URC-HASS Staff

Jacquelyn Ardam holds a PhD in English from UCLA. She is a specialist in modern and contemporary literature, especially poetry, and has taught at UCLA and Colby College. Her book Avidly Reads Poetry was published in 2022 by NYU Press.

Jacquelyn joined URC-HASS in 2019 and became the Director in 2022. She co-directs UCLA’s Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship as well as the summer Writing and Research Training Program for visiting Mellon Mays students. She is particularly interested in increasing the accessibility of undergraduate research experiences at UCLA. You can reach her at: jardam@college.ucla.edu.

Silveria Alvarado Luna grew up in Southern California and received their B.A. in History & Chicana/x/o Studies from UCLA. Silveria can be contacted at salvarado@college.ucla.edu.

Jon Bassinger-Flores is a committed higher education professional with over two decades of student service and office management experience. He was born and raised in Texas and received a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from Texas A&M University. He later completed a Master of Divinity degree at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and began his higher ed career by joining the McCormick staff. Prior to joining the URC-HASS staff, Jon worked for Ithaca College’s Los Angeles Program and at the Arizona State University California Center.