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Kristina García

News Officer
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    • Kristina García

    Kristina Garcia covers several subject areas in the School of Arts & Sciences including Africana Studies + Penn Program on Race, Science, & Society, Romance Languages + Center for Italian Studies, South Asia Studies, the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), South Asia Center, Religious Studies, Latin American Latino Studies, the Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies. She also supports coverage of the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Penn First Plus, University Life, and the Student Cultural Centers.

    Articles from Kristina García
    Martial arts and Asian American identity
    Angela Shen smiles in front of the red steel sculpture on Locust Walk

    Angela Shen, a rising junior in the Huntsman program, is researching Asian American identity and martial arts. 

    Martial arts and Asian American identity

    Rising junior Angela Shen researches the ritual and practice of judo, taekwondo, kung fu, and karate.

    Kristina García

    Dorothy Roberts on the future of abortion advocacy
    A crowd of people gathered, one holds a sign that reads ABORTION IS ESSENTIAL.

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    • Dorothy Roberts on the future of abortion advocacy

    Dorothy Roberts speaks with Penn Today on the implications of the Dobbs decision, which struck down Roe v. Wade, leaving many states with no legal right to abortion.

    Kristina García

    Who, What, Why: Tyra Moore on her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans
    Headshot of Tyra Moore in an office

    Tyra Moore, a doctor of social work candidate at the School of Social Policy & Practice, recently won the Joy Award from the Boris L. Henson Foundation for her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans. (Image: Jordan Lynam, Lynam Up Media)

  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Tyra Moore on her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans

    The doctoral student in the School of Social Policy & Practice received the Joy Award from the Boris L. Henson Foundation and is writing a dissertation on teen parenting within the foster care system.

    Kristina García

    Who, What, Why: Annenberg doctoral student Ava Irysa Kikut
    Ava Kikut in front of the Annenberg School for Communication

    Ava Kikut, a 2020-22 Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellow, focuses on health communication. 

  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Annenberg doctoral student Ava Irysa Kikut

    Through a Netter Center ABCS course, Kikut worked with high school students and Penn undergrads to develop media messages that speak to the health needs and inequalities pertinent to adolescent Philadelphians.

    Kristina García

    Who, What, Why: Tamia Harvey-Martin presents her film debut
    Tamia Harvey-Martin smiles in front of the LGBT Center with one hand in her pocket and one hand on a camera hung on a strap around her neck

    Tamia Harvey-Martin premieres “A Foolproof Guide to Relationships,” a short film about asexuality, at the LGBT Center on June 28. 

  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Tamia Harvey-Martin presents her film debut

    Tamia Harvey-Martin premieres “A Foolproof Guide to Relationships,” a short film about asexuality, at the LGBT Center on June 28. 

    Kristina García

    Princess Rahman on ancient history, studying abroad, and her senior-year pivot
    A woman wearing a visor and backpack holds a notebook in front of a stone wall with mountain views in the background

    Studying abroad was a highlight of Princess Rahman’s college career. 

    Princess Rahman on ancient history, studying abroad, and her senior-year pivot

    Princess Rahman, a May graduate in the School of Arts & Sciences, pivoted from a pre-med track to become an ancient history major. After a semester abroad in Rome, she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Egyptology.

    Kristina García

    Pride Wellness Walk
    A group of people walk down a wooded road

    June’s Wellness Walk was held in collaboration with the LGBT Center to celebrate Pride Month. 

    Pride Wellness Walk

    Penn’s monthly Wellness Walk was Pride-themed in June, providing an opportunity for staff and faculty to cultivate community and health.

    Kristina García

    Following the trail of Elizabeth Thomas, fossil hunter
    Person standing in a large green field.

    (Homepage photo) Locals advised Sabel and Pentecost-Farren (seen here) to look in this field between Hampnett and Northleach, where the pair found several fossilized sea urchins.

    Following the trail of Elizabeth Thomas, fossil hunter

    Claire Conklin Sabel, a doctoral student in Penn’s History and Sociology of Science department, uncovers the findings of 18th-century amateur naturalist Elizabeth Thomas, along with illustrator Alix Pentecost-Farren, who brings Thomas’ work to life.

    Kristina García

    Faith, athletic drive, and the Midwestern spirit
    Thrower Cam Landis stands in front of the Penn Museum, where the anthropology museum is based.

    Cam Landis, thrower, football player, anthropology major, and Midwesterner, explored his Jewish roots at Hillel, culminating in a bar mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. 

    Faith, athletic drive, and the Midwestern spirit

    May graduate Cam Landis, an anthropology major from Madison, Ohio, played on the offensive line for the football team, walked on to the track team as a thrower—and delved into his Jewish roots at Hillel.

    Kristina García

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