Institute for the
Study of Contemporary Antisemitism

Katelyn Wo is a sophomore at IUB majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Chemistry and Public Health from Louisville, KY. At IU, she works as a student assistant at the Asian Culture Center and serves as the social advocacy chair of Asian American Association as well as a multicultural representative in IU Student Government. She is super passionate about making IU a more equitable place for all people and works to make sure all Asian students feel comfortable and welcomed!

Da'Ja'Nay Askew holds a Bachelor's in Psychology and Social Work from Defiance College and a Master's in Higher Education from Purdue University. She is a Higher Education Ph.D student at Indiana University. Her research interests are in community-university partnerships through a Critical Theory perspective and using narratives to depict Black Joy. Ms. Askew demonstratesleadership through her community-based research and mentorship through program creation and community involvement. She has created an annual event called, Unifying the Culture for local Black high school student leaders.She is also a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist in the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) at Indiana University where she consults instructors on anti-racist pedagogy in the classroom while creating equitable research projects. Ms. Askew values social justice, equality, and equity as she is on her way to becoming a strong change agent and celebrity scholar.

Lillian Casillas is the La Casa/Latino Cultural Center Director at Indiana University. Within the university, she works towards issues that impact Latinx students, faculty and staff recruitment and retention via programming, and in partnership with university units to maximize resources and support. Within the Bloomington community, Lillian works on access for non-university Latinxs to educational, health, social and other community agencies while acting as a resource for these same agencies.

Elisha S. Breton is a second-year Master’s student at Indiana University’s Borns Jewish Studies program. He is originally from Southern California and lived there for 25 years prior to moving to Indiana. As an undergrad, he graduated cum laude with a double major in Jewish Studies and Medieval & Middle Eastern history and a minor in Religious Studies from California State University, Long Beach. Currently, he does research on the intersection of Transhumanism —a futurist philosophy— and halacha (Jewish law). In addition to academic research, he is an annotator for the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, a social media research institute run by Indiana University. In his free time, he practices Kodokan Judo and takes care of his dog, Quinn Bagel.