Carolina Fuentes

Background

Program: Anthropology Ph.D.

Year of Entry: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Attiya Ahmad

Current Research

Carolina's research focuses on Salvadoran migration (post-civil war) to the DMV (Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia). Her interests are in migration, identity, and community building. Her methodology includes story-telling, ethnographies, and an intersection with visual anthropology.

Education

B.A. (International Affairs) 2019, The George Washington University

M.A. (Anthropology) 2021, The George Washington University

Distinctions

Presidential Fellowship, The George Washington University (2019-2021)

Graduate Fellow, Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute (2020- Present)