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The Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies is composed of (but not limited to) faculty and students from the USC university system, Clemson University, Universidad Veracruzana de Mιxico and Midlands Technical College. Anyone interested in working with the Consortium may contact Kellie Sharpe (sphclis@mailbox.sc.edu) for more information.
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View Affiliates by location: Clemson University, South Carolina Community, Midlands Technical College, South Carolina State University, University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina-Aiken, Universidad Veracruzana de Mιxico
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Clementina R. Adams, Ph.D. Department of Languages, Clemson University adamsc@clemson.edu Research Interests: Nutrition needs in both countries Dental habit/care in both countries Common diseases/ disease patterns Use of folk medicine |
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Arlene
Bowers Andrews,
Ph.D. College of Social Work, USC Columbia arlene.andrews@sc.edu Research Interests: Family and community systems Coping and adaptation within family systems Promotion of mental health Victimization and survivor services Restorative justice |
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Jessica D. Bellinger, MPH, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow SC Rural Health Research Center Arnold School of Public Health Research Interests: ▪ Health disparities
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Access to care ▪ Chronic disease management ▪ Health policy |
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Carla Breidenbach,
Ph.D. Assistant Professor, College of Charleston breidenbachc@cofc.edu Research Interests: Sociolinguistics Racism Spanish language and literature |
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Katherine L. Cason, Ph.D., R.D. Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Clemson University Research Interests: ▪Influences of socioeconomic, cultural, and ecological factors on food choices, and nutrient intake, food purchasing and preparation practices, and level of food security among limited resource audiences ▪Impact of Food Assistance on Nutritional Practices of Limited Resource Audiences ▪Nutrition education |
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America Chavez-Martinez, Ph.D. Student Food Science and Human Nutrition , Clemson University Research Interests: ▪Food, Health and Nutrition of Hispanics ▪Development and Evaluation of Nutrition Educational Materials ▪Childhood obesity |
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Stephanie K. Cooper-Lewter, Ph.D. Student
lewter@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Rosío Córdova Plaza, Ph.D.
University of Veracruz, Xalapa Veracruz Mexico
ecordova@uv.mx •Household, gender, sexuality and family issues |
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Vivian I. Correa, Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood and Special Education
Teacher Education, Special Education,
Clemson University Early Literacy Practices of Latino/Hispanic Families with Preschoolers Bilingual Special Education Multicultural Issues in Teacher Education |
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Linda Crew, M.B.A., B.S. Nursing Joseph F. Sullivan Center,
Clemson University |
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Gina Crosby-Quinatoa, M.S.P., CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist, Clinical Faculty and Instructor, USC Columbia Research Interests: ▪Normal language development and language disorders in Bilingual (Spanish/English) and Monolingual (Spanish) children ▪Mother-child language and social interactions in Latino families ▪Second Language Acquisition |
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Pamela DeFanti Robinson, J.D. USC School of Law Pro Bono Program, USC Colombia robinspd@law.sc.edu Research Interests: Legal issues |
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Lulis del Castillo-González, Ph.D. Student College of Social Work, USC Columbia Research Interests ▪Social welfare policy as it impacts Mexican immigrants. ▪Effects of immigration on sending communities. ▪Health, education and welfare of Mexican immigrants |
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Jennifer Davis, Ph.D. Student, MSPH Epidemiology and Biostatistics, USC Columbia Research Interests: ▪Community participatory-based research ▪Health disparities prevalent among Latinos ▪International health and human rights (South America: Agentina) ▪Community development ▪Environmental health issues |
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Associate Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies Professor, Moore School of Business, USC Columbia Research Interests: ▪Latinos Immigrants and Work Life ▪Employee Benefits ▪Health Care Benefits ▪Social Security ▪Retirement Plans ▪Workers’ Compensation ▪Risk Management and Insurance issues. |
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W. Jared DuPree, Ph.D., IMBA Assistant Professor, University of Houston-Clear Lake Research Interests: ▪Quantitative and qualitative research design ▪Immigration ▪Latino studies |
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Director of Interpreting Services, Lexington Medical Research Interests ▪Mexican Immigration ▪Transnational families ▪Undocumented immigration ▪Identity ▪Recreating Places and Spaces ▪Migrant Networks ▪Push and Pull Factors of immigration |
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Alex Espadas, Assistant Professor College of Social Work, USC Columbia Research Interests: ▪Anticipatory acculturation ▪Hispanic access to health services ▪GIS-based interventions |
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Sal Estrada, Assistant Vice President/President, Lancaster Square (Bilingual Branch) Founders Federal Credit Union/Multi-Cultural Information Center Research Interests: ▪Financial and Education programs geared toward the Hispanic community |
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Michael H. Finewood, Ph.D.
Candidate Department of Geography, USC Columbia finewood@mailbox.sc.edu Research Interests: Migration Globalization Political Economy |
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Cynthia
Flynn, Interim Director of Research, Planning, and Evaluation and Emergency Community Initiatives
Divisions Center for Child and Family Studies, College of Social Work, USC Columbia Cynthia.flynn@sc.edu Research Interests: ▪Child welfare issues ▪Early childhood education ▪Disability Issues and services ▪Access to services |
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M. Elizabeth Fore, Ph.D., Research Associate Center for Health Services and Policy Research, USC Columbia Research Interests: ▪ Access to Healthcare ▪ Health Disparities ▪Discrimination |
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Carlos Alberto Garrido De Calleja, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology Instituto de Investigaciones Historico-Sociales Universidad Veracruzana cgarrido@uv.mx or garrido100@hotmail.com Research Interests: ▪Hispanic Communities ▪International migration to the U.S. ▪Transnational social fields ▪Transnationalism ▪Processes of Migration |
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Giovanna Gomez, MSW Non-Profit Social Worker, Charlotte, NC Research Interests ▪Latinos in the Upstate ▪Colombian immigrants ▪Education ▪Employment ▪Immigration policy |
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Patrick Hickey RN,BSN,MS,Dr.P.H.,CNOR College of Nursing, USC Columbia Research Interests: ▪Interpreter programs within hospital/medical settings. ▪Healthcare access barriers (language) within medical settings. ▪Regulatory oversight and policies and procedures related to access to care |
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DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, Ph.D.,
RN, FAAN Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Womens and Gender Studies, USC Columbia deanne.messias@sc.edu Research Interests: Roles of interpreters in medical encounters, Transnational health practices, womens work and health Language access to healthcare in U.S. Navigating the U.S. healthcare system |
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D. Eric Holt, Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; and, Linguistic Program, USC Columbia holt@mailbox.sc.edu Research Interests: Structure, sound, history and dialects of Spanish Spanish in it socio-historico-cultural context Spanish in the US Spanish as a world language |
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Annette Hoover School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, USC Columbia aahoove@mailbox.sc.edu Research Interests: Latino needs and interests |
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Kristen
Hudgins, Ph.D. Student Research Interests: Transportation Spatial peripheralization Social marginalization Political Economy Healthcare access |
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Louise Jennings, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School of Education, Colorado State University Louise.Jennings@ColoState.edu Research Interests: Multilingual/multicultural issues in education Liberatory and Democratic educational practices in South America and the U.S. School and classroom ethnography |
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Department of Anthropology, USC Columbia Research Interests ▪Migration and family ▪Migration and gender ▪Demography ▪Historical demography ▪Human Rights |
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Ann Kingsolver, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology, USC Columbia aekingso@mailbox.sc.edu Research Interests: Transnational interpretations of globalization Agricultural livelihoods and labor Policy and identity issues (e.g. citizenship) |
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Bret Kloos, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, USC Columbia kloos@mailbox.sc.edu Research Interests: Community Psychology Examining the relationship between housing environments and adaptive functioning Mutual support/ Self-help Recovery from major life disruptions Acculturation |
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Professor of History, USC Aiken Research Interests: ▪Processes of migration ▪Social networks ▪Migrant incorporation ▪Immigration history |
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College of Education, USC Columbia
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Ana Lopez-DeFede, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor Institute of Families in Society, USC Columbia Research Interests: ▪Transnational Patterns and their Impact on Communities ▪Diversity and Cultural Parallelism: Caribbean Immigrants ▪Health Status and Immigrant Communities |
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Julia Lopez-Robertson, Assistant Professor Instruction and Teacher Education, USC Columbia Research Interests: ▪Biliteracy, bilingualism ▪Literacy learning in K-2 classrooms ▪Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education ▪Working with Latino families ▪Overseas learning experiences for USC undergraduate and graduate students |
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Steven Lownes, MA HABLA program and Interpreter Qualification Project Center for Child and Family Studies, College of Social Work, USC Columbia Research Interests: ▪Second Language Acquisition ▪Bilingual Education ▪Cultural Studies ▪Spanish Language and Literature ▪Interpretation and Translation Studies |
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Carl Maas, Adjunct Professor College of Social Work, USC Columbia cdmaas@mailbox.sc.edu Research Interests: Family violence in Latino families Collective efficacy in Latino communities Effects of state policies on Latino health, social, and educational outcomes |
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Associate Professor Spanish and Chair, USC Aiken Research Interests: ▪Latin American Studies ▪Literary Theory ▪Linguistics and Culture of the Spanish-speaking World |
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Christopher C. Mathis, Jr., Ph.D. Research Scientist, SC State University, Orangeburg Research Interests: Truancy rate of
Hispanic/Latino and African American junior/high school students' dropout rate |
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Rachel M. Mayo, Ph.D.
Public Health Sciences, Clemson University rmayo@clemson.edu Research Interests: Womens Health Cancer Nutrition Diabetes Health of Mexicans before/during/after migration |
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Will Mayo, Ph.D. Joseph F. Sullivan Center, Clemson University wmayo@clemson.edu Research Interests: Health Care Access Rural Health |
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Institute for Economic & Community Development , Clemson University Research Interests: Economic Development • Community Integration • Public Policy |
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Patricia
Moody, Ph.D. Research Interests: Latino shopping behaviors Retailer accommodations for Latino consumers Teen Latino shopping behaviors |
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Maggi M. Morehouse, Ph.D. Department of History, USC Aiken maggim@usca.edu Research Interests: African American return migration to the south and inter-ethnic relations with Latinos |
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Michael
Morris, Ph.D. Research Interests: Language politics, esp. of the Americas International Relations, incl. foreign policies of Latin American countries |
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Lizette Mujica Laughlin Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures, USC Columbia lizette@mailbox.sc.edu Research Interests: Language proficiency Heritage speakers Healthcare accessibility for immigrants Welfare of Hispanic students at USC |
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Sergio Nieto-Montenegro Department: Food Science and Human Nutrition, Clemson University Research Interests: ▪Nutrient intake and food-related behaviors of Hispanic infants, children, youth and adults ▪Changes of eating practices among Hispanics ▪Relationship of parental feeding practices and childhood obesity ▪Food security and hunger among the Hispanic population ▪Design, delivery, and evaluation of culturally appropriate health and nutrition educational interventions |
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Marνa Cristina Nϊρez Madrazo Research Interests: New migration (Veracruz-USA) & social and cultural changes in local spaces in center Veracruz Transnational Veracruzano communities in Veracruz and the USA Migrant strategies for shaping social identities in Veracruz and the USA |
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R. David Parker, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Disease Department
of Medicine, School of Medicine, USC Columbia Research Interests: HIV prevention, care, and sexual health Access to health care Social epidemiology focusing on underserved populations |
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Dean, College of Social Work, USC Columbia Research Interests ▪Mexico-US Partnership in Policy and Research |
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Meredith Powers, Doctoral Student College of Social Work, USC Columbia Meredith.Powers@lfscarolinas.org Research Interests: Sustainable development and consumption and their impact on countries that have a high volume of citizens immigrating to other countries Immigrants that have come to the US from Latin American countries and issues they face and resiliency they present Issues involving men who immigrate to the Southeast region of the US |
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Jennifer F. Reynolds, Ph.D. |
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Raul Alberto Sanchez Urribarri, LL.M., Ph.D. Student Department of Political Science, USC Columbia Research Interests: ▪Comparative Courts. ▪Comparative Politics (institutions, esp. Latin America). ▪International and Comparative Law. ▪Latino Politics in the USA (esp. political participation of the Latino population in the South). |
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Jimy Sanders, Ph.D. Department of Sociology, USC Columbia jimsand@mailbox.sc.edu Research Interests: Immigrant adaptation to the host society Employment Family formation- family immigration plans to stay long-term in the US (e.g. educate kids in the U.S.) |
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Enid Santiago Research Interests: Latino health issues Workers rights Language acquisition Social justice Cultural competency Legislation that affects migrant communities Migrant processes |
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Michael Scardaville, Ph.D. Research Interests: Legal issues Human rights |
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Virginia Shervette, Ph.D. Research Interests: Human Dimensions of Fisheries Management Coastal and Estuarine Ecology Migrant Worker Health Environmental Health Sciences Science to Management |
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Kimberly E. Simmons, Ph.D. Department of Anthropology and African American Studies, USC Columbia ksimmons@mailbox.sc.edu Research Interests: Social and cultural impact of migration Inter-ethnic relationships, race/ethnicity Gender Transnationalism Afro-Latinos and legal issues |
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Daniel J. Smith, Ph.D. Department of Languages, Clemson University daniels@clemson.edu Research Interests: Bilingualism, esp. Spanish/English bilingualism Language contact, esp. languages in contact with Spanish Language acquisition, esp. English and Spanish as first and second languages Literacy Translation Sociolinguistics Linguistics |
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Suzanne Swan, Ph.D. Research Interests: Women and depression Intimate partner violence |
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Assistant Professor, Instruction and Teacher Education, USC Columbia Research Interests ▪Multi-lingual education ▪Literacy learning in elementary-age children |
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Brenda J. Vander Mey , Ph.D. |
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Claire R. Wellborn, MA, Ph.D. Student Department of Psychology, USC Columbia
Research Interests:
School-based academic intervention programs
for Latino elementary school students Bilingual Assessment and Instruction |
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Robert
Williams, Ph.D. Research Interests: Information needs |
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Doug Woodward,
Ph.D. Research Interests: Economic development Economic impacts of Latino immigration |
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Lauren
Workman, Doctoral Student Research Interests: Social Justice Childhood obesity Dietary acculturation Social and Family Environments |
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