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 the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship at UCLA and the Writing and Research Training Program for visiting Mellon Mays students. She also runs the Summer Research Incubator and the URC-HASS RAP Lab Fellowship. She is particularly interested in increasing the accessibility of undergraduate research experiences at UCLA and creating entry-level programs for new researchers across the humanities, arts, and social sciences. You can reach her at: jardam@college.ucla.edu.

Laura Ha Reizman received her Ph.D. in Asian Languages and Cultures from UCLA. Prior to joining the Undergraduate Research Center for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, she was a postdoctoral fellow in Korean humanities at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Reizman joined URC-HASS in 2023. She manages URFP, URSP, Keck, and the Summer Research Incubator. She previously co-led the Transfer Research Entry Program with URC Sciences. She loves working with graduate mentors and helping motivated undergraduates develop their research and professional skills during their time at UCLA.

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. 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.