Melissa received the ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) for her dissertation project, 鈥淒ocumenting the Undocumented: How Mexican Immigrants Navigate Long-Term Post-Disaster Recovery.鈥� She was selected to receive聽funding in the amount of $14,157 to cover research costs related to her dissertation,聽including research equipment, participant incentives, and the cost of relocation to her research site,聽Houston, Texas. In addition to the award amount, she聽received a one-year membership to ASA as well as conference registration for the ASA Virtual Annual Meeting, August 6-10, 2021.
