I am a PhD student in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and a researcher at the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS).

All of my research deals with immigration. My dissertation research examines the post-World War II rise of suburban soccer in the United States and the relationship between suburban soccer and soccer in immigrant communities. I’ve also done research on the relationship between immigrant sports teams and civic participation, the impact of economic recession on the everyday lives of immigrants, the effect of remittances on the education of children of immigrants, and conceptions of stability of immigrants settling in so-called “new destinations.” Read more.

As part of my work as a graduate student researcher at CCIS, I coordinate the Mexican Migration Field Research Program. This program teaches students research methods and gives them the opportunity to carry out research with Mexican immigrants in the United States and their families in Mexico, and publish the results of this research in a book published annually. In this position I have taught research methods, instructed students as they carry out their research, and assisted them in data analysis and write-up of their work. Read more.