Silvia Dominguez
Position: Assistant Professor of Sociology
Degree(s): Sociology and Social Welfare Policy, Ph.D., Boston University
Areas of Research/Interest: Immigration, Race Relations, Urban Poverty, Public Housing, Latin-Americans, Violence
Selected Publications: Dominguez, Silvia. 2004. Estrategias de movilidad social: el desarrollo de redes para el progreso personal. Araucaria. Revista Iberoamericana de Filosofia, Politica y Humanidades, Sevilla, Espana. EU.
Dominquez, Silvia. 2004. Le Liens de la Memoire. Espaces Latinos: Societes et Cultures De L'Amerique Latine. Septembre; 16-17. Paris, France.
Dominquez, Silvia and Celeste Watkins. 2003. Creating Networks for Survival and Mobility: Examining Social Capital Amongst Low-Income African-American and Latin-American Mothers. Social Problems. Vol. 50. February (1):111-135.
- Finalist, Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research, Center for Families at Purdue University and the Boston College Center for Work and Family, 2005.
- Honorable Mention. Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article award. American Sociological Association. Race, Gender, and Class Section. 2005.
External Affiliations: ASA, SSSP, Massachusetts Women Political Caucus, Center for Women's Policy Research. Associaton d'etudes et de recherches sur les relations interrethniques et les migrations. Cambridge-Community Legal and Counseling Center.
Courses Taught Undergraduate:
- HS U350 Ethnic Relations, Cultural Identity and Human Services Description | Syllabus
- SOC U520 Race, Ethnicity and Gender Description | SOC_U520_Syllabi_SP2008.pdf
Courses Taught Graduate:
- SOC G256 Field Methods in Urban Sociology Description | Syllabus