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Jorge Santos - MPP/MCRP
Jorge Santos is a second year student at the Edward J. Bloustein School pursing two master degrees in Public Policy and City & Regional Planning. He currently works as a Student Recruiter for the Bloustein School’s Dean Office and will complete the Alumni Fellowship with the Eagleton Institute of Politics this spring. His research interests include urban redevelopment and social policy. He earned his bachelor's degree from Rutgers College in political science. Since his undergraduate years at Rutgers, Jorge has worked on various political campaigns in a variety of roles. He has also served as a legislative aide for a member of the State Assembly and as a personal aide for Gov. Jon Corzine. In 2011, he served as the president of the Rutgers Association of Planning and Policy Students (RAPPS). |
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Sophia Recalde - MCRP
Sofia Recalde is a second year MCRP student at the Bloustein School. Her concentration is Transportation with a focus on equity and public health. She currently works as a Student Recruiter for the Dean’s Office and is an active member of the student group, Walk Bloustein Bike Bloustein. Over the summer, Sofia worked on improving pedestrian and bicycle safety at the NYC DOT and the New Jersey Safe Routes to School Resource Center at the Voorhees Transportation Center. Prior to joining Bloustein, Sofia helped develop and maintain a respected clinical research program for the kidney transplant department at California Pacific Medical Center and volunteered at the Women’s Community Clinic in San Francisco. Sofia received a BA in Psychology from the University of California - Santa Cruz.
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Miguelina Rodriguez is a full-time Doctoral student in Urban Planning and Policy Development. Miguelina's concentration within the doctoral program is community development. She is particularly interested in Gentrification and the effects the phenomena has on disadvantaged tenants of inner-city New York. Her research tends to focus on issues of power, race, gender, class and mobility. Miguelina received a Masters in Public Administration and a Bachelors of Arts in Economics from Binghamton, the State University of New York. As a student at SUNY Binghamton, Miguelina was very active on campus, joining several academic, social and cultural organizations, including: the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Acheivement Program designed to increase the numbers of low-income, first generation and/or underrepresented students of color attending graduate school and receiving their doctorate; the Caribbean Student Association and the Black Dance Repertoire. |
