Immigrant Mountaineers Movement
The Immigrant Mountaineers Movement is an advocacy and activist group, formed by faculty, staff, and students at Appalachian State University.
No human is illegal
Meet The Team
Dr. Felicia Arriaga
I am currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sociology in the criminology concentration at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. I defended my dissertation in Sociology at Duke University in May 2018. My research interests are in the areas of race and ethnicity, immigration, and crimmigration (criminalization of immigration policy and procedure). My current book project highlights how federal immigration enforcement programs are implemented through local law enforcement in the new immigrant destination of North Carolina. I am originally from Western, North Carolina and completed my undergraduate, Master’s Degree, and PhD in Sociology at Duke University. I consider myself a public-sociologist and hope that my scholarship and community work will contribute to more fruitful discussions around crimmigration policies. I’m especially interested in how these policies and procedures relate to issues of criminal justice accountability, transparency and reform.
Research Interests
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Race and Ethnicity
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Immigration and Crimmigration
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Experiential Learning
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Popular Education
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Digital Humanities
Personal Website
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Meet The Team
Dr. Felicia Arriaga
Dr. Arriaga is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sociology in the criminology concentration at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Her research interests are in the areas of race and ethnicity, immigration, and crimmigration (criminalization of immigration policy and procedure). Dr. Arriaga, originally from Western, North Carolina, completed her undergraduate, Master’s Degree, and PhD in Sociology at Duke University.
Personal Website
Sarah Donovan
Sarah Donovan first taught in the Department of Social Work at Appalachian State as an Adjunct Faculty Member in 2008. She joined the Social Work Faculty as a full time Lecturer in 2016. Sarah completed her undergraduate studies at Appalachian State University from 2000-2004, during which time she studied in Santander, Spain for one semester. She went on to earn her MSW from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill in 2006.
Marco Fonseca Rodriguez
Marco Fonseca Rodriguez holds a B.A. in languages, literatures and cultures–French and Francophone studies and a B.S. in political science–international and comparative politics, along with an M.A. in geography from Appalachian, joined the Intercultural Student Affairs staff in September 2019. In his role, he is able to apply his own experiences to mentor and guide students. Marco is a founding member and former president of App Unidos, Appalachian’s Latinx Hispanic faculty and staff association. His goal in is to ensure students have transformational interactions at Appalachian.
María Hofman Hernandez
María Hofman Hernandez is the Assistant Director & Community Access Coordinator for the Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program. She is also a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership with Appalachian State University. She has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing with a concentration in Poetry from Spalding University and a B.A. in English with a minor in Religious Studies and a concentration in Spanish Languages & Literatures from the University of Central Florida. María serves as APP Unidos | Latinx Hispanic Faculty & Staff Association's co-president.
Founding Members
Spring 2021
Faculty Representative
Anneliese Thomae Elías
Anneliese Thomae Elías is a Spanish instructor for the department of languages, literature, and cultures at Appalachian State University.
Meet the Student Representatives
Cecilia Chan
Theatre Arts major with a concentration in Design and Technology
Nataly Jimenez
Sociology major with a minor in Psychology
Elizabeth "Lizzy" Serrano
Political Science major with a minor in Sociology
Jasmin Soto
Communications major with a minor in Sociology
Lizbeth Turrubiartes
Public Health major with a minor in Social Work
