Dykstra Hall
People To Know
Irene Chin
ichin@orl.ucla.edu
Resident Director
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Max Ramirez-Resendiz
mramirez-resendiz@orl.ucla.edu
Assistant Resident Director
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Mia Fowler-Tanksley
mfowler-tanksley@orl.ucla.edu
Graduate Resident Director
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Dr. Theresa Ambo
tjambo@g.ucla.edu
Faculty-In-Residence
Dykstra
Theresa Ambo is an associate professor in the Department of American Indian Studies. Her primary research examines historical relationships and contemporary partnerships between Native Nations and public universities. She also collaborates with community members and colleagues to examine settler land acknowledgment statements and histories of universities.
Theresa is a first-generation college student and grew up in La Puente, a suburb of Los Angeles County. She is a triple Bruin, holding a B.A., M.Ed. in Student Affairs, and Ph.D. from UCLA. After completing her doctorate, she was a postdoctoral researcher and assistant professor at UC San Diego in the Department of Education Studies. When she is not working, Theresa enjoys pour-over coffee, reading fiction and graphic novels, artwork, decluttering ;-), swimming at Sunset Rec, long walks, playing pickleball with her spouse (we are terrible at it), and the LA food scene.
