Abrianna Morales

Biography

Abrianna Morales, of Placitas, New Mexico, graduated summa cum laude from the University of New Mexico in 2023, where she studied Psychology, Criminology, and Mathematics. An internationally recognized speaker and advocate, Abrianna has spent the past seven years working at the intersections of youth engagement, gender-based violence prevention, and victims’ rights. She currently works with the National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA) as the program manager of their pilot Victim Advocacy Corps (VAC), a federally-funded initiative that aims to provide college students throughout the United States with victim advocacy training, credentialing, mentorship, and a paid field-placement at a local victim service agency. A Truman Scholar and McNair Scholar, Abrianna has conducted research on victims’ experiences of procedural justice and New Mexicans’ resilience in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has published multiple reports on youth service in partnership with the Allstate Foundation. An avid reader and writer, Abrianna is interested in exploring the relationship between lived experiences of oppression, personal narrative, and the development of the political self. At Oxford, she hopes to pursue an MPhil in Political Theory.