely_2.jpg)
Making her mark
Cross country runner Keely Boyd is helping close the distance between students and
hunger
![Astronaut](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/astronaut-astronomy-exploration-33684.jpg)
Into the extreme
Book by UCI anthropologist explores interdependent relationship of our world in outer
space
![Group of Stars](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/iStock-678083178.jpg)
AAAS fellows
Seven UCI researchers named AAAS fellows, an honor conferred for distinguished academic
contributions
![Heidi Hardt](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/IMG_6870r.jpg)
NATO’s learning crisis
UCI poli sci professor Heidi Hardt draws on interviews with political officials and top military brass to highlight need for NATO reforms to strengthen military operations
![Keely Hanson](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/hansonrev.jpg)
Advancing equity & social impact
Keely Hanson, political science ’11, uses research
and empathy to make her mark
![Just Believe](https://www.socsci.uci.edu/bebold19/images/menu/IMG_2220.jpg)
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Heather Ashbach, Bria Balliet, Christine Byrd,
Barry Faulkner,
Luis Fonseca, Pat Harriman,
Jill Kato, Daisy Murguia, Kara Roberts,
Steven Zylius
special thanks to contributing photographers from:
DIRHA, Global Connect, UCI Athletics, USC
School Leadership
Bill Maurer, Dean
Michael McBride, Associate Dean
Jeanett Castellanos, Associate Dean
Belinda Robnett, Associate Dean
Dave Leinen, Assistant Dean
Marketing & Communications
Heather Ashbach, Executive Director
Luis Fonseca, Digital Media Production
Development
Tracy Arcuri, Executive Director
Liz Dahl, Director
Ian Delzer, Associate Director
Melissa Churlonis, Coordinator
featured on cover:
’08 alumnus Sunny Zaman’s zest for life covers food, travel, and his high-powered
job in digital media and advertising. Pictured on cover in the Wadi Rum Desert in
Southern Jordan.
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