Karla Christina Hernandez is pursuing a master's degree in economics at The University of Texas at El Paso. Hernandez graduated from UT El Paso with a bachelor’s degree in economics and history in December 2022. She recently worked as a research assistant at the newly established Center for Free Enterprise, where she assisted in research and educational events that address economic disparities and social mobility in the Paso Del Norte region. Her research with the center focused on economic inequality in indigenous communities. Hernandez also served as the president of the Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society, where she was the primary spokesperson for the economics student body on the UTEP campus. As a Graduate Archer Fellow, she aims to leverage her insights to contribute to educational policies that tackle economic inequalities in communities throughout the United States.