Kristen Marshal | Kristen is a third-year double majoring in History of Policy, Law, and Governance as well as Psychological and Brain Sciences, with a minor in Philosophy. She loves all history, but is especially passionate about the Italian Renaissance and the Mediterranean. When not working on the Journal, she is either reading a novel she may or may not finish, working as a CLAS writing tutor, or cooking a traditional Armenian dish. She loves talking to people about quite literally anything, so if you see her around, please say hi!Aidan McCann | Aidan is a second year majoring in History with a minor in comparative literature. His favorite periods of history are 20th century China and the Antebellum United States. In his free time, he enjoys reading, listening to music, and watching hockey. Aidan also works as a tutor for Santa Barbara Unified School District, and has a passion for education.Lucas Bishop| Lucas is a third-year double majoring in History and Anthropology with an emphasis in Archaeology. Currently, he is most interested in Spanish Colonialism and American Westward Expansion. Specifically, he is interested in the cultural interactions that took place between indigenous peoples and settler societies as a result of these pressures. Outside of the journal, Lucas loves to go camping and hiking whenever he gets the opportunity. He is currently interning in the UCSB integrative subsistence laboratory and enjoys applying an anthropological perspective to historical narratives.
Ryan Hurley | Ryan is a third-year double majoring in Political Science and History from San Diego, California. His favorite historical periods are China during the end of the Qin Dynasty, the late Roman Republic, and Genghis Khan’s creation of the Mongol Empire in the early 13th century. In his free time, Ryan likes to go running, go to the gym, explore nature, and read. Cameron Curtin | Cameron is a third-year double majoring in History of Public Policy and Law and Sociology from Wellesley, Massachusetts. She has a passion for documenting and analyzing local small-town histories, but her favorite broad historical periods are Heian Japan, the late Roman Empire, and the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach or hiking, reading a book, practicing yoga, planting trees, and rummaging through antique and record shops. Jarett Henderson | Jarett is a history professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara and oversees The UGH Journal. He earned his Ph.D. from York University in Toronto and holds an MA and BA from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Before swapping his snow boots for slides, and his toques for beanies, he taught at Mount Royal University in Calgary. His current research examines the debates over implementing responsible self-government in the Canadian colonies, alongside anti-sodomy legislation that re-criminalized sex between men in the first half of the 19th century, to expose the tangled ties between whiteness, masculinity, and settler sexuality.
Claire Choisser| Claire is a fourth year majoring in History of Public Policy and Law. She is most interested in 20th century history, especially anything involving public policy, international diplomacy, and African history, and she is also a part of history club. In her free time Claire enjoys reading, painting, going to the gym and staying active, and hopes to continue traveling after graduating. Gavin Roberts | Gavin Roberts is a 4th year History major and Education minor. His favorite periods of history are more recent/modern history. In his spare time he is trying to get better at cooking. He also just started tutoring at Foothill Elementary.
Tori Laine | Tori is a third-year history major, with an interest in feminist studies. She just transferred here from Orange County, and has been enjoying exploring all over Santa Barbara. She is a very curious individual, and loves hearing other people’s stories, no matter the topic! If you would ever like to strike up a random conversation, she is your girl! While she is interested in all aspects of history, her true passion is women’s history. Her overall goal as a historian is to uncover and bring forth the overlooked perspectives and voices of women. In addressing the untold history of the world, she hopes we can demystify much of our current thought about its state today. Her passion for women’s history spans across time and space. She is especially interested in witchcraft and the way it shaped women’s health, as well as the 1960s and 1970s: the fashion, the culture, the politics—the drama of it all! Lourdes Saravia | Lourdes is a third-year student double-majoring in History and Philosophy, with an emphasis in ethics and public policy. She is interested in diplomacy and public policy throughout the 20th century, particularly within the United States. Specifically, she’s curious about how these policies affect not only the American people but also those outside the United States, and how those impacts evolve over time. In her free time, Lourdes enjoys running, reading, painting and drawing, thrifting, listening to music, visiting family, cooking, and traveling out of town. She loves engaging with people and values conversations that create space for new perspectives and understanding!Kimberly Gomez Diaz | Kimberly is a third-year student majoring in History with a minor in Museum Studies from San Clemente, California. She enjoys learning about all periods of history but is especially interested in Latin American history, particularly the late pre-colonial period. In her free time, she enjoys cooking new recipes, walking on the beach, dancing, sewing, reading, and visiting museums.
