Hello! Hola! My name is Marisol Raquel Gutierrez. I am originally from Modesto, CA, located in the central valley. I am excited to be a first year Counseling Assistant. I completed my undergraduate education at UCSD with a major in Political Science and a minor is Spanish Literature. The highlights of my undergraduate education are that I studied abroad in Mexico City for one year and conducted field research in Jalisco, Mexico. I am currently a second year doctoral student in Political Science. My two sub-fields are Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (REP) and Comparative Politics and my research interests are immigration, U.S.-Mexico relations, migrant politics, indigenous political organizations, transnationalism, and citizenship.

On a more personal note, I enjoy traveling, salsa dancing, painting, running, and especially reading. Some of my favorite authors are Isabel Allende, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Pablo Neruda. As a new CA I am excited about working with students in a collaborative effort to solve, answer, or clarify academic inquiries. Please do not hesitate to stop by to say hello or to ask a question; I look forward to meeting all students and helping them find their way through what can become a hectic but yet rewarding college experience.

“I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.” – Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) Mexican Artist

Email me at marisolg@college.ucla.edu