Christopher Moreno graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Sociology. During his time at UC Berkeley, he contributed to BIMI's work in different capacities. He has helped with the data collection for the Mapping Spatial Inequality Project and was the BIMI undergraduate communications fellow for the academic year 2018-2019.
Dr. Carrilo's research lies at the intersection of the fields of immigration, social welfare, and (sub)urban sociology. More specifically, Dr. Carrillo employ qualitative methods to examine how low-income, Latinx immigrants access the private and public safety net in urban and suburban spaces in the Bay Area, and how gender and legal status affect this process. Dr. Carillo is currently Project Director at UCSF and Data Research Expert at Code for America.
Tamara Jafar is a 2018-2019 BIMI Collegium Fellow who contributed to data collection for the Mapping Spatial Inequality Project and helped incorporating research in undergraduate teaching as part of the Collegium Fellowship.
Arnold Foda was a BIMI Collegium Fellow at BIMI who contributed to data collection for the Mapping Spatial Inequality Project and helped incorporating research in undergraduate teaching as part of the 2018-2019 Collegium Fellowship.
Lydia de la Riva is a former undergraduate student at UC Santa Cruz and has contributed to collecting data about immigrant-serving youth organizations in Madera county as well as health clinics in Stanislaus county for the Mapping Spatial Inequality project.
Sarah Oshel was a BIMI Collegium Fellow in 2018-2019 who contributed to data collection for the Mapping Spatial Inequality Project and helped incorporating research in undergraduate teaching as part of the Collegium Fellowship.
Caitlin Patler is an assistant professor of Sociology at UC Davis whose research focuses on migration, inequality, and socio-legal studies. She is currently conducting mixed-methods research studies on: 1) immigration detention, deportation, and the intersections of immigration and criminal law, 2) the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and 3) legally vulnerable workers. Dr. Patler has received multiple grants and awards for her research, including awards from the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, National Science Foundation, Russell Sage...
I am a scholar of the 19th and 20th centuries, my research centering on the socio-legal development of American immigration and citizenship policy. My dissertation, "Making Modern American Citizenship: Citizens, Aliens, and Rights, 1865-1965," examines how political and economic "rights of citizenship" grew in number and breadth (such as voting, blue-collar public employment, and access to professional licenses) as they were increasingly denied to noncitizens. It explores how...
I am interested in the intersection of data analysis and the quality of life of immigrants, which includes access to basic services and their overall wellbeing. I believe that meaningful insights generated using computation and data analysis can help surface problems that spark action and necessary conversations.
