CV - UCLA's Department of Sociology

January 20, 2012
VILMA ORTIZ
CONTACT INFORMATION
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Sociology, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1551
vilma@soc.ucla.edu; (310) 206-5218; (310) 206-9838 (fax)
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
UCLA Department of Sociology, Professor, 2008-present
UCLA Department of Sociology, Associate Professor, 1990-2008
UCLA Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor, 1988-1990
EDUCATION
Ph.D., New York University, Social Psychology, 1981
M.A., New York University, Social Psychology, 1979
B.A., City College of New York, Psychology, 1976
RESEARCH POSITIONS
Senior Research Associate, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, 1987-1988
Research Scientist, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, 1986-1987
Research Consultant, Center for Population & Family Health, Columbia University, 1985-1986
FELLOWSHIPS
Visiting Scholar Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, 1985-1986
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for Demography, University of Wisconsin, 1983-1985
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 1982-1983
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Hispanic Research Center, Fordham University 1981-1982
RESEARCH AND TEACHING AREAS
Latina and Latino populations in the U.S.
Race and ethnicity
Immigration
Gender and race

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BOOK
Telles, Edward and Vilma Ortiz. 2008. Generations of Exclusion: Mexican Americans, Assimilation,
and Race. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Telles, Edward E. and Vilma Ortiz. 2011. Generaciones Excluidas: Mexicano-Estadounidenses,
Asimilación y Raza. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS). (Number 4 in the
CIS Contemporary Classics Collection).
Book Awards:
§ 2009 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Scholarship, Pacific Sociological Association
§ 2009 Book Award, ASA Latino Section
§ 2009 Otis Dudley Duncan Book Award, ASA Population Section
§ 2009 Thomas and Znaniecki Award, ASA International Migration Section, honorable mention
Author Meets Critic:
§ Princeton University, March 30, 2009
§ Pacific Sociological Association meetings, San Diego, April 9, 2009
§ Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics and Center for the Study of Urban Poverty,
UCLA, February 16, 2010
§ Eastern Sociological Association meetings, Boston, March 18, 2010
Media coverage on book:
§ March 15, 2008, La Opinion (Spanish language daily newspaper in Los Angeles)
§ March 15, 2008, Newsweek
§ March 18, 2008, KPCC-89.3 FM, “Pat Morrison Show
§ May 15, 2008, US News and World Report
§ April 27, 2008, Los Angeles Times July 9, 2008, Washington Post, reprinted in other
publications
§ July 11, 2008, National Review Online
§ April 19, 2009, New York Times
Reviews of book:
§ Almaguer, Tomas. 2009. Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews. 38(3): 240-242.
§ Fritz, Catarina & Stone, John. 2009. A Post-Racial America: Myth or Reality? Ethnic and Racial
Studies 32(6): 1083-1088.
§ Garcia, Mario. 2009. Western Historical Quarterly 40(3, Autumn): 380.
§ Gleeson, Shannon. 2009. City and Community 8(2): 197-199.
§ Medina, Joseph Orbock. 2009. Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 113(1, July): 134-135.
§ Ochoa, Gilda. 2009. Mexican American Assimilation, Mexican Migration, and U.S. Power and
Exclusion Setting the Record Straight, Latin American Perspectives; 36: 136.
§ Rodriguez, Nestor. 2009. Journal of American Ethnic History 29(1): 98.
§ Rumbaut. Ruben. 2009. Population Review 48(1): 135-137.
§ Sociology of Population, Section News. 2009. 33 (1 Fall): 2.
§ Vasquez, Jessica. 2009. American Studies. 50(1/2, Spring/Summer): 237.
§ De Anda, Roberto. 2010. Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies 35(1): 221-225.
§ Echiverria, Darius. 2010. Journal of Social History 43(3, Spring): 772-776.

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§ Gutierrez, David. 2010. Pacific Historical Review 79(1): 145-147.
§ Vallejo, Jody. 2010. Latino Studies 8: 572-574.
§ Bobo, Lawrence. 2011. Racialization in Ascendance. Du Bois Review 8(2).
§ Itzigsohn, Jose. 2011. Rethinking Incorporation: The Mexican American Experience. Du Bois
Review 8(2).
Presentations on the book:
§ UCLA Downtown Labor Center, May 23, 2008
§ UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center book signing, May 29, 2008
§ Los Angeles City Hall, June 12, 2008
§ University of North Florida, September 18, 2009
§ University of Southern California, October 28, 2009
§ Texas A&M, November 16, 2009
§ University of New Mexico, September 17, 2010
PUBLICATIONS
Telles, Edward and Vilma Ortiz. 2011. Racialization and Mexican American Incorporation: A Reply
to Lawrence Bobo and José Itzigsohn. Du Bois Review 8(2).
Telles, Edward and Vilma Ortiz. 2007. Finding America: Creating Educational Opportunities for our
Newest Citizens. Chapter 7 in All Things Being Equal: Instigating Opportunity in an Inequitable
Time. New York: New Press.
§ Discussed in Newsweek, Ellis Cose, The Rise of a New American Underclass, January 7,
2008.
Ortiz, Vilma and Estela Ballon. 2007. Longitudinal Research at the Turn of the Century: Searching
for The Mexican American People. Sociological Methods and Research 36(1):112-137.
§ Reprinted in W. Paul Vogt (Editor). 2010. Data Collection (SAGE Benchmarks in Social
Research Methods). London: Sage Publications.
Catanzarite, Lisa and Vilma Ortiz. 2002. Too Few Good Men?: Available Partners and Single
Motherhood Among Latinas, African Americans, and Whites. Hispanic Journal of Behavior
Science 24(3): 278-295.
Romero, Mary, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, and Vilma Ortiz (Editors). 1997. Challenging
Fronteras: Structuring Latina and Latino Lives in the U.S. New York: Routledge.
Ortiz, Vilma. 1997. Family Economic Strategies among Latinas. Race, Gender, and Class (Special
Issue on Latina/o American Voices) 4(2): 91-106.
Ortiz, Vilma. 1997. The Mexican Origin Population in Los Angeles. Pages in 247-277 in Roger
Waldinger and Mehdi Bozorgmehr (Eds.), Ethnic Los Angeles. New York: Russell Sage.
Ortiz, Vilma. 1996. Migration and Marriage Among Puerto Rican Women. International Migration
Review 30(2): 460-484.

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Catanzarite, Lisa and Vilma Ortiz. 1996. Family Matters, Work Matters? Poverty Among Women of
Color and White Women. In Diane Dujon and Ann Withorn (Editors), For Crying Out Loud.
Boston: South End Press.
§ Reprinted in Margaret Andersen and Patricia Hill-Collins (Editors). 1998. Race, Class and
Gender. 3rd Edition. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Wood, David, C. Sherbourne, Neal Halfon., M. Belinda Tucker, Vilma Ortiz, J.S. Hamlin, N. Duan,
R.M. Mazel, M. Grabrowski, P. Brunell, and Howard Freeman, 1995. Factors Related to
Immunization Status Among African American Inner City Preschoolers. Pediatrics 96: 295-301.
Ortiz, Vilma. 1995. The Diversity of Latino Families. Pages 18-39 in Ruth Zambrana (Ed.),
Understanding Latino Families: Scholarship, Policy, and Practice. Newbury Park, CA: Sage
Publications.
Catanzarite, Lisa and Vilma Ortiz. 1995. Racial-Ethnic Differences in the Impact of Work and
Family on Women's Poverty. Research in Politics and Society 5: 217-237.
Ortiz, Vilma. 1994. Women of Color: A Demographic Overview. Pages 13-40 in Maxine Baca Zinn
and Bonnie Thornton (Editors), Women of Color in American Society. Philadelphia: Temple
University Press.
Ortiz, Vilma. 1993. Circular Migration and Employment among Puerto Rican Women. Latino
Studies Journal 4(2): 56-70.
Ortiz, Vilma. 1991. Latinos and Industrial Change in New York and Los Angeles. Pages 119-132 in
Edwin Melendez and Clara Rodriguez (Editors), Hispanics in the Labor Force. New York:
Plenum Press.
Ortiz, Vilma. 1989. Language Background and Literacy Among Hispanic Young Adults. Social
Problems 36(2): 149-164.
Fennelly (Darabi), Katherine, Vasantha Kandiah, and Vilma Ortiz. 1989. The Cross-Cultural Study
of Fertility among Hispanic Adolescents in the Americas. Family Planning Perspectives 20(2):
96-101.
Ortiz, Vilma and Katherine Fennelly (Darabi). 1989. Early Childbearing and Employment Among
Young Mexican-Origin, Black, and White Women. Social Science Quarterly 69(4): 987-995.
Tienda, Marta, Shelley Smith, and Vilma Ortiz. 1987. Industrial Restructuring, Gender Segregation,
and Sex Differences in Earnings. American Sociological Review 52: 195-210.
Darabi, Katherine and Vilma Ortiz. 1987. Childbearing Among Young Latino Women in the United
States. American Journal of Public Health 77(1): 25-28.

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Tienda, Marta and Vilma Ortiz. 1987. Intra-Industry Occupational Recomposition and Gender
Inequality in Earnings. Pages 23-51 in Christine Bose and Glenna Spitze (Ed.), Ingredients for
Women's Employment Policy. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
Ortiz, Vilma. 1986. Reading Activities and Reading Proficiency among Hispanic, Black, and White
Students. American Journal of Education 95(1): 58-76.
Ortiz, Vilma. 1986. Changes in the Characteristics of Puerto Rican Migrants from 1955 to 1980.
International Migration Review 20(3): 612-628.
Tienda, Marta and Vilma Ortiz. 1986. “Hispanicity” and the 1980 Census. Social Science Quarterly
67(1): 3-20.
Ortiz, Vilma and Carlos Arce. 1986. Quality of Life Among Persons of Mexican Descent. Pages
171-191 in Frank Andrews (Ed.), Research on the Quality of Life. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social
Research.
Ortiz, Vilma. 1986. Generational Status, Family Background, and Educational Attainment Among
Hispanic Youth and Non-Hispanic White Youth. Pages 29-46 in Michael Olivas (Ed.), Latino
College Students. New York: Teacher's College Press.
Ortiz, Vilma and Carlos Arce. 1984. Language Orientation and Mental Health Status Among
Persons of Mexican Descent. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 6(2): 127-143.
Ortiz, Vilma and Rosemary Cooney. 1984. Sex-Role Attitudes and Labor Force Participation
Among Hispanic Females and Non-Hispanic Females. Social Science Quarterly 65(2): 392-400.
Hepburn, Christine, Anne Locksley, and Vilma Ortiz. 1984. Morning and Evening People:
Examination of an Identifying Scale and of Social-and Self-Perceptions of Personality
Differences. Journal of Research in Personality 18: 99-109.
Cooney, Rosemary and Vilma Ortiz. 1983. Nativity, National Origin and Hispanic Female
Participation in the Labor Force. Social Science Quarterly 64: 510-523.
Cooney, Rosemary, Lloyd Rogler, Rosemarie Hurrell, and Vilma Ortiz. 1982. Decision-Making in
Intergenerational Puerto Rican Families. Journal of Marriage and the Family 44: 621-631.
Locksley, Anne, Christine Hepburn, and Vilma Ortiz. 1982. Social Stereotypes and Judgments of
Individuals: An Instance of the Base-Rate Fallacy. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
18: 23-42.
Locksley, Anne, Christine Hepburn, and Vilma Ortiz. 1982. On the Effects of Social Stereotypes and
Judgments of Individuals: A Comment on Grant and Homes' “The Integration of Implicit
Personality Theory Schemas and Stereotypic Images”. Social Psychology Quarterly 45: 270-273.

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Locksley, Anne, Vilma Ortiz, and Christine Hepburn. 1980. Social Categorization and
Discriminatory Behavior: Extinguishing the Minimal Intergroup Discrimination Effect. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology 39: 773-783.
Cooney, Rosemary, Lloyd Rogler, and Vilma Ortiz. 1980. Intergenerational Change in Ethnic
Identity in the Puerto Rican Family. International Migration Review 14: 193-214.
PRESENTATIONS
Ortiz, Vilma. Racialization Among Mexican Americans.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 2011.
Ortiz, Vilma. Ethnic Change Among Mexican Americans.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 2010.
Ortiz, Vilma and Edward Telles. Ethnic Identity among the Mexican American People.
§ Annual meetings of the Population Association of America, April 2005.
Ortiz, Vilma. Preliminary Finding from the Mexican American People: A Generation Later.
§ Presentation at California State University, Los Angeles, April 2004.
§ Conference on Latino Policy convened by UC-MEXUS. September 2003.
§ University of Southern California, July 2003.
§ UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, 2003.
§ Annual meetings of the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies, April 2003.
Telles, Edward, Vilma Ortiz, and Estela Ballon. Ethnic Identity Among the Mexican Origin, 1965-
2000.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 2002.
Ortiz, Vilma. Searching for the Mexican American People: A Generation Later.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 2000.
§ Social and Community Psychiatry Research Rounds, Department of Psychiatry and
Biobehavioral Sciences in the UCLA School of Medicine, May 2000.
§ Sociology Day at California State University, Fullerton, April 2000.
§ UCLA Sociology Department, March 2000.
Ortiz, Vilma. Household Structure and Employment among Puerto Rican Women Revisited.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1999.
Ortiz, Vilma. Family Income and Migration among Puerto Ricans.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1998.
Ortiz, Vilma. Economic Progress Among Mexicans in Los Angeles.
§ Graduate Seminar in Social Welfare Policy, UCLA, April 1999.
§ Graduate Seminar in Social Welfare Policy, UCLA, April 1998.
§ Graduate Seminar in Social Welfare Policy, UCLA, April 1997.

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Ortiz, Vilma. Overview of the Mexican American People: A Generation Later.
§ Center for American Politics and Public Policy. UCLA, 1998.
§ Pomona College, 1997.
§ MOST program, UC Santa Barbara, July 1996.
Ortiz, Vilma. Points of Origin and Points of Destination Among Puerto Rican Migrants.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1997.
Ortiz, Vilma. The Mexican Origin Population in Los Angeles: Permanent Working Class or
Emerging Middle Class?
§ The New Californios: Images, Integration, and Policy Toward Latinos, UC Irvine, 1997.
§ American Friends Service Committee, 1997.
§ Governmental Relations Public Issues Briefing, UCLA, 1997.
§ Conference on Ethnic LA, UCLA, 1997.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1996.
§ Annual meetings of the Population Association of America, May 1996.
Ortiz, Vilma. Residential Change among Puerto Ricans.
§ Annual meetings of the Puerto Rican Studies Association, September 1996.
§ Invited presentation to Workshop on Puerto Rican Migration, Universidad del Sagrado
Corazon, San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 1996.
Ortiz, Vilma. Ethnic Identity and Self Esteem in Ethnic Communities among Mexican Americans.
§ Identity in Context conference, University of Pennsylvania, February 1995.
Ortiz, Vilma. Socio-Economic Progress among the Mexican Origin Population in Los Angeles.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1995.
§ Department of Sociology, University of Texas, Austin, 1995.
§ Latino Policy Project, UC Berkeley, 1995.
§ Conference entitled Meeting the Challenge, UC Riverside, 1995.
Catanzarite, Lisa and Vilma Ortiz. A Few Good Men? Available Partners and Single Motherhood
Among Latinas, African Americans, and Whites.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1994.
Ortiz, Vilma. Migration and Marriage among Puerto Rican Women.
§ Annual meetings of the Population Association of America, May 1994.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1993.
Ortiz, Vilma. Circular Migration and Employment among Puerto Rican Women.
§ Department of Sociology, UCLA, 1993.
§ Departments of Sociology and Puerto Rican Studies, Rutgers University, April 1993.
§ Department of Sociology, UC Santa Barbara, April 1993.
§ Department of Sociology, UC San Diego, April 1993.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1992.
§ Puerto Rican Migration and Poverty Conference, May 1992.

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Ortiz, Vilma. Reflections of a Puerto Rican Woman in Leadership in Chicana and Chicano Studies.
§ Presentation at the National Association of Chicano Studies regional meetings, 1993.
Ortiz, Vilma. Puerto Ricans and Poverty.
§ Puerto Rican Men and Poverty Project at the National Council of La Raza, 1992.
Ortiz, Vilma. Latinos and Religion.
§ Convention of Hispanic Ministers, 1992.
§ Association of Hispanic Theological Education 1992.
Ortiz, Vilma and Jose Calderon. Development of the Chicana and Chicano Studies Curriculum at
UCLA.
§ Annual meetings of the National Association for Chicano Studies, April 1992.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1991.
Ortiz, Vilma. Economic Changes among Latinos in the U.S.
§ Summer Dissertation Workshop for Minority Graduate Students, 1992.
Ortiz, Vilma. Homelessness and Poverty.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1991.
Ortiz, Vilma. Latinos and Poverty.
§ Summer Dissertation Workshop for Minority Graduate Students, July 1991.
Ortiz, Vilma. Minorities and Industrial Change in New York and Los Angeles.
§ Poverty Conference, Urban Institute, 1991.
§ Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, UCLA, 1991
§ Poverty Program, University of Michigan, July 1991.
Ortiz, Vilma. Latino Youth and Identity.
§ Ethnicity and Adolescence Task Force, McArthur Foundation, 1991.
Ortiz, Vilma. Latinos and Industrial Change in New York City and Los Angeles.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, 1990.
§ Panel during Henry Cisneros' visit to the Lewis Center for Regional Studies, UCLA, 1990.
§ Los Angeles Chapter of the Society for the Study of Women, 1990.
§ Department of Sociology, SUNY Albany, 1989.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1989.
Ortiz, Vilma. Latinos in a Changing Economy.
§ Presentation to the Hispanic Leadership Program, UCLA, 1990.
Ortiz, Vilma. Economic Conditions of Latinas.
§ Annual meetings of the Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambios Sociales (MALCS), 1990.

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Ortiz, Vilma. Language Background and Literacy among Hispanic Young Adults.
§ Department of Sociology, Hunter College, 1988.
§ Department of Sociology, UCLA, 1988.
Darabi, Katherine and Vilma Ortiz. Educational Consequences of Early Childbearing Among
Mexican and Puerto Rican Women.
§ Annual meetings of the American Public Health Association, 1986.
Ortiz, Vilma and Katherine Darabi. Early Childbearing and Employment Among Young Mexican,
Black, and White Women.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, 1986.
Darabi, Katherine and Vilma Ortiz. Early Childbearing Among Young Hispanic Women.
§ Psychosocial Workshop, 1986.
Darabi, Katherine and Vilma Ortiz. Fertility and Contraceptive Use Among Young Hispanic
Women.
§ Annual meetings of the American Public Health Association, 1985.
Ortiz, Vilma. The Social Psychological Cost of Mexican Culture to Mexican-American Women.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, 1985.
Tienda, Marta and Vilma Ortiz. Industrial Transformation and Women's Earnings Inequality: 1970-
80.
§ Ingredients for Women's Employment Policy Conference, SUNY Albany, 1985.
Ortiz, Vilma and Carlos Arce. Language Orientation and Mental Health Status Among Persons of
Mexican Descent.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1984.
§ “Ethnicity, Acculturation, and Mental Health among Hispanics conference, Albuquerque,
NM, April 1994.
Tienda, Marta and Vilma Ortiz. “Hispanicity” and the 1980 Census.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1984.
§ Center for Demography, University of Wisconsin, 1984.
Ortiz, Vilma and Carlos Arce. Acculturation and Sex-Role Attitudes among Mexican-American Men
and Women.
§ Annual meetings at the National Association for Chicano Studies, April 1984.
Ortiz, Vilma. Generational Status, Family Background, and Educational Attainment among Hispanic
Youth and Non-Hispanic White Youth.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, 1983.
§ Latino College Students conference, Education Testing Service, 1983.

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Ortiz, Vilma and Rosemary Cooney. The Effect of Early Marital and Fertility Events on the
Educational Attainment of Young Hispanic and White Females.
§ Annual meetings of the Population Association of America, August 1982.
§ Department of Sociology, Fordham University, 1982.
Ortiz, Vilma, Rosemary Cooney and Ronald Ortiz. Sex-Role Attitudes and Labor Force
Participation: A Comparative Study of Hispanic Females and Non-Hispanic White Females.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1982.
Cooney, Rosemary, Lloyd Rogler, Leonard Correale, and Vilma Ortiz. Intergenerational Change in
Educational Attainment Among Puerto Ricans: A Closer Look at the Migration Experience.
§ Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 1980.
GRANTS
External for the Mexican American Study Project
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from Russell Sage Foundation, July
2003-June 2006 ($120,000). With Edward Telles.
§ Socio-economic Mobility among the Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from
UC-MEXUS, July 2002-August 2003 ($20,000).
§ An In-depth Look at the Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from the Ford
Foundation, September 1999-August 2002 ($100,000).
§ An In-depth Look at the Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from UC-
MEXUS, July 1997-June 1998 ($10,000). With Edward Telles.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from the National Institute for Child
and Human Development [1 R01 HD33436-01A2], July 1997-June 2000 (Direct costs of
$366,154 in year 1, $440,546 in year 2, and $154,054 in year 3; direct and indirect costs of
$1,305,722 over three years). With Edward Telles.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from the Russell Sage Foundation,
July 1996-June 1998 ($159,000). With Edward Telles.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from the Haynes Foundation, July
1996-June 1998 ($50,000). With Edward Telles.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from the Rockefeller Foundation,
April 1996-December 1998 ($150,000). With Edward Telles.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from the Ford Foundation, January
1995-December 1996 ($75,000). With Edward Telles.
§ Policy Implication from 'The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from the
California Policy Seminar, July 1994-June 1995 ($40,000). With Edward Telles.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from UC-MEXUS July 1993-June
1994 ($10,000). With Edward Telles.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from Ford Foundation, July 1993-
June 1994 ($25,000). With Edward Telles.
Internal at UCLA for the Mexican American Study Project
§ Ethnic Identity among Mexican Americans, grant from UCLA Institute of American Cultures,
July 2007-June 2008 ($7,000).

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§ Educational Mobility among Mexican Americans, grant from UCLA Institute of American
Cultures, July 2006-June 2007 ($5,000).
§ Change in Ethnic Identity among the Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from
UCLA Institute of American Cultures, July 2003-June 2004 ($5,000).
§ Inter-generational Economic Mobility among the Mexican American People: A Generation
Later, grant from UCLA Center for Population Research, July 2002-June 2003 ($15,000).
§ A Closer Look at the Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from UCLA Institute
of American Culture, July 1997-June 1998 ($4,100).
§ UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy Faculty Fellowship, quarter release, 1997-
1998.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, special allocation from the UCLA Office of
the Chancellor ($20,000), July 1995-June 1996. With Edward Telles.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, special allocation from the Vice-Chancellor
for Research ($7,500), July 1995-June 1996. With Edward Telles.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, special allocation from the Dean of Social
Sciences ($7,500), July 1995-June 1996. With Edward Telles.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, special allocation from UCLA Office of
Academic Development, July 1994-June 1995 ($15,000). With Edward Telles.
§ The Mexican American People: A Generation Later, grant from UCLA Institute of American
Culture, July 1993-June 1994 ($5,000). With Edward Telles.
External for the Latino Research Program
§ Latino Research Program, grant from the UC Office of the President Committee for Latino
Research, Program Development Grants, July 1999-June 2000 ($50,000).
§ Latino Research Program, grant from the UC Office of the President Committee for Latino
Research, Program Development Grants, July 1998-June 1999 ($45,000).
§ Latino Research Program, grant from the UC Office of the President Committee for Latino
Research, Program Development Grants, July 1997-June 1998 ($45,000).
§ Latino Research Program, grant from the UC Office of the President Committee for Latino
Research, Program Development Grants, July 1996-June 1997 ($45,000).
§ Latino Research Program, grant from the UC Office of the President Committee for Latino
Research, Program Development Grants, July 1995-June 1996 ($40,000).
§ Latinos in a Changing Society: Continued Development of Working Groups at the CSRC, grant
from the UC Office of the President Committee for Latino Research, Program Development
Grants, July 1994-June 1995 ($50,000).
§ Latinos in a Changing Society: Continued Development of Working Groups at the CSRC, grant
from the UC Office of the President Committee for Latino Research, Program Development
Grants, January 1993-June 1994 ($100,000).
§ Development of Working Groups at the CSRC, grant from the UC Office of the President
Committee for Latino Research, Program Development Grants, January 1992-December 1992
($50,000).
§ Development of Working Groups at the CSRC, grant from the Inter-University Program for
Latino Research's Center Development Program, January 1992-December 1992 ($20,000).
External for Other Projects
§ Economic Integration among Latina and Latino immigrants in California, grant from the
California Policy Seminar, July 1992-December 1993 ($18,000).

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§ Compiling A Latino Data Set Archive, grant from the UC-MEXUS July 1990-June 1991
($10,000).
§ Literacy among Young Hispanic Adults, grant from the Inter-University Program/Social Science
Research Council Committee for Public Policy Research on Contemporary Hispanic Issues,
1986-1987 ($25,000).
§ National Research Council Service Award, postdoctoral fellowship from National Institute of
Mental Health, 1982-1985.
§ National Council for La Raza postdoctoral fellowship, funded by the Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 1981-1982.
§ SPSSI Grants-in-Aid Program to study the effect of stereotyping on rates of occupational
desegregation, 1980.
Internal at UCLA for other projects
§ The Influence of Community on the Economic Status of Immigrants Latinas, UCLA Institute of
American Cultures research grant, 1995-1996 ($3,000).
§ Family and Work among Latina Immigrants, UCLA Institute of American Cultures research
grant, 1993-1994 ($5,000).
§ UCLA Center for the Study of Women research grant, 1994-1995 ($3,000).
§ Curriculum Transformation Project-Year 3, grant from the Office of Instructional Development,
July 1992-June 1993 ($15,000).
§ Economic Integration Among Latina/Latino Immigrants, UCLA Institute of American Cultures
research grant, 1992-1993 ($5,000).
§ Continued Curriculum Transformation Project, grant from UCLA Office of Instructional
Development, July 1991-June 1992 ($15,000+Faculty Compensation).
§ Interrelationships among Puerto Rican Migration, Employment, and Family Composition, UCLA
Institute of American Cultures research grant, 1991-1992 ($5,000).
§ Curriculum Transformation Project, grant from UCLA Office of Instructional Development, July
1990-June 1991 ($15,000+Faculty Compensation).
§ Poverty Among Puerto Ricans: The Role of Migration, Employment, and Family, UCLA
Institute of American Cultures research grant, 1990-1991 ($5,000).
§ UCLA Program on Mexico research grant, 1989-1990.
§ UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, course release, 1989-1990.
§ UCLA Faculty Career Development Award, quarter release, 1989-1990.
§ UCLA Center for the Study of American Politics and Public Policy faculty fellowship, quarter
release, 1989-1990.
§ UCLA Institute of American Cultures research grant, 1989-1990 ($5,000).
§ UCLA Institute of American Cultures research grant, 1988-1989 ($5,000).
§ UCLA Faculty Senate research grant, 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-
1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-
2001, 2002-2003, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 ($1,000-$3,000).
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Non-Academic Presentations
§ Presentation on culture and families to workshop at Vista del Mar Child and Family Services,
October 13, 2008.

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§ Presentation on adoption and race at Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica,
May 14, 2006
§ Presentation on race to staff of Vista del Mar Child and Family Services, March 22, 2006
§ Presentation on race to staff of Vista del Mar Child and Family Services, January 11, 2006
Reviews, Reports, and Research Notes
§ Labor Force Position of Latino Immigrants in California. Final Report to the California Policy
Seminar, Spring 1994.
§ Interim Report on the Saturation Work Initiative Model in San Diego. New York: Manpower
Demonstration Research Corporation.
§ Review of Edward Rivera's Family Installments: Memories of Growing Up Hispanic. 1984. La
Red/The Net 76(January): 7-9.
§ Educational Attainment Among Hispanic and White Youth. 1983. La Red/The Net 67(April): 2-
5.
Dissertation
§ The Effect of Stereotypes on Rates of Occupational Desegregation.
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS AT UCLA
Associate Director of the Chicano Studies Research Center (1990-1993):
§ Developed working groups that involved faculty conducting on Latino communities from across
the campus with funding from:
§ UC Committee on Latino Research (1992-2002)
§ Inter-University Program for Latino Research (1992-1993)
§ Developed archives of data sets on Latino populations (1990-1992)
Chair of the Interdepartmental Program in Chicana and Chicano Studies (1990-1992):
§ Chair of Committee to Administer the Major in Chicana and Chicano Studies
§ Co-Director of Curriculum Transformation Seminar in Chicana and Chicano Studies
§ Principle Investigator of Curriculum Transformation Project funded by the UCLA Office
Primary contact on faculty recruitment in Chicana and Chicano Studies with departments in the
College of Letters and Science and professional schools
§ Co-chair of committee to review and evaluate alternative structures for Chicana and Chicano
Studies
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
University-Wide
§ Member of University of California Committee on Latino Research (1991-2004)
Campus-Wide
§ Member of Committee on Undergraduate Admission and Relations with Schools (1999-2004,
2006-2009)
§ Member of Chancellor’s Committee on Academic Border Crossings (1999-2001)

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Sociology
§ Member of Merit Review Committee (2009-2010, 2010-2011)
§ Member of Committee on Admissions and Awards (1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1992-1993, 1996-
1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2002-2003, 2006-2007)
§ Member of the Graduate Curriculum and Advisement Committee (1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1993-
1994, 2003-2004, 2005-2006)
§ Director of Communities and Institutions Area Program (1997-1998)
§ Member of Recruitment Committee (1995-1996)
Chicana/o Studie
§ Faculty affiliate (1995-present)
§ Member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the Chicano Studies Research Center (1988-
1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 2001-2002, 2002-
2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-
2011)
§ Member of the Committee to Administer the Major in Chicana and Chicano Studies (1989-1990,
1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995)
Women’s Studies
§ Faculty affiliate (1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-
1999, 2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007,
2007-2008)
§ Member of the Graduate Committee in the Women’s Studies Program (2002-2003, 2003-2004,
2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007)
§ Chair of the Graduate Committee in the Women’s Studies Program (2002-2003, 2003-2004)
§ Member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the Women's Studies Program (1991-1992,
1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006,
2006-2007, 2007-2008)
Other
§ Member of Faculty Advisory Committee to Institute for Industrial Relations (2001-2004)
§ Member of the Faculty Advisory of the Academic Advancement Program (1996-1997, 2006-
2007)
§ Member of Faculty Advisory Committee of the Institute for Social Science Research (1995-
1998, 2008-2009, 2009-2010)
§ Member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the Honors Program (1994-1996)
§ Member of the Committee to Administer the Major in American Indian Studies (1992-1996)
§ Mentor to the Minority Student Summer Research Program (Summer 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997)
§ Member of Faculty Advisory Committee for the Latin American Center, UCLA (1993-1994)
§ Member of Faculty Advisory Committee for Program on Mexico, UCLA (1993-1994)
§ Member of the Committee on Multicultural Education, UCLA Academic Senate (1993-1994)
§ Member of the Steering Committee for the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, UCLA
School of Architecture and Urban Planning (1990-1994)
§ Member of the Executive Committee for the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, UCLA
School of Architecture and Urban Planning (1989-1990, 1992-1993)

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§ Member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the Center for the Study of Urban Poverty (1989-
1994)
§ Member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the American Indian Research Center (1992-
1994)
§ Member of Committee to Administer the Specialization in Urban Studies (1989-1990)
ACTIVITIES IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
American Sociological Association
§ Council member of the Race, Class, and Gender Section of the American Sociological
Association (2000-2003)
§ Council member of the International Migration Section of the American Sociological
Association (1999-2002)
§ Council member of the Latino Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association
(1993-1996)
§ Council member of the Race and Ethnic Section of the American Sociological Association
(1990-1993)
§ Council member of Association of Latina/o Sociologists (1989-1992)
Session Organizer or Discussant at Professional Meetings
§ American Sociological Association meetings (2001)
§ American Sociological Association meetings (1997)
§ Population Association of America meetings (1994)
§ American Sociological Association meetings (1994)
§ American Sociological Association meetings (1988)
§ Population Association of America meetings (1988)
§ Midwestern Sociological meetings (1984)
§ Population Association of America meetings (1984)
Proposal Reviewer
§ UC-MEXUS Grants Program (1996-2000)
§ California Policy Seminar (1996)
§ Reviewer to the Research Competition on Puerto Rican Poverty, Social Science Research
Council (1992)
§ National Science Foundation (1984)
Consultant
§ Consultant to “Hispanic and Religion” Project at the Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton
University (1992)
§ Consultant to “Immunization Against Measles in Latino and African-American Communities in
Los Angeles” Project at Cedar-Sinai Hospital and UCLA School of Medicine and funded by
Center for Disease Control (1991-1995)
§ Consultant to “Hispanic Ministry in the U.S.” Project of the Pew Charitable Trust (1991)

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Committee memberships
§ Member of Committee for Public Policy Research on Contemporary Hispanic Issues, Social
Science Research Council/Inter-University Program for Latino Research (1992-1996)
§ Member of Working Group on Communities and Neighborhoods, Family Processes and
Individual Development, Social Science Research Council (1989-1999)
§ Member of the Minority Graduate Education Committee of the Graduate Record Examination
Board (1984-1986)
§ Member of the Task Force on Social Services and Community Development, organized by the
National Council of the La Raza and sponsored by the Ford Foundation (1982)
Associate Editor
§ Signs (2000-2004)
§ Sociological Perspectives (1999-2002)
§ Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (1997-1998)
§ Journal of Chicana/Latina Studies (1995-1998)
§ Sociology of Education (1995-1998)
Journal Article Reviewer:
§ American Sociological Review
§ American Journal of Sociology
§ Aztlan
§ California Sociologists
§ Demography
§ Gender and Society
§ Interamerican Journal of Psychology
§ International Migration Review
§ Journal of Chicana/Latina Studies
§ National Science Foundation
§ Population Research and Policy Review
§ Revista de Ciensas Sociales
§ Sex Roles
§ Social Forces
§ Social Problems
§ Social Science Quarterly
§ Sociological Inquiry
§ Sociology of Education
§ Urban Affairs Review
§ Work and Occupations
Professional Memberships:
§ American Sociological Association
§ Population Association of America