Muhammad Rafi

Biography

My research interests include the carceral state and policing, metropolitan history, and social justice, with a particular interest in Los Angeles. My dissertation examines the spatial politics of policing in the lead-up to the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

M.A. History, University of California, Irvine, (2025)
M.A. History, CSULB (2022)
B.A. History, CSULB (2012)

Advisors: Dr. Allison Perlman and Dr. Samantha De Vera
First field: 20th U.S. History
Second field: Critical Theory, Race and Ethnicity