Rage Against The Machine
Dr. Dalia Antonia Caraballo Muller
Dr. Muller is Associate Professor of Latin American and Caribbean History at the University at Buffalo. She formerly served as Associate Director of UB’s Caribbean and Latin American Studies Program (2009-2016), Director of UB’s University Honors College (2017-2020) and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education (2017-2020). A graduate of Yale University (BA) and the University of California, Berkeley where she obtained her MA and PhD, Dr. Caraballo Muller dedicates herself to the twin (and intertwined) passions of historical research in her field and educational program development for social and planetary good. The through line that connects her historical work and her work in education is the concept of “impossibility.” She is currently researching African and Afro-descended intellectuals in early 20th century Cuba who thought at the limits of the possible as they staked claims to rights, dignity and equality in a world that denied their full humanity. In the classroom, Dr. Caraballo Muller invites her students to stretch their minds and think at the limits of the possible in order to dream up new futures for our ailing world and planet.Dr. Caraballo Muller is the author of Cuban Émigrés and Independence in the Nineteenth-Century Gulf World (UNC Press, 2017), fellow of the SUNY Hispanic Leadership Institute, and founder of the Impossible Project.
ML and Society
Dr. Atri Rudra
Dr. Rudra interested in Theoretical Computer Science and belong to the Algorithms and Theory group at UB. Of late I am also interested in questions at the intersection of computing and society and belong to the Computing for Social Good group at UB. Specific topics of interest include structured linear algebra (with applications in machine learning), database algorithms, theory of error-correcting codes, algorithms and society.
Dr. Kenny Joseph
Dr. Joseph is an assistant professor in the CSE Department at the University at Buffalo who works mostly with folks in the Computing for Social Good group. He has been a postdoc at the LazerLab at the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University and a fellow at Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science. Joseph completed graduate work in the Societal Computing program in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied under Kathleen Carley in the CASOS lab.
Mentors/Researchers
Atallia Brown
My name is Taynia Atallia Brown. I immigrated to the United States from Jamaica 6 years ago. The move to Syracuse, New York, led me to Corcoran High School, where I found solace in independent hobbies like chess and the STEP program at Syracuse University, exploring diverse subjects from forensic science to photography. Today, I am a senior majoring in history with a minor in law.
I am crafting my thesis, titled “The Legacy of ‘Unfitness’: Unveiling the Shadows of Eugenic Sterilization in North Carolina.” As a future historian, I aim to advocate for immediate changes in women’s medicine, focusing on race, disability, and ethics. The notion that the past is unchangeable obscures a problem rooted in the reluctance to acknowledge and take responsibility for acts perpetrated against thousands.
Looking ahead to graduate school and a potential Ph.D. in history, my focus on medical history emphasizes the importance of legal frameworks, regulations, and cases in medicine. I am constantly developing my ability to analyze sources to enhance my understanding of historical contexts in medical practices, patient care, and institutional regulations. This skill set is crucial for my research and future roles as a history professor and active researcher. Beyond teaching, I aspire to be a political analyst in healthcare, addressing issues with data insights. Bridging historical research with contemporary challenges, I aim to contribute to shaping the discourse on medical policies and their implications, reflecting the confluence of my cultures, disciplines, and aspirations.
Elliott Seminario
Hello! My name is Elliot Seminario (he/him). I am in the last undergraduate year of the UBTeach program for my masters in Social Studies Education in Adolescence. My work at UB had a bit of a delayed start since I came in during peak COVID, when everything was online and about as impersonal as it could get. For around two years, I have been working part-time as a Community Assistant at the apartment complex. I’ve lived at since moving to Buffalo, and very recently I managed to secure a promotion and begin working full time. Additionally, I was a recipient of the Milton Plesur Scholarship Fund in Spring 2023, and also helped found the Undergraduate History Association as its Secretary, a club for anyone interested in the field of history which holds its top priorities to ensure inclusivity and to create a safe environment for all who attend. My focus in history is hard to pinpoint since there is so much that I am interested in, but I am trying to narrow it down to Latin American history. I was accepted into the Honors Thesis program at UB in 2023, where I have set my eyes on the Tupac Amaru Rebellion and problematizing the concept of collectivism and the extent that it applies to the rebellion. I will be completing the program this semester, and am unimaginably excited to work with Dr. Langfur to create a work that will be worthy of my Peruvian heritage.
Librarians
Graphic Recorder
Community Panelists and Finale Judges
Phylicia Brown
Black Love Resists in the Rust, BLRR
Da’Von McCune
GSNC Program Manager, PUSH Buffalo
