It would be helpful if the US would finally acknowledge its contributions to destabilization and regime change in the region. Doing so can help us change US foreign policy, trade policy, climate policy, & carceral border policy to address causes of mass displacement & migration.

Grad Students! Join us on Tues, Sept 28 at 1:00 PST for a Grants and Fellowships panel. We will discuss strategies and insights on what makes for a competitive application with @StephCanizales, uriel s., and @VanessaD015 Register at: tinyurl.com/3eekj5zy

“UC lecturers need a fair contract, one that outlines reasonable workload standards, creates pathways to promotion, and provides fair compensation…without it, we will continue to be…a cut-rate and inhumane way for the UC system to bring skilled and experienced teachers”

Only 5% of graduate students at Columbia University are Latinx. I am one of those students. Columbia regularly features me in their publicity. This week they also threatened to fire me for going on strike. Student Workers of Columbia #CUonStrike

Excited to present my research with Tatiana Padilla on Access to Justice for Unaccompanied Minors in US Immigration Court at #PAA2022 We will be part of a great panel on Global Challenges of Immigrant Children and Youth Join us today at 3:45 PM Cornell Population Center PAA

I am honored to be a recipient of ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦Russell Sage Foundation⁩ Inaugural Dissertation Research Grants. Very excited and thankful to have their support to continue this fulfilling work. Congrats to all the other recipients! 🎉 russellsage.org/news/inaugural…

Coming out in February 2023 w/ University of California Press (is on Bluesky)! My book #PrecariousProtections is an ethnography following Central American unaccompanied minors & their immigration attorneys as they apply for refugee status in the US asylum process Available 4 preorder here: ucpress.edu/book/978052039…

“Housing Instability in an Era of Mass Deportations” My paper has a volume and issue 😃 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

ICYMI, UM Population Studies Center trainees @shaunaldyer and Giovanni Román-Torres Michigan Sociology U-M ISR coauthored a paper this fall on the role citizenship access plays in Latina/o educational achievement gaps. ➡️read.dukeupress.edu/demography/art… Read the paper and more in this Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics 🧵on Shauna Dyer:

Read my op-ed on why there is nothing humanitarian about Biden's new border policies, announced earlier this month Biden’s Border Travesty by Chiara Galli Project Syndicate prosyn.org/uLj4cVH

Just received my copy of my book #PrecariousProtections! Feels wonderful (still incredible!) to finally hold it & the cover design is even nicer live! It's officially out on February 28! Sharing a 30% discount code to order it online: 21W2240 here 👇 ucpress.edu/book/978052039…

Rocking Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics in Tennessee! One of my favorite parts of my research on Latinx placemaking in Southeastern TN is observing fútbol matches and the various people that gather in spaces like the one behind me.

⚜️TODAY at #PAA2023: R/T this lineup of UM Population Studies Center sessions and don't miss the U-M ISR reception and the 🔥work of our trainees Janet Wang Jane Furey Jake Hays Catalina Anampa Castro Asher Dvir-Djerassi Emma Banchoff Giovanni Román-Torres #ISRatPAA

Had a great time sharing some of my dissertation research on Latinx belonging and ethno-racial identity formation in the US South with this awesome group of scholars!

Thank you to everyone who participated in “Moving the Field Forward: Understanding Latinx Populations in Communities with Low-Income!” It was great to network with emerging scholars and leaders in the field. Poverty Research IRP

Thrilled to share that my dissertation is being supported by ASA Sociology. A big thank you to my awesome co-chairs Fabian Pfeffer (Archived) and @voice_exit for their guidance and support. ¡Pa delante!Congrats to all the other recipients! 🎉