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, Public Housing, Health, and Violence
Selected Publications: The Acculturation of Host Individuals: Immigrants and Personal Networks. Co-authored with Isidro Maya-Jariego in Community Psychology (2009).
Transnational Ties, Poverty, and Identity: Latin-American Immigrant Women in Public Housing. Co-authored with Amy Lubitow in Family Relations. (2008).
Estrategias de Movilidad Social: el Desarrollo de Redes para el Progreso Personal. In Redes. Spain (2004)
Creating Networks for Survival and Mobility: Examining Social Capital Amongst Low-Income African-American and Latin-American Mothers. Co-authored with Celeste Watkins in Social Problems (2003).
In 2005, this article was a Finalist for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research given by the Center for Families at Purdue University and the Boston College Center for work and family. That same year the article also received an honorable mention from the section Race, Gender, and Class from the American Sociological Association for its Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award Committee.
External Affiliations: Redes Editorial Board; Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop, Harvard University.
Courses Taught Undergraduate:
- SOC U350 Ethnic Relations, Cultural Identity and Human Services Description | Syllabus
- HS U350 Ethnic Relations, Cultural Identity and Human Services Description | Syllabus
- SOC U520 Race, Ethnicity and Gender Description | Syllabus
Courses Taught Graduate:
- SOC G256 Special Topics: Field Methods in Urban Sociology Description | Syllabus.pdf
- SOC G256 Special Topics: Race, Ethnicity and Health Description | Syllabus.pdf