Patrosinio Cruz
Graduate Student Researcher
Patrosinio Cruz (He/Him/El) is a concurrent Master of Social Welfare (MSW) and Master of Public Policy (MPP) graduate student at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. A San Fernando Valley native and first-generation scholar, he holds a B.A. in Education and Social Transformation from UCLA. At the UCLA Pritzker Center, Patrosinio serves as a Graduate Fellow, having contributed to the Antelope Valley Landscape Analysis Project and currently collaborating on the LACOE project team. Additionally, he is a 2026–2027 Luskin Leadership Fellow placed at the Los Angeles County Office of Child, Youth, and Family Wellbeing. He has worked in community mental health and led education-focused community organizations. He now wants to study education law and policy so he can help protect the rights of youth and families on a larger scale.