User:Ratilley

I am a Rice University junior studying Biological Sciences with a minor in Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities. My interests lie in gender and racial/ethnic inequality, as they apply to health care, political involvement, woman's rights, and unequal social and economic development. The phenomena of power, agency, and autonomy play a major part in my studies of social justice and equality. I am intrigued by the transition from dialogue/discourse to material institutions of disparity. Service and community involvement- and limits to such involvement- are a new found interest of mine; I love the idea of transformation from within, as it preserves a community/people's agency. My hope is to contribute to the wholeness of social justice topics on Wikipedia by providing a more extensive, objective view and increased content.

My interest in the plight of African Americans in the US has inspired me to contribute to the page on African Diaspora. My work for this page will be driven toward insuring that the page is non-bias and inclusive. The page is currently filled with driving forces for diaspora and numerations of how certain countries have been affected. I aim to make sure that the article also includes the social, psychological, and economic effects on diasporic people. I hope to update the article to include this information with supporting references from peer-review sources. The Wikiproject: African Diaspora lists this article as top-importance but it only has a B-class rank. I hope my improvements give the article more depth in order to increase it's rating.