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Sarahy Torres

Sarahy Torres is a fourth-year undergraduate student from Oxnard, California. She double majors in Chicanx Studies and Education and Social Transformation at University of California, Los Angeles. As a research intern, she co-teaches a college transition class to high school seniors at the RFK UCLA Community School and co-authored a research brief. She currently serves as a past state council representative and communications editor for the Student California Teacher Association (SCTA), advocating for curriculum and instruction in California. Her research interests include the mental health of Latina/o first-generation students from farmworking backgrounds using critical race theories.