Alissa Ruth is the Director of Student and Academic Services for the School of Human Evolution and Social Change.  She oversees undergraduate, graduate and study abroad programs, as well as curriculum development and planning. She received her doctorate degree in sociocultural anthropology with a focus on immigration to the U.S. and undocumented immigrant youth from Arizona State University. Her dissertation research focused on how undocumented immigrant youth, called DREAMers, utilized their knowledge of U.S. cultural and society in order to form community and claim rights.