The UCSC Journal of Social Medicine is produced by a team of undergraduates from a diverse array of academic disciplines.
We are dedicated to establishing a platform for our undergraduate peers to publish and showcase their work, and for our readers to engage with the revolutionary public health research and discoveries emerging here at UCSC.
Laura Beth
Bugg
Head Faculty
Mila
Bekele
Editor In Chief
Anusha
Ravinshankar
Assistant Editor
Tarah
Lee
Creative Director
Emily
Lopez
Outreach Director
Svasti
Kandpal
Interview Coordinator
Founding Board, 2024
Jordan Sitea, Editor In Chief
Mila Bekele, Assistant Editor
Tarah Lee, Primary Designer
Emily Lopez, Primary Designer
2025
Jordan Sitea, Editor In Chief
Mila Bekele, Assistant Editor
Tarah Lee, Design Director
Emily Lopez, Public Relations Officer
Journey Bliss, Interview Coordinator
2024
Jes Dunnaville
Mikayla Lorico
Bailey Thompson
Olivia Nardell
Rayyan Ali
2025
Theo Smith
Mikayla Lorico
Arunima Dhar
2026
Sophie Wischmeyer
Aditi Boppana
Siga Sakho
Charlotte Jaquier
Joseph Soller
Jasper Kallsen
2024
Danielle Medina
Olivia Nardell
Miles Maybrun
Hanna Venezia
Drewv Desai
Diya Verma
Kiana Miller
Bailey Thompson
Arunima Dhar
Abdoulaye Sow
Milla Zuniga
Tarah Lee
2025
Diya Verma
Bailey Thompson
Drewv Desai
Mikayla Lorico
Abdoulaye Sow
Kiana Miller
Anusha Ravishankar
Katherine Becker
Rayyan Ali
Olivia Nardell
Shreya Johar
Emily Broutia
Bhavya Kallam
Raj Saini
James Ott
Svasti Kandpal
2026
Nadine Awad
Valeria Barrera Verduzco
Katherine Becker
Aaryn Bloomer
Miranda Chavolla
Quinn Fielden-Joelson
Emily Fridman
Eva Hellmold
Charlotte Jaquier
Shreya Johar
Asritha Kota
Willa Lim
Kash Mejia
Julianna Pavlenko
Sofia Perez
Raj Asaini
Vinna Shen
Joseph Soller
Sophie Wischmeyer
Geetika Tammineni
James Ott
Milla Zuniga
Aditi Boppana