Blaine is a recent alumni with a double major in Political Science and Film and Media Studies. A member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and recipient of a 2016 UCI Distinguished Anteater Award, Blaine was a part of the Campuswide Honors Program and did research through both UROP and SURP, presenting a selection of his thesis on “Queer Palestinian Representation in Israeli and Western Cinema” at the 2017 UROP Symposium. Blaine served as a student diplomat with the Olive Tree Initiative and worked as a Coordinator for the Orientation Program at UCI. He plans to pursue a Juris Doctor degree and focus on legal issues pertaining to labor, immigration, and development, after which he plans to work for an NGO providing legal aid and migration advocacy.
Blaine Valencia – Fulbright Alternate
2016-2020