Mathew Miranda

Mathew Miranda is a second-year graduate student at UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism and a recipient of the Reporting Fellowship on Latino Well-Being from the GGSC and the Graduate School of Journalism.

He is currently a reporting assistant for the Investigative Reporting Program and part-time reporter for Richmond Pulse, a community media outlet. He also serves as a student editor for the California Reporting Project, a coalition of over 40 newsrooms dedicated to creating the first statewide database on police misconduct.

As a GGSC fellow, Mathew will report on research exploring the sources of social and emotional well-being among Latinos communities. Through this work, he aims to examine the threats and challenges to Latino well-being while also focusing on the strategies to protect against these threats.

How Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Hurts Latino Well-Being

By Mathew Miranda | March 30, 2022

Hearing anti-immigrant sentiments in media could make Latinos more stressed and damage our sense of belonging.

How Campus Groups Can Help Latinos Succeed in College

By Kathryn Styer Martínez, Mathew Miranda | January 25, 2022

Latino students thrive in college when we connect with our community and culture through sororities, fraternities, and other affinity groups.