DISCO NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

Ann joined DSI as the DISCO Network Administrator in January 2024. She holds an MBA from the Ross School of Business at UM. Outside of work, she loves to travel, enjoy good food, and spend time with friends and family.

DISCO NETWORK PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Cherice joined the Digital Studies Institute to serve as the DISCO Network Program Coordinator in 2023. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2022 with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Anthropology. Prior to coming to the DSI, Cherice served as the project coordinator and youth advisory board director for a research initiative about racial socialization processes among Asian American youth. Her scholarly interests include the racialized experiences of Asian Americans, mainstream narratives about race, ethnicity, and culture, and coalition-building among youth of color. Outside of work, Cherice enjoys traveling, reading, and grocery shopping.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Maddie joined the Digital Studies Institute in 2023 to serve as the Administrative Assistant to the DISCO Network Research Initiative. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature and minors in Drama and Digital Studies — her academic work in the DSI centered on social justice and feminism in video games and internet cultures. Outside of the DSI and DISCO, Maddie’s interests include writing, music, and journalism.

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

Veronica, above all else, is a midwesterner. She joined DISCO in Fall 2021 after graduating from Grinnell College with an independent major in Narrative Studies. Using her background in film, Veronica’s senior thesis explored animating neurodiversity. For 5+ years, she’s helped various kinds of organizations with communications and multimedia projects. Veronica’s artistic practice obsesses over storytelling as a form of ancient technology and medicine. She’s also interested in community health on and offline, but she truly hates her computer.

DISCO GRANT INITIATIVES PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Giselle currently serves as the DISCO Grant Initiatives Program Coordinator. She joined the DSI in May of 2022 as the Marketing and Communications Assistant for the Digital IDEAS Summer Institute and later became an Undergraduate Student Writer for the DSI Newsletter. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction and High Honors in History, the Sweetland Minor in Writing, and a minor in Russian Language, Literature, and Culture. Following graduation, she served as the Program Assistant for Digital IDEAS 2023. Her scholarly interests include the history of fashion and textiles, archaeology, gender studies, and zoology. Outside of work, Giselle enjoys film photography, knitting, and poetry.

DISCO NETWORK PROGRAM ASSISTANT

Raquel Escobar joined the Digital Studies Institute to serve as the DISCO Network Program Assistant in 2023. They graduated from the University of Arizona in 2020 with a B.A. in Gender and Women's Studies, and were a Women's and Gender Studies/English PhD Student at the University of Michigan from 2021-2023, where they worked with Dr. Remi Yergeau as a DAF Lab Graduate Scholar. Their scholarly interests include digital health apps, feminist and disability justice frameworks for eating disorders, and digital disability culture. Outside of work, they enjoy practicing ceramics, reading comic books, and listening to jazz crooners.