He/Him/El

Jesus Tavarez is from Jalisco, Mexico but migrated at a young age with his family to Gonzales, California. Jesus comes from a campesino family who've labored in the Salinas Valley since arriving to the United States in the 90s. After graduating Gonzales High School, Jesus attended the local college, Hartnell, and Monterey Peninsula College from 2016 to 2019. He then transferred to California State University Sacramento where he received a Bachelor's degree in History in 2021. With aspirations of becoming a professor, Jesus applied to four schools as a Latin American Studies prospective student, but was denied in all four. After months of brainstorming, Jesus connected his family history with Chicana/o Studies and decided to pursue a professional preparation under this field of study. Jesus was admitted and began attending the University of New Mexico in 2022. He aspires to achieve a Master of Arts in Chicana and Chicano Studies. 

Jesus loves soccer.

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Research Interests

Jesus research interests pertain to communal and public policy studies. Jesus looks forward towards studying the campesino communities and relate their experience with public policy in Agricultural labor. With his intended research interests, Jesus seeks to influence a better campesino labor experience in order to protect the laborers and their families. Jesus seeks to research the first and second hand effects of agro-chemical exposure. In addition, Jesus will research economic studies that will portray the limited socioeconomic opportunities of the campesino community. 

Research Topics

Public Policy | Community Studies | Socioeconomic Disparities | Agrochemical Exposure | Academic Performance