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UCSD Research Associates

The following are CCIS research associates at UCSD. To see non-UCSD research associates, click here.

Name	Email	Department	Research Interests
Marisa Abrajano	mabrajano@ucsd.edu	Political Science	Latino politics in U.S.
Claire L. Adida	cadida@ucsd.edu	Political Science	Comparative Politics; The study of ethnicity and identity, government and non-state provision of public goods, inter-group cooperation and violence, and trust and informal institutions
Julian R. Betts	jbetts@ucsd.edu	Economics	Economics of education
Frank Biess	fbiess@ucsd.edu	History	The role of immigrant labor in postwar reconstruction of the "two Germanies"
William Chandler	wchandler@ucsd.edu	Political Science	Immigration policy and the politics of immigration in Germany
Wayne Cornelius	wcorneli@ucsd.edu	Political Science	Immigration policies in North America, Spain, and Japan
Fatima El-Tayeb	feltayeb@ucsd.edu	Literature	19th and 20th Century European history, (Trans)National Identities, African Diaspora Studies, Gender Studies, Ethnic Minorities in Europe
Steven Erie	serie@ucsd.edu	Political Science	Immigrants and ethnicity in U.S. urban politics
Yen Espiritu	yespiritu@ucsd.edu	Ethnic Studies	Gender, race, transnationalism, Filipino and Vietnamese immigrants in the U.S.
David Gutierrez	dggutierrez@ucsd.edu	History	History of Mexican immigration and relations between immigrants and Mexican Americans
Zoltan L. Hajnal	zhajnal@ucsd.edu	Political Science	Racial and ethnic politics, urban politics, minority representation in direct democracy
Gordon Hanson	gohanson@ucsd.edu	Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies	Immigration and trade in the U.S. and México; labor market consequences of globalization
John B. Haviland	jhaviland@ucsd.edu	Anthropology	Social life of language, Tzotzil Mayan, Australian languages, Mexico, Australia
Alan Houston	ahouston@ucsd.edu	Political Science	Political theory; history of anti-immigration thought in 18th Century America.
Thad Kousser	tkousser@ucsd.edu	Political Science	Immigrants as a component of the California electorate; immigration as an issue in California politics and government
Lisa Lowe	lmlowe@ucsd.edu	Literature	The Asian-American experience in the U.S.
Everard Meade	emeade@ucsd.edu	History	20th century Mexican history and U.S. immigration
Natalia M. Molina	nmolina@ucsd.edu	Ethnic Studies	Post-1865 U.S. history, comparative ethnicities, Latina/o history
Victoria Ojeda	vojeda@ucsd.edu	Global Public Health	Drug use, HIV/AIDS, and mental health issues among migrants
David Pedersen	dpedersen@ucsd.edu	Anthropology	Transnational migrant life, remittance circulation, Latin America, El Salvador, U.S.
James Rauch	jrauch@ucsd.edu	Economics	International trade through ethnic networks
Vanesa Ribas	vribas@ucsd.edu	Sociology	International migration, race relations, and work.
Nayan Shah	nbshah@ucsd.edu	History	Impact of cultural meanings and political/administrative practices on categories of race and sexuality in Asian migrations to North America
Steffanie Strathdee	sstrathdee@ucsd.edu	Global Public Health	Impacts of migration on public health in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands
Olga Vasquez	ovasquez@ucsd.edu	Communication	Bilingual communication and education in U.S. immigrant communities
Pasquale Verdicchio	pverdicchio@ucsd.edu	Literature	North African immigrants in Italy
Tom K. Wong	tomkwong@ucsd.edu	Political Science	Politics of immigration, citizenship, and migrant illegality
Winifred Woodhull	wwoodhull@ucsd.edu	Literature	North African and Caribbean female immigrants in France
Elana Zilberg	ezilberg@ucsd.edu	Communication	Transnational Salvadoran immigrant youth in Los Angeles and El Salvador; transnational, border, and urban studies; globalization, violence, race and ethnicity