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@ucsbblumcenter.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 8:03 PM

Meet Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson, Director of the Blum Center and Professor of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara. A historian of freedom struggles and cultural politics, she advocates for farmworkers' rights, reproductive justice and housing justice. #UCSB #BlumCenter

Photo of Gaye Theresa Johnson smiling against a light gray wall, with the text "Meet Our Team. Director Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson, Professor of Black Studies, UC Santa Barbara."Text slide headed "Freedom struggles and cultural politics" describing Gaye's scholarship, healing justice work and fellowships, with her areas of work: Black Studies, freedom struggles, cultural politics and healing justice.Text slide headed "Community-engaged scholarship and organizing" describing Gaye's leadership of the Blum Center, her advocacy and the Ventura Unified ethnic studies curriculum, listing her three books, with the Blum Center logo.
@ucsbblumcenter.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 8:02 PM

Meet Mary Michael, a Ph.D. candidate in Film and Media Studies at UC Santa Barbara and a Blum Center Graduate Student Assistant. She studies how migrants use e-governance technologies in Dubai and leads community listening for our Central Coast Regional Equity Initiative. #UCSB #BlumCenter #CCREI

Photo of Mary Michael smiling against a gray studio backdrop, with the text "Meet Our Team. Graduate Student Assistant Mary Michael, Ph.D. candidate in Film and Media Studies, UC Santa Barbara."Text slide headed "Migrants and e-governance in Dubai's smart city" describing Mary's research and media practice, with her specializations: migration and labor in the Middle East, histories of media and technology, critical data studies and bio/necropolitics.Text slide headed "Community listening at the Blum Center" describing Mary's outreach work for the Central Coast Regional Equity Initiative, with the Blum Center logo.
@ucsbblumcenter.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 8:02 PM

Meet Dr. Abby Cunniff, a Blum Center postdoctoral scholar who studies environmental justice, carceral geography and environmental labor. Their book on incarcerated firefighters is due from UC Press in 2027. Abby works on our Central Coast Regional Equity Initiative. #UCSB #BlumCenter #CCREI

Photo of Abby Cunniff smiling outdoors in front of green leaves and a brick wall, with the text "Meet Our Team. Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Abby Cunniff, Ph.D. in Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz, 2025."Text slide headed "Incarcerated firefighters and California's environmental workforce" describing Abby's research and forthcoming book, with their specializations: environmental justice, carceral geography and environmental labor studies.Text slide headed "Regional equity research at the Blum Center" describing Abby's work on the Central Coast Regional Equity Initiative and listing five publications, with the Blum Center logo.