Our Team — Social Equity Research and Policy Lab

Meet our team.

Lidia E. Nuño, PhD

SERP Lab Founder and Director
Dr. Nuño is an associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University.
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Visit Dr. Nuño’s personal website.
Veronica M. Herrera, PhD

SERP Lab Co-Director
Dr. Herrera is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at California State University, Fullerton.
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Current Doctoral Students

Benjamin S. Soto, MPA

SERP Lab Research Specialist & Project Manager
His research interests include American Politics, Race and Ethnic Politics, Local and Urban Politics, and Immigration Politics and Policy. Benjamin will be joining University of Washington as a doctoral student in Political Science this upcoming fall.
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Benjamin is part of our CSUF team.
Meagan Robbins, M.S.

Meagan is a third-year doctoral student in Criminal Justice and Criminology.
Her research interests include communities and crime, geographic crime analysis, program evaluation, and qualitative methods.
Meagan is part of our TXST team.
Moe Miller, M.S.

Moe is an incoming doctoral student in Criminal Justice and Criminology.
Her research focuses on the issues surrounding social inequality and (in)justice for Black/African American youth in school, community, and justice systems and includes a critical look at racism, trauma, violence, and the effects on mental health and criminal behavior.
Moe is part of our TXST team.

Addi Richards

Addi is a second-year graduate student in the department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University.
Her research interests include gender, incarceration, feminist theory, general strain theory, and immigration.
Addi is part of our TXST team.

Eileen Gallego

Eileen is currently pursuing a bachelors in sociology at Arizona State University. She is interested in learning more about social change, social equity and diversity. She plans to pursue graduate education to study how diverse groups of people function together in institutions, and the obstacles they face.
Eileen is a SERP Lab Research Fellow.
Daniela Chavira

Daniela is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in psychology with a minor in pre-law at Grand Canyon University.
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Daniela is a SERP Lab Research Fellow.

Dr. Ashley Arnio, Ph.D.

Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Arnio is an associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University.
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Dr. Shelly Arsneault, Ph.D.

Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Arsenault is a professor of political science and public administration at California State University, Fullerton.
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Dr. Bob Vásquez, Ph.D.

Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Vasquez is an associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University.
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Dr. Scott Bowman, Ph.D.

Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Bowman is professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University.
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Recent Graduates and Previous Fellows