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Curriculum Vitae Ricardo Ramírez

Department of Political Science 217 O'Shaughnessy Hall University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-0352 [email protected] Education PhD. 2002, Stanford University, Department of Political Science, Stanford, CA M.A. 2001, Stanford University, School of Education, Administration and Policy Analysis, Stanford, CA B.A. 1995, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Major: Political Science and Chicano Studies, Magna Cum Laude, College Honors Academic Positions Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, 2011-present Fellow, Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame, 2011-present. Interim Director, Hesburgh Program in Public Service, 2016-present. Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, 2010-2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Southern California, 2003-2010 National Science Foundation Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellow,

Institute for Social Science Research, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006-2007 Public Policy Institute of California (San Francisco, CA) Adjunct Fellow, 2003-2005

Visiting Research Fellow, 2002- 2003 Scholarships and Fellowships Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fellowship (Alternate), 2012 National Science Foundation, Minority Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship “Beyond SES: The Effects of Race, Mobility and Political Mobilization on Electoral Participation” January 2006-December 2007 **First political scientist to receive this research fellowship** National Research Council, Ford Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1997 - 2000 American Political Science Association, Minority Graduate Fellowship, 1996

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Academic Honors and Awards Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Emerging Scholar distinction.

“Researching the Electorate,” Introduction to special issue and article found at http://www.diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_10483.shtml

January 2008 Political Research Quarterly, 2001 article “Citizens by Choice, Voters by Necessity” was recognized

as one of top two cited articles written since 2000 in 60th Anniversary Edition of the journal. March 2008 American Political Science Association and Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor

Society, Certificate for Outstanding Teaching in Political Science September 2007 University of Southern California, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Mellon Graduate Mentoring

Award April 2007 University of Southern California, Latino Honor Society, Inducted Member

**First faculty to be inducted** October 2006 University of Southern California, USC Parents Association Teaching and Mentoring Award,

Nominated October 2006 American Political Science Association and Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor

Society, Certificate for Outstanding Teaching in Political Science September 2005 University of Southern California, “Teaching Has No Boundaries” Award, May 2005 Stanford University, Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Ernesto Galarza Prize for Best Graduate Student Paper, 2002 Grants and Sponsored Programs

John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, Major Research Grant ($200,000) “Discovering the California Island: Can We Foster a More Productive Political Culture of Social Investment?” (Co-Principal Investigator with Professor Dowell Myers) November 2008-August 2010

National Science Foundation, Minority Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship ($100,000) “Beyond SES: The Effects of Race, Mobility and Political Mobilization on Electoral

Participation” (Principal Investigator) January 2006-December 2007 **First political scientist to receive this research fellowship** University of Southern California Faculty Development Award ($1,250), September 2005-2006

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University of Southern California Faculty Development Award ($2,500), September 2004- 2005 The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, Pew Charitable Trust

($20,000) “Getting Out the Vote among Asian Americans and Latinos” (with Professor Janelle Wong) November 2004- November 2006 American Political Science Association, Committee for the Status of Latino/as in the Profession

($400) Latino Fund Research Grant September 2004 University of Southern California Center for the Study of Law and Politics, Faculty Research Grant

($3,000) “Houston’s 2003 Mayoral Election and the Politics of Mobilization” September 2003 Stanford University, Graduate Research Opportunity Grant. School of Humanities and Sciences

($5,000) “Patterns of Mobilization: The Longitudinal Effects of Political Context on Participation” 2001 - 2002 Publications Books Ramirez, Ricardo, Mobilizing Opportunities: State Contexts, Mobilization and the Evolving Latino Electorate.

(2013). University of Virginia Press. Taeku Lee, S. Karthick Ramakrishnan, and Ricardo Ramírez (eds.). 2006. Transforming Politics,

Transforming America: The Political and Civic Incorporation of Immigrants in the United States, University of Virginia Press.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (all co-authored publications are equal contributing role) Ramírez, Ricardo, Romelia M. Solano (graduate student), and Brian Wilcox-Archuleta (graduate student). Forthcoming. “Selective Recruitment or Voter Neglect? Race, Place, and Voter Mobilization in 2016.” Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics Ramírez, Ricardo, and Romelia M. Solano (graduate student). 2017. “How Geography Trumps

Alternative Facts: Using State Context and Demography to Explain Presidential Vote Choice in 2016.” Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies 42(2): 183-194.

Ramirez, Ricardo, Adrian Felix. 2011. “Transnational Stakeholders: Latin American Migrant

Transnationalism and Civic Engagement in the United States,” Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy 23: 59-82.

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Barreto, Matt A., Sylvia Manzano, Ricardo Ramírez, Kathy Rim (graduate student). 2009. “Mobilization, Participation, and Solidaridad: Latinos during the 2006 Immigration Protest Rallies,” Urban Affairs Review. 44 (5): 736-764. [Impact factor: 1.333]

Felix, Adrian (graduate student), Carmen Gonzalez (graduate student) and Ricardo Ramírez. 2008.

“Political Protest, Ethnic Media and Latino Naturalization.” American Behavioral Scientist. 52 (4): 618-634. [Impact factor: 0.492]

Pantoja, Adrian D., Ricardo Ramírez, and Gary M. Segura. 2008. “Commentary on ‘Citizens by

Choice, Voters by Necessity: Patterns in Political Mobilization by Naturalized Latinos’.” Political Research Quarterly. 61(1): 50-52. [Impact Factor: 1.018]

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2007. “Segmented Mobilization: Latino Non-Partisan Get Out The Vote

Efforts in the 2000 General Election.” American Politics Research. 35 (2):155-175. [Impact factor: 0.716]

Fraga Luis R., Linda Lopez, Valerie Martinez-Ebers and Ricardo Ramírez. 2006. “Gender and

Ethnicity: Patterns of Electoral Success and Legislative Advocacy Among Latina and Latino State Officials in Four States.” Journal of Women, Politics and Policy. 28(3/4):121-145.

Reprinted in, Carol Hardy-Fanta, ed., Intersectionality and Politics: Recent Research on Gender, Race, and Political Representation in the United States, (New York: Haworth, 2007).

[Impact Factor: 0.333] Barreto, Matt A., Ricardo Ramírez, and Nathan Woods. 2005. “Are Naturalized Voters Driving

the Latino Electorate? Measuring the Impact of IRCA on Latino Voting in California.” Social Science Quarterly. 86: 792-811. [Impact factor: 0.812]

Fraga, Luis R. and Ricardo Ramírez. 2004. “Demography and Political Influence: Disentangling

the Latino Vote.” Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy. 16: 69-96. Pantoja, Adrian D., Ricardo Ramírez, Gary M. Segura. 2001. “Citizens by Choice, Voters by

Necessity: Patterns in Political Mobilization by Naturalized Latinos.” Political Research Quarterly. 54:729-750. . [Impact Factor: 1.018]

Journal Articles Ramírez, Ricardo. 2005. “Giving Voice to Latino Voters: A Field Experiment on the

Effectiveness of a National Non-Partisan Mobilization Effort.” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 601:66-84.

Barreto, Matt A. and Ricardo Ramírez. 2004. “Minority Participation and the California Recall:

Latino, Black and Asian Voting Trends, 1990-2003.” PS: Political Science and Politics. 37: 11-14.

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Book Chapters Ramirez, Ricardo and Carmen Burlingame. 2016. “The Unique Career Path of Latina Legislators,

1990-2010" in Nadia E. Brown and Sarah Allen Gershon eds., Distinct Identities: Minority Women in U.S. Politics. Routledge Press.

Lorena Castro, Felix, Adrian, and Ricardo Ramirez. 2015. “The Limits of Latinidad? Immigration

Attitudes Across Latino National Origin Groups” in Kyle L. Kreider and Thomas J. Baldino (eds.) Minority Voting in the United States. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger

Ramírez, Ricardo, Evan Bacalao, Edelmira P. Garcia, Rani Narula-Woods, and Clayton Rosa.

2015. “Proactive, Reactive, and Tactical: Mobilizing the Latino Vote in 2012.” In Gabriel R. Sanchez (ed.), Latinos and the 2012 Election: The New Face of the American Voter. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2011. “Political Mobilization en Español: Spanish Language Radio and the Activation of Political Identities” in Irene Bloemraad and Kim Voss (ed.) Rallying for Immigrant Rights. University of California Press. (Refereed)

Barreto, Matt A., Ricardo Ramirez, Luis Fraga and Fernando Guerra. 2010. “Why California

Matters: How California Latinos Influence Presidential Elections.” In Rodolfo de la Garza, Louis DeSipio and David Leal (eds.) Beyond the Barrio: Latinos in the 2004 Elections. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press.

Ramírez, Ricardo and Luis Fraga. 2008. “Continuity and Change: Latino Political Incorporation in

California since 1990.” In Bruce E. Cain, Jaime Regalado, and Sandra Bass (eds.) Racial and Ethnic Politics in California, Volume III, Institute for Governmental Studies, University of California at Berkeley Press: 61-93.

Fraga Luis R., Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Linda Lopez and Ricardo Ramírez. 2008. “Representing

Gender and Ethnicity: Strategic Intersectionality” In Beth Reingold (ed.) Legislative Women: Getting Elected, Getting Ahead. Lynne Rienner Press. 157-174.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2007. “Residential Mobility and the Political Mobilization of Latinos in

Houston” In Rodolfo Espino, David Leal, and Ken Meier (eds.) Latino Politics: Identity, Mobilization, and Representation. University of Virginia Press: 90-103. (Refereed)

Ramírez, Ricardo and Janelle Wong. 2006. “Non-Partisan Latino and Asian American

Contactability and Voter Mobilization.” In Taeku Lee, Karthick Ramakrishnan and Ricardo Ramírez, eds., Transforming Politics, Transforming America: The Political and Civic Incorporation of Immigrants in the United States. University of Virginia Press: 151-171. (Refereed)

Lee, Taeku, Karthick Ramakrishnan, and Ricardo Ramírez. 2006. “Introduction” and

“Conclusion,” in Taeku Lee, Karthick Ramakrishnan, and Ricardo Ramirez, eds., Transforming Politics, Transforming America: The Political and Civic Incorporation of Immigrants in the United States, University of Virginia Press. (Refereed)

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Barreto, Matt A. and Ricardo Ramírez. 2005. “The Race Card and California Politics: Minority

Voters and Racial Cues in the 2003 Recall Election.” In Shaun Bowler and Bruce E. Cain, eds., Clicker Politics: Essays on the Recall. Prentice Hall: 98-111.

Fraga, Luis R., Ricardo Ramírez, and Gary Segura. 2004. “Unquestioned Influence: Latinos and

the 2000 Election in California.” In Rodolfo De La Garza and Louis Desipio, eds., Muted Voices: Latino Politics and the 2000 Elections. Rowman and Littlefield Press: 173-193. Authors listed in alphabetical order, not according to contribution. Equal contributing role.

Fraga, Luis R. and Ricardo Ramírez. 2003. “Latino Political Incorporation in California, 1990-

2000.” In David López and Andrés Jiménez, eds., Latinos and Public Policy in California: An Agenda for Opportunity. Institute for Governmental Studies, University of California at Berkeley: 301-335.

Other Publications and Reports Ramírez, Ricardo. 2011. “2010 Ya Es Hora VE Y VOTA.” Report Commissioned by the National

Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. Ramírez, Ricardo and Olga Medina. 2010. Catalysts and Barriers to Attaining Citizenship: An Analysis of

Ya Es Hora ¡CIUDADANIA! Washington, D.C.: National Council of La Raza. Myers, Dowell, John Pitkin, and Ricardo Ramírez with Josie Noah, SeongHee Min, Felicity Chan,

and Bryce Lowery. 2009. “The New Homegrown Majority in California.” School of Policy and Planning Report, Population Dynamics Research Group.

Barreto, Matt A. and Ricardo Ramírez. 2008. “The Latino vote is pro-Clinton, not anti-Obama”

(Op-ed), Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2008. Current Projects Principal Investigator. Non-Partisan Mobilization of Latino Voters: An Analysis of National Get

Out the Vote Efforts by NALEO, 2000-2010. Principal Investigator. The National Latino Legislative Database Project, 1990-2016. Manuscripts Under Review and in Preparation Albarracin, Juan, Andrea Peña-Vasquez, Ricardo Ramírez, and Juan Valdez. “(Un)protected Status:

Citizenship Status and Divergent Subfederal Subnational Immigration Law” (under review). Ramírez, Ricardo, Dorian Caal, and Xitlaly Estrada. “Mobilization of Latino Voters in 2016” (in

preparation) Brockway, Mark, Ricardo Ramírez, and Juan Valdez. “Walls Within: Intra-religious Cultural Threat

and Immigration” (in preparation).

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Ramírez, Ricardo. Party Competition, Minority Legislators, and their Constituencies (Book manuscript in preparation)

Ramakrishnan, Karthick, Ricardo Ramírez, and Gabriel Sanchez. “Comparative Prejudice and the

Obama Vote: Evidence from the Comparative Multi-Racial Post-Election Survey” (in preparation)

Ramírez, Ricardo. “When ‘Little White Lies’ and Mentiritas Matter: The Differential Effect of Vote

Overreporting Bias on Models of Participation.” (in preparation) Barreto, Matt. A., Victoria deFrancesco Soto, Jennifer Merolla, and Ricardo Ramírez. “The Effect

of Ethnically Targeted Ads in the 2008 Election.” (in preparation) Barreto, Matt. A., Victoria deFrancesco Soto, Jennifer Merolla, and Ricardo Ramírez. “No

Bottomless Budget? Recruiting Subjects for Internet Based Studies.” (in preparation) Conference Papers Ramírez, Ricardo. 2017. “From the Bench to the Ladder: Latina and Latino Careers in Elected

Office, 2000-2014,” Paper presented at the Ramírez, Ricardo and Dorian Caal. 2016. “Mobilizing the Latino Vote in 2016” Paper presented at

the “Latinos in the 2016 Election National Symposium,” University of Notre Dame Institute for Latino Studies. December 1-2, 2016.

Ramírez, Ricardo, Juan Valdez, and Mark Brockway. 2016. “The Role of Culture, Faith and

Conservatism on Public Opinion about Immigration.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1-4, 2016.

Ramírez, Ricardo, Juan Valdez, and Mark Brockway. 2016. “Immigration, Faith, and Conservatism

and the Multidimensional Consequences on Public Opinion.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 7-10, 2016.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2016. “The Effect of Descriptive Representation in State Legislatures and

Congress on Political Mobilization,” Paper presented at the Conference on Activism and American Political Parties, Penn State Center for American Political Responsiveness, February 26-27, 2016.

Ramírez, Ricardo. “The Unique Career Path of Latina Legislators, 1990-2010.” Paper presented at

the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 6-9, 2016

Luis R. Fraga and Ricardo Ramírez. 2015. “Access, Integration, and Social Rights: State and National

Policy Choices in U.S. Immigration Policy” Paper presented at the “Transnational Migration in Comparative Perspective: Italy and the United States,” Rome, Italy, October 21–23, 2015

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Ramírez, Ricardo and Carmen Burlingame. 2015. “The Pipeline of Latinas in Politics: The Trajectory of Hispanic Women Elected Officials” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, September 3-6, 2015..

Ramírez, Ricardo and Carmen Burlingame. 2015. “The Pipeline of Latinas in Politics: The Trajectory

of Hispanic Women Elected Officials” Paper presented at the Siglo XXI: Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR) Fifth Biennial Conference, Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame, April 23-25, 2015.

Ramírez, Ricardo and Carmen Burlingame. 2015. “The Pipeline of Latinas in Politics: The Trajectory

of Hispanic Women Elected Officials” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 15-17.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2014. “Strategic or biased recruitment? The Effect of District Competition and

Race of Elected officials on Voter Mobilization.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 9-12.

Albarracin, Juan (graduate student) and Ricardo Ramirez. 2013. “Credible threat? Activation of

Latino non-voters and immigrant policies in American states, 2005-2011.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. August 29-September 1.

McCourt, Lizzy (graduate student) and Ricardo Ramirez. 2013. “Group Consciousness and

Perceptions of Commonality Among Latinos and Asian Americans.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. August 29-September 1.

Castro, Lorena (graduate student), Adrian Felix, and Ricardo Ramirez. 2013. “Latino Limits?

Immigration Policy and the Politics of Citizenship.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago,IL. April 11 – 14.

Castro, Lorena (graduate student), Adrian Felix, and Ricardo Ramirez. 2013. “Latino Limits?

Immigration Policy and the Politics of Citizenship.” Paper prepared for the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Hollywood, CA. March 27 - 30.

Castro, Lorena (graduate student), Adrian Felix, and Ricardo Ramirez. 2012. “Latino Limits?

Immigration Policy and the Politics of Citizenship.” Paper prepared for the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA. August 30-September 3.

Ramírez, Ricardo, Gabriel Sanchez, and Shannon Sanchez-Youngman (graduate student). 2012.

“House of Mirrors? The Effects of Overlapping Descriptive Representation on Political Attitudes.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 12–15, 2012.

Ramírez, Ricardo, Gabriel Sanchez, and Shannon Sanchez-Youngman (Graduate Student). 2012.

“House of Mirrors? The Effects of Overlapping Descriptive Representation on Political Attitudes.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Portland, OR, March 22 – 24, 2012,

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Esteban Manteca Melgarejo (graduate student) and Ricardo Ramirez. 2012. “Migrating Partisanship?

Republicans, Immigration, and Latino Partisanship.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 12-14

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2011. “Strategic or biased recruitment? The Effect of District Competition and

Race of Elected officials on Voter Mobilization.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA, September 1-4.

Ramírez, Ricardo and Nicholas Weller. 2010. “Unintentional eMobilization: Web-based Survey

Experiments and Downstream Effects on Voter Turnout.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 5-8.

Frasure, Lorrie Frasure, Gabriel Sanchez, Sylvia Manzano and Ricardo Ramírez. 2009. “Racial

Attitudes Across Four Major Racial Groups: Results From the 2008 Collaborative Multi-Racial Post-Election Survey.” Paper presented at the Politics of Race Immigration and Ethnicity Colloquium, Seattle, WA, September 25.

Barreto, Matt A., Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, Jennifer Merolla, and Ricardo Ramirez. 2009. “Turn

Out or Burn Out? How Negative Ads Affect Latino and non-Latino Voting.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Toronto, CA, September 3-6.

Michelson, Melissa R. and Ricardo Ramírez. 2009. “Mobilizing Latinos in ’08.” Paper presented at the “Latinos and the 2008 Elections,” Austin, TX, April 24-26.

Ramirez, Ricardo. 2009. “When ‘Little White Lies’ and Mentiritas Matter: The Differential Effect of

Vote Overreporting Bias on Models of Participation.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2-5.

Barreto, Matt A., Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, Jennifer Merolla, and Ricardo Ramirez. 2009. “The

Effect of Ethnically Targeted Ads in the 2008 Election.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2-5

Ramirez, Ricardo. 2009. “When ‘Little White Lies’ and Mentiritas Matter: The Differential Effect of

Vote Overreporting Bias on Models of Participation.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 19-21.

Barreto, Matt A., Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, Jennifer Merolla, and Ricardo Ramirez. 2009. “No

Bottomless Budget? Recruiting Subjects for Internet Based Studies.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 19-21.

Ramirez, Ricardo, Jennifer Merolla, and Matt Barreto. 2008. “Bulls Eye or Ricochet? The Effect of

Ethnically Targeted Ads in the 2008 Election.” Paper presented at the Politics of Race Immigration and Ethnicity Colloquium, Irvine, CA. July 24.

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Lee, Taeku, Karthick Ramakrishnan and Ricardo Ramírez. 2007. “Bridging Political Behavior and Social Movements Perspectives on the Immigration Protests of 2006.” Paper presented at The Immigration Protests of 2006 Conference. UC Berkeley Institute for Industrial Relations, Berkeley, CA, April 20.

Barreto, Matt, Jennifer Merolla and Ricardo Ramirez. 2007. “Language Endorsement Effects in

Campaigning for Latino Votes.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 12-15.

Barreto, Matt, Jennifer Merolla and Ricardo Ramirez. 2007. “Arnold Habla Español: The Effects of

Targeted Ads on Latino Vote Choice in Cah-lee-forn-ya.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 8-10.

Adrian Felix, Carmen Gonzalez and Ramírez, Ricardo. 2007. “Today We March, Tomorrow

We….Naturalize? The Role of Political Protests and Media in the Path to Citizenship” Paper presented at the Politics of Race Immigration and Ethnicity Colloquium, Riverside, CA, February 2.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2006. “Ethnicity, Residential Stability, and Patterns of Mobilization in 2004.”

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 31-September 3.

Ramírez, Ricardo, Janelle Wong, Bhavna Devani, Adrian Felix, and Lisa Ybarra. 2006. “A Tale of

Two Ethnicities: Asian Americans and Latinos in the 2005 Los Angeles Mayoral Race” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 31-September 3.

Ramírez, Ricardo, 2006. “Residential Mobility and Racial Differences in Political Mobilization,”

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 20–23.

Luis Fraga, Linda Lopez, Valerie Martinez, and Ricardo Ramírez. 2005. “Does Ethnicity or Gender

Matter? The Political Incorporation of Latina/o State Legislators: A Multi-State Approach.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 1-4.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2005. “It's about Time: Getting Out the Vote Among Latino Low Propensity

Voters.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 1-4.

Ramírez, Ricardo, Janelle Wong, Jungmiwha Bullock, Natalie Masuoka , and Jillian Medeiros. 2005.

"Getting Out the Vote Among Asian Americans and Latinos in Southern California: A Field Experiment." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 1-4.

Luis Fraga, Linda Lopez, Valerie Martinez, and Ricardo Ramírez. 2005. “Does Ethnicity or Gender

Matter? The Political Incorporation of Latina/o State Legislators: A Multi-State Approach.”

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Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Oakland, CA, March 17-19.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2005. “Elusive Targets or Bad Aim? The Role of Residential Mobility on Elite

Mobilization Efforts.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Oakland, CA, March 17-19.

Escobedo, Efrain and Ricardo Ramírez. 2004. “Using Field Experiments to Reduce Non-Response

Error.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, September 1-5.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2004. “The Evolving Role of Race and New Electorates in Party Control and

Partisan Realignments.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Portland, OR, March 11-13.

Escobedo, Efrain and Ricardo Ramírez. 2004. “If You Call Them, Will They Answer? Using

Mobilization Efforts to Explain Variations in Voter Contact Rates.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Portland, OR, March 11-13.

Barreto, Matt A., Rodolfo Espino, Adrian Pantoja, and Ricardo Ramírez. 2003. “Selective

Recruitment or Empowered Communities? The Effects of Descriptive Representation on Latino Voter Mobilization.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 28-31.

Barreto, Matt A., Ricardo Ramírez, and Nathan Woods. 2003. “Are Naturalized Voters Driving the

Latino Electorate? Measuring the Impact of IRCA on Latino Voting in California.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 3-6.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2003. “Realignment Periods, Race, and New Electorates: Which Party Will

Latinos Choose?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 3-6.

Barreto, Matt A., Ricardo Ramírez, and Nathan Woods. 2003. “Are Naturalized Voters Driving the

Latino Electorate? Measuring the Impact of IRCA on Latino Voting in California.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Denver, CO, March 26-29.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2002. “Getting Out the Vote: The Impact of Non-partisan Voter Mobilization

Efforts on Low Turnout Latino Precincts.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, August 29- September 1.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2002. “The Changing California Voter: A Longitudinal Analysis of Latino

Participation.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 25-28.

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Ramírez, Ricardo. 2002. “Getting Out the Vote: The Impact of Non-partisan Voter Mobilization Efforts on Low Turnout Latino Precincts.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Long Beach, CA, March 22-24.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2002. “Patterns of Mobilization: A Longitudinal Analysis of Latino Political

Participation in California.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, August 30-September 2.

Fraga Luis R., Linda Lopez, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, and Ricardo Ramírez. 2001. “Gender and

Ethnicity: The Political Incorporation of Latina Legislators.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, August 30-September 2.

Fraga, Luis R. and Ricardo Ramírez. 2001. “Reshaping State Politics in a Non-Competitive

Presidential Race: California Latinos in the 2000 Elections.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 15-17.

Fraga, Luis R. and Ricardo Ramírez. 2001. “Latinos as a Swing Vote in 2000?: Testing the California

Trend.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 15-17.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2001. “Race, Social Context and Referendum Voting.” Paper presented at the

Annual Students of Color of Rackham Conference, “CLAIMING SPACE: Activism and Affirmation through the Work of Students of Color,” University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 16-17.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2001. “Recipe for Disaster?: Heterogeneous Population, Homogenous

Electorate.” Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the California Studies Association, Oakland, CA, February 7-9.

Fraga, Luis R. and Ricardo Ramírez. 2000. “Evolving Opportunities: Latinos and the 2000

Election.” Paper presented at The Lanier Public Policy Conference on Redrawing America’s Political Boundaries After the 2000 Elections and Census, University of Houston Center for Public Policy, Houston, TX, December 8.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2000. “Race, Social Context and Referendum Voting.” Paper presented at the

Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, August 31-September 3.

Ramírez, Ricardo. 2000. “The Racial Threat Hypothesis and Referendum Voting: Context and the

Vote for Prop. 209.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Jose, CA, March 24-26.

Conference Participation Panelist/presenter. “Moving from Voters to Candidates,” at The New American Electorate--Beyond the Voting Booth: Building an Inclusive Democracy, Department Of Women's, Gender And Sexuality Studies, Ohio State University, December 1, 2017.

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Discussant. “From Prop 187 to Trump: New Evidence that Group Threat Mobilizes Latino Voters,” Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC), University of California Los Angeles, August 3-4, 2017.

Panelist/presenter. “Expanding Knowledge of Minority Representation,” Politics of Race,

Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC), University of California, Santa Barbara, May 12, 2017.

Panelist. “Expanding and Fortifying the Pipeline” Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. April 6, 2017. Lecture. “America’s Patchwork Democracy: Party Competition, Minority Legislators, and their

Constituencies,” Latino Studies Seminar, Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame, November 2, 2016.

Keynote Speaker and Panelist. “Strengthening Civil Society: U.S. Elections and Minority Voting,”

Multi-city program presentation in Czech Republic and Slovakia, Bureau of International Information Programs in the Office of the U.S. Speaker Programs, U.S. Department of State, October 16-22, 2016.

Panelist. “30 Years After the Immigration Reform and Control Act.” Annual Meeting of the

American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1-4, 2016. Panelist. “Latinos and the 2016 Election Roundtable” Southern Political Science Association, San

Juan, Puerto Rico, January 6-9, 2016 Discussant. Exploring and Discussing New Directions for Research on Race. Ethnicity and Politics Western Political Science Association, April 2-4, 2015. Chair. Latino Politics Workshop, Session II—Discussion of Nevada politics with Lucy Flores Western Political Science Association, April 1, 2015. Chair and Discussant. “Migration and Political Attitudes” Panel at Annual Meeting of the American

Political Science Association, Washington DC, August 28-31, 2014. Lecturer. “Designing, Conducting, and Analyzing Multi-Racial and Ethnic Political Surveys” with

Lorrie Frasure-Yokley, Gabe Sanchez and Janelle Wong. ICPSR Summer Program 3-Day Workshop. University of Michigan.July 28-30, 2014. http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0179

Program Section Chair: (Im)migration and Citizenship at the Annual Meeting of the Western

Political Science Association, Seattle, WA. April 17-19, 2014. Chair and Discussant. “Unexpected Immigrant Engagement and Destinations” Panel at the Annual

Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Seattle, WA. April 17-19, 2014. Discussant. “Immigrant Participation and Socialization” panel at the Annual Meeting of the Western

Political Science Association, Seattle, WA. April 17-19, 2014.

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Discussant. “Race, Ethnicity, and Representation in Latin America” Panel at the Annual Meeting of

the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. April 3 – 6, 2014. Participant. “Authors meet Critics” Panel on Mobilizing Opportunities at the Annual Meeting of the

Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. April 3 – 6, 2014. Participant. “Author Meets Critics” Panel on Mobilizing Opportunities at the Symposium on the

Politics of Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity, Indiana University, Bloomington, Saturday, March 15, 2014

Participant. “Authors meet Critics” Panel on Mobilizing Opportunities at the Annual Meeting of the

Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA. January 9-12, 2014. Chair and Discussant. “What Drives Latino Political Participation” Panel at the Annual Meeting of

the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. April 11 – 14, 2013. Co-Chair. “Politics of Immigration” Panel at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science

Association, Hollywood, CA. March 27 – 30, 2013. Discussant. “Immigrant and Immigration Attitudes in the Public” Panel at the Annual Meeting of

the Western Political Science Association, Hollywood, CA. March 27 – 30, 2013 Program Section Co-Chair. Race, Ethnicity, and Politics at the Annual Meeting of the American

Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA August 30 – September 2, 2012 Discussant. “Race, Ideology and Party ID” Panel at the Annual Meeting of the American Political

Science Association, New Orleans, LA August 30 – September 2, 2012 Chair. “Methodology and the Study of Race and Ethnicity” Panel at the Annual Meeting of the

American Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA August 30 – September 2, 2012 Discussant. “Latinos’ Culture, Commonality, and Americanness: Patterns, Causes and Political

Consequences of Identities” Panel at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA April 1-3, 2009

Panelist. “Race/Ethnicity/Immigration in the 2008 Elections (So Far)” Panel at the Politics of Race

Immigration and Ethnicity Colloquium, Long Beach, CA, April 18, 2008. Chair. “Political Ads and Campaign Strategies” Panel at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political

Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2–5, 2008 Discussant. “Elections: Confidence and Convenience” Panel at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest

Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2–5, 2008 Chair and Discussant. “Challenges in Conducting Multi-Method Research on Racial and Ethnic

Politics” Panel at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Diego, CA, March 20-22, 2008

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Chair and Discussant. “Framing Immigration and the Border” Panel at the Annual Meeting of the

Western Political Science Association, San Diego, CA, March 20-22, 2008. Discussant. “Margins to Mainstream? Asians and Latinos/as and the Politics of Inclusion” Panel at

the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 12–15, 2007

Chair and Discussant. “Latino Political Participation.” Panel at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest

Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 20–23, 2006. Discussant. “Race and Voting.” Panel at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science

Association, Chicago, IL, April 20–23, 2006 Panelist. “US Latinos and Mexican migrants: Enchantment or disenchantment?” Roundtable at the

Mexican Migrant Civic and Political Participation Conference, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C., November 4-5, 2005.

Panelist. “Beyond SES: The Effects of Race, Mobility and Political Mobilization on Electoral

Participation” NSF Post Doctoral Research Fellow Roundtable at the Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring of the Compact for Faculty Diversity, Washington, D.C. October 27-30, 2005.

Chair and Discussant. “Sociology and Political Science.” panel at the Latino Studies Symposium,

University of Southern California College of Letters, Arts, and Science, Los Angeles, CA. October 13-14, 2005.

Panelist. “Social Infrastructure: Immigration.” Panel at the 17th Annual Envisioning California

Conference, Los Angeles, CA, September 22-23, 2005. Panelist. Roundtable on Teaching Minority Politics and Minority Student Learning at the Annual

Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 1-4, 2005.

Panelist. “Bridging Academics and Activism: Mobilizing Diverse Communities for Progressive

Politics.” Graduate Students of Color Network 4th Annual Building Community Panel Discussion, University of Southern California. Friday April 8, 2005.

Chair. “Bringing the Outsiders In: From Citizenship to Participation.” Panel at the Western Political

Science Association Meeting, Oakland, CA, March 17-19, 2005. Discussant. “Race, SES and Precinct Quality in American Cities (II).” Panel at the Western Political

Science Association Meeting, Oakland, CA, March 17-19, 2005. Panelist. “Arnold the Legislator: Gubernatorial-Legislative Relations in the First Year of the

Schwarzenegger Administration.” Roundtable at the WPS Association Meeting, Oakland, CA, March 17-19, 2005.

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Panelist. “Professionalization Brown Bag Series.” Program in American Studies and Ethnicity Organization, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, February 21, 2005.

Discussant. Conference on Religion and Social Justice for Immigrants, University of Southern

California Center for Religion and Civic Culture, Los Angeles, CA, February 4-5, 2005. Panelist. “People and Politics in America's Big Cities.” Conference on People & Politics in Los

Angeles. Center for the Study of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, April 15, 2004.

Invited Talks and Presentations “Identity Politics: Thinking about Groups in the 2016 Elections” Latin American and Latino

Studies, Lecture, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL. April 6, 2017 “America’s Patchwork Democracy: Party Competition, Minority Legislators, and their

Constituencies,” Hanes Walton Distinguished Lecture. Department of Political Science. University of Michigan. February 23, 2017

“Transforming Politics, Transforming America: The Evolving American Electorate” American

Studies Lecture, Keynote Speaker. Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI. May 13th, 2015 “The Evolving American Electorate: The Case for Multiracial/Multilingual Surveys” Blalock Lecture

Series, The Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. August 6, 2014.

“The New American Evolution: How Latinos Can and Will Change American Politics” 28th Annual

Galarza Commemorative Lecture, Stanford University, Stanford, CA May 20, 2014. “Mobilizing Opportunities: The Evolving Latino Electorate and the Future of American Politics”

CLRC Research Cluster on the Politics of Forced Migration & the Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California, UC Santa Cruz, May 16, 2014.

“Mobilizing Opportunities: The Evolving Latino Electorate and the Future of American Politics”

Cesar E. Chavez Department of Chicana/o Studies, UCLA, on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. “Mobilizing Opportunities: The Evolving Latino Electorate and the Future of American Politics”

Department of Political Science, University of Southern California, March 10, 2014. “Mobilizing Opportunities: The Evolving Latino Electorate and the Future of American Politics”

Interdisciplinary Humanities Center and Department of Political Science, UC Santa Barbara, March 6, 2014

“The Evolving Latino Electorate and the Future of American Politics” Department of Political

Science and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture, University of Chicago. May 7, 2013

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“YO VOTO! The Importance of the Latino Vote in Chicago and Across the Nation” (Panel presenter) The Latina and Latino Studies Program, Northwestern University. October 26, 2012.

“Mobilizing Opportunities: State Contexts, Mobilization, and the Evolving Latino Electorate”

American Politics Research Group, Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. November 9, 2012

“Immigration Policy, Naturalization Trends & Civic Engagement Among Latino Immigrants.”

Claremont Graduate University. November 18, 2011. “The Challenge of Immigrant Integration.” Loyola Marymount University Leavey Center for the

Study of Los Angeles. October 11, 2011. “Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote: Latino Migrant Civic Engagement in Los Angeles.”

UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment and Center for Labor research and Education, Los Angeles, CA, May 27, 2008.

“Vote Overreporting in the 2004 General Election: Consequences on Political Participation

Research” Ralph Bunche Institute, Duke University, Raleigh, NC, June 28, 2007. “Race, Ethnicity and Vote Overreporting.” Department of Political Science, University of California,

Los Angeles, May 2007 “When ‘Little White Lies’ and Mentiritas Matter: The Differential Effect of Vote Overreporting Bias

on Models of Participation.” Department of Political Science, Arizona State University, January 24, 2007.

“Mentiritas or ‘Little White Lies’: How Do We Know Which Ethnic Groups Actually Turn Out to

Vote?” Paper presented at the Division of United States Studies' “New Scholarship in Race and Ethnicity” Series, Woodrow Wilson Center (Washington, DC), January 18, 2007.

“Ethnicity, Residential Stability and Political Mobilization" Paper presented at the “Ethno-Spatial

Diffusion and Local Governance in the United States”, Cornell University, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, September 21-22, 2006.

“Naturalized Citizens and the Effects of Amnesty on California's Latino Electorate.” Inequality

Summer Institute, Harvard University, June 15-16, 2006. “Strategic Intersectionality: Gender, Ethnicity and Political Incorporation.” Paper presented at the

“Women In Politics: Seeking Office and Making Policy” Conference, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley, June 9-10, 2006.

“Race, Ballot Initiatives and the Mobilization of Voters in California.” Guest Lecture for Seminar

taught by Taeku Lee and David Montejano, University of California, Berkeley. April 10, 2006.

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“Elusive Targets or Bad Aim? The Effects of Residential Mobility on Patterns of Mobilization.” Institute for Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley. December 2, 2005.

“The Social, Economic, and Political Incorporation of Cuban Americans in U.S.” Center for

Excellence in Teaching, Neighborhood Academic Initiative Interscholastic Seminar, University of Southern California. November 2, 2005.

“Useful Concepts and Approaches in Social Science Research.” McNair Scholars Program,

University of Southern California. June 15, 2005 “Moving Targets of Mobilization.” Parkside International Residential College, University of

Southern California. September 28, 2004. “The Role of Residential Mobility and Stability in Mobilization Efforts of Latino Voters.” Paper

presented at the “Latino Politics: The State of the Discipline” Conference, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University and Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin. April 30-May 1, 2004.

“Understanding the Democratic Primary Caucus System.” Unruh Political Student Association,

University of Southern California. February 23, 2004. “Continuity and Change: Latinos in American Politics Since 1990.” Department of Political Science,

University of California, San Diego. November 20-21, 2003. “The California Recall: Perfect Storm, Crisis and Circus…Now That’s Entertainment!!!” Parkside

International Residential College, University of Southern California. September 23, 2003. “Where No Party Has Gone Before…Non-Partisan Latino Voter Mobilization and Issues of

Contactability.” Paper presented at the “Latinos in California II, 1996-2003” Conference, The University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States, University of California, Riverside. September 11-13, 2003.

“NALEO’s Voter Mobilization Efforts: Outcomes and Lessons Learned.” The Annual Conference of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Phoenix, AZ. June 26-28, 2003.

“Where No Party Has Gone Before…Non-Partisan Latinos Voter Mobilization and Issues of

Contactability.” Paper presented at the “A Nation of Immigrants: Ethnic Identity and Political Incorporation” Conference, Institute for Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley. May 2003.

“Latinos and the 1996 Election” (with Luis R. Fraga). Presentation at the colloquium: “Lessons

from the 1996 Elections for Latino Politics.” Chicano/Latino Research Center, UC Santa Cruz. February 1997.

Courses Taught Undergraduate

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Urban Politics; Latino Politics; Political Attitudes and Behavior; Social Construction of Race and Citizenship; Politics and Culture of the 1960s; Voting and Elections; Race, Ethnicity, and American Politics; Identity Politics in American Elections; Immigration Politics and Policy; The Policy-Making Process Graduate Courses Quantitative Methods for a Diverse Society; Political Attitudes and Behavior; Immigration and Ethnicity; State Politics; Designing, Conducting, and Analyzing Multi-Racial and Ethnic Political Surveys Graduate Student Committee Notre Dame Mikaila Leyva Andrea Peña-Vasquez Amir Sadeh Romelia Solano Juan Valdez Lizzy McCourt, Department of Political Science (Primary Advisor) Andre Audette (Dissertation Committee—Completed 2016) Patrick Schoettmer, Department of Political Science (Dissertation Committee—Completed 2014) University of Chicago Sandoval, Claudia, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago (Dissertation

Committee—Completed 2014) University of Southern California Armoudian, Maria, Department of Political Science (Qualifying Exam Committee, Dissertation

Committee—Completed 2012) Bridge, David, Department of Political Science (Qualifying Exam Committee; Language exam

Assessor) Baeta, Roberta, Department of Political Science (Qualifying Exam Committee, Dissertation

Committee – Completed 2008) Bullock, Jungmiwha, American Studies and Ethnicity (Pre-Qualifying Exam Committee) Carrillo, Wendy, Annenberg School for Communication (Master’s Committee) Chi, Young, Department of Political Science (Master’s Committee) Coleman, S. Dulaine, Department of Political Science (Dissertation Committee) Felix, Adrian, Department of Political Science (Dissertation Committee Chair, Master’s Committee

Chair, Qualifying Exam Committee Chair, Language exam Assessor – Completed May 2010)

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Gonzalez, Denise, Department of Political Science (Qualifying Exam Committee, Language exam

Assessor) HoSang, Daniel, American Studies and Ethnicity (Pre-Qualifying Exam Committee) Licon, Gustavo, Department of History (Dissertation Committee – Completed 2009) Medeiros, Jillian, Department of Political Science (Language exam Assessor, Qualifying Exam

Committee, Dissertation Committee – Completed 2009)

Ovalle, Angela, School of Policy Planning and Development (Dissertation Committee) Ramírez, Hernan, Department of Sociology (Qualifying Exam Committee, Dissertation Committee

Completed 2010) Reece, Bryan, Department of Political Science (Dissertation Committee – Completed 2005) Simonian, Hovann, Department of Political Science (Qualifying Exam Committee, Dissertation

Committee) Ybarra, Lisa, Department of Political Science (Qualifying Exam Committee, Language exam

Assessor) Undergraduate Independent Studies/ Directed Research 2016-17—Senior Theses: Xitlaly Estrada Andrew Martin Victoria Velasquez 2015-16—Senior Theses: Emily Migliore Cailin Logue 2014-15—Senior Theses: Ryan Schultheis Madelynn Green 2012-13—Senior Thesis: Kaitlin Kent 2009-2010: Monika Langarica Erica Silva Julian Tarula 2008-2009: Andrea Martinez 2007-2008: Vanessa Hongsathavij 2006-2007: Blanca Silva Kristel Bou-Lahoud 2005-2006: Jeanette Acosta Andrea Contreras 2004-2005: Rishi Chandiok Jessie Martinez Jose Martinez Peggy Vadillo 2003-2004: Phillip Talleur Monica Sepulveda University of Notre Dame Departmental Committees and Appointments Interim Director, Hesburgh Program in Public Service, 2016-17 Hesburgh Program Director Search Committee, Department of Political Science, 2016-17 Latino Politics Search Committee, Department of Political Science, 2016-17 Senior Latin American Search Committee, Department of Political Science, 2015-16 Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Political Science, 2015-16 Latino Politics Search Committee, Department of Political Science, 2015-16 Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Political Science, 2014-15 Mission and Diversity Committee, Department of Political Science, 2014-15 Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Political Science, 2013-14

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Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, 2012-13 Mission and Diversity Committee, Chair, Department of Political Science, 2011-12 Advisory Committee, The Washington Program, Political Science, 2011-present Graduate Policy Committee, 2012-13. University of Southern California Departmental Committees and Appointments Executive Committee, Department of American Studies & Ethnicity, 2008-2009. Director of Chicano/Latino Studies, Department of American Studies & Ethnicity, 2008-2009. Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention Committee, Dept of Political Science, 2008-2009. Mauricio Mazon Seminar (Colloquium Organizer), Dept of American Studies & Ethnicity, 2008 Chicano/Latino Studies Committee, Department of American Studies & Ethnicity, 2007-2008. Graduate Studies Committee, Department of American Studies & Ethnicity, 2007-2008. Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, 2007-2008. Senior Hire Search Committee, Department of Political Science, 2005-2006. Personnel Committee, Department of Political Science, 2005-2006. Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention Committee, Department of Political Science, 2005-06. Executive Committee, Department of Political Science, 2004-2005 MA/PhD Screening Committee, Department of Political Science, 2004-2005. Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention Committee, Department of Political Science, 2004-05. Personnel Committee, Department of Political Science, 2003-2004. Faculty Hiring Committee, American Studies and Ethnicity. 2003-2004. MA/PhD Screening Committee, Department of Political Science, 2004. University Service Panel member, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), International Students,

Academic Culture, and Campus Life, 2008 Arts and Humanities Initiative (Visions and Voices) 2008-09 Chair and Moderator, “Latinos in Politics: Community Organizing, Education and Grassroots

Efforts” panel, USC Annenberg School for Communication, February 11, 2009. Co-organizer, Conversation Event and Press Conference with former Mexican Presidential

Candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Award-winning Director Luis Mandoki. September 30, 2008. http://uscnews.usc.edu/politics_society/mexican_politician_visits_usc.html

Faculty Mentor, USC Provost's Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2008 (Vanessa Hongsathavij) Faculty Representative, Hiring Consultative Committee for the Director of El Centro Chicano, 2005 Faculty Representative, Committee on Information Services, USC College, 2004-2005

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Faculty Mentor, McNair Scholars Program, 2003-2004 (Monica Sepulveda); 2004-2005 (Jose Martinez); 2005-2006 (Andrea Contreras and Jeanette Acosta); 2006-2007 (Kristel BouLahoud and Blanca Silva); 2008-2009 (Andrea Martinez); 2009-2010 (Monika Langarica, Erica Silva and Julian Tarula)

Professional Activities and Service Member, Executive Council, Western Political Science Association (2016-19) APSA Executive Council, Racial and Ethnic Politics Section, American Political Science Association, 2014-2016 Chair, Pi Sigma Alpha Award Committee, Western Political Science Association

June 2015-April 2016 Conference Organizer, “Politics of Race Ethnicity and Immigration Colloquium” Department of

Political Science, University of Notre Dame, May 1, 2015 Section Chair, Immigration and Citizenship Section, Western Political Science Association May 2013-April 2014. Committee on the Status of Latinos in the Profession, American Political Science Association

2012-2015 Ad Hoc Committee on Publications Planning, American Political Science Association

2012-2013 Editorial Board Member, Urban Affairs Review, 2012-2015 Program Section Co-Chair, Race, Ethnicity and Politics (REP), American Political Science

Association September 2011-August 2012. Member, Westview Press Award Committee, Midwest Political Science Association May 2009- April 2010 Member, William Anderson Award Committee, American Political Science Association

October 2008-September 2009 Section Chair, Political Behavior, 2008 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association April 2007-April 2008 Conference Organizer, “Mauricio Mazon Seminar” Department of American Studies & Ethnicity,

University of Southern California, May 2008 Conference Organizer, “Politics of Race Ethnicity and Immigration Colloquium” Department of

Political Science, University of Southern California, May 2007

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Editorial Board Member, Aztlan, 2006-2008 Advisory Board Member, Latino National Survey, 2003-2006 Judge, Ford Motor Company, Spirit of Accomplishment / Espíritu de Superación Scholastic Award Conference Organizer, “A Nation of Immigrants” Conference, Institute for Governmental Studies,

UC Berkeley, May 2003 Reviewer: American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Research, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Behavior, Social Problems, Urban Affairs Review, Aztlan, Politics, Groups and Identities, Social Science Research, Russell Sage.