Alex Eleazar (they/she) is a PhD student and UCSB Doctoral Scholar interested the experiences of LGBTQ migrants, with a focus on identity formation and transnational community ties. Alex is a first-generation college student and received a B.A. in Sociology and minor in Gender studies from Smith College. At Smith, Alex was a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow and researched the cultural and historical relationships between immigration detention and prisons.