Gender Disparity in Profesional Wresting
Meet the team
Martin Bueno
Martin Bueno is a Digital Humanities Master’s student at the cuny Grad Center and is the Project Leader. Martin’s love of professional wrestling lead him to look at the disparities within the professional wrestling world!
Cathy Melmad
Cathy Melamed (Researcher/Documentation/Outreach) is a master’s degree student in the Digital Humanities program at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center. Cathy first worked as an editor for Stagebill and Art & Auction magazines. While raising two children, she became a reading specialist, an adjunct college instructor and, later, a school administrator. Cathy is also studying archaeology; she currently volunteers in a lab where she is learning to identify ancient pollen. Gender Disparity in Professional Wrestling is Cathy’s first group digital project, to which she contributed skills in writing, editing, and outreach. She has developed much affection for women’s pro wrestling and has greatly enjoyed learning about its overlooked, but fabulous history.
Madison Watkins
Madison Watkins (she/they) is the Lead Data Visualization, UX Design, and Front-End Support for Gender Disparity in Professional Wrestling. Originally from Southern California, they moved to New York City to further pursue their studies and are currently a first-year M.A. student in the Digital Humanities program at The Graduate Center, CUNY. They hold a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UCLA, Class of 2023, with a specialization in computing and a minor in Film, Television, and Digital Media.
Watkins’ research interests center on mapping patterns of inequity and visualizing disparities in areas like education, food access, and public health. For this project, they are responsible for designing and implementing interactive data visualizations, refining the user experience, and supporting the front-end development of the website. Their goal is to use data and design to create engaging, accessible narratives that highlight gender disparities in professional wrestling, making complex patterns more transparent and compelling for a wider audience.
Elijah nunez
Elijah Nunez is in the Digital Humanities Master’s Program at the CUNY grad center. He is in his 4th semester and is interested in Puerto Rican Studies and digital project development and design. He works with CUNY as a Data analyst for CUNY Spring Forward and Career Launch Internship programs where he focuses on the implementation of new tools and management of data. He studies at CCNY and achieved a bachelor of arts in business management and black studies. In the Gender Disparities in Professional Wrestling project, he is the lead project developer and data visualization support.
