Associate Professor
Department of Government
EXPERTISE
Immigration; race and ethnic politics; urban politics; political participation
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Immigrant naturalization and political mobilization; racial and ethnic politics and identity; interethnic conflict, negotiation and coalition-building in U.S. urban areas; institutional approaches to urban politics and intergovernmental relations; social movements
RELATED LINKS
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Latinos Lives in America: Making it Home With Luis Fraga, John Garcia, Rodney Hero, Valerie
Martinez-Ebers and Gary Segura. (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2010)
“The Logic of Institutional Dependency: The Case of Day Laborer Policy in Suburbia.” With
Lorrie Frasure. Urban Affairs Review 45:4 March 2010 pp. 451-482
“Su Casa Es Nuestra Casa: Latino Politics Research and the Development of American Political Science.” With Luis Fraga, John Garcia, Rodney Hero, Valerie Martinez-
Ebers and Gary Segura. American Political Science Review 100:4 November 2006 pp.
515-522
“Language Provisions Under the Voting Rights Act: How Effective Are They?” Social
Science Quarterly 86:3 September 2005 pp. 549-564
“The Political and Economic Influence of Hispanic Communities in the United States,”
Country Forecast, Latin American Regional Overview, Economist Intelligence Unit,
June 2004 pp. 14-23
"Seeking Shelter: Immigrants and the Divergence of Social Rights and Citizenship in the U.S." In Randall Hansen and Patrick Weil, eds. Dual Nationality, Social Rights and Federal Citizenship in the US and Europe. New York: Berghahn Books, 2002. Pp. 233-63.
