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Aidé Hernandez

Graduate Student

Sociology

Pronouns: She/Her/Ella

Contact

Building & Room:

4111 BSB

About

Research Interests

Aidé Hernández is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology and is a Crossing Latinidades Mellon Fellow. Aidé’s research focuses on the experiences of Latines in higher education with a focus on social media networks. Her current research uses interviews and digital ethnography to better understand the experiences of Latina graduate students including challenges and supports. Her work encompasses Latino/a Sociology, Higher Education, Organizations and race and ethnicity.

Previous degrees:

Bachelors of Social Work, Northeastern Illinois University

Bachelors of Women and Gender Studies, Northeastern Illinois University

Masters of Social Work, University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign

Masters of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago

Specialty Areas:

Identity Formation, Race/ Ethnicity, Immigration, Latino/as, Organizations