About

Emerson Lampert Mayorga (she/they) is a Journalism master’s student who is set to graduate in May of 2026 from the University of Arizona. With a background in Psychology and Gender & Women’s Studies, Mayorga intends to research marginalized storytellers’ contributions to social justice struggles by examining their activist-artwork. Through this research, Mayorga hopes to amplify the voices of Latinx and Chicanx artivists, and she further aims to preserve the work of these artivsts by creating digitally accessible archives that showcase their contributions.