Department of Anthropology
University of California, San Diego
Mail Code 0532
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0532
(858) 945-6175
dgkeyes@ucsd.edu

Education

Ph.D. Student, Anthropology, University of California, San Diego, 2007 – Present

C.Phil. Anthropology, University of California, San Diego, 2011

M.A., Anthropology, University of California, San Diego, 2009

M.Ed., Early Childhood Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2005

B.A. Human Development and Social Relations, Earlham College, Richmond, IN, 2002

Teaching

Research Coordinator, Mexican Migration Field Research Program, University of California, San Diego, 2010-Present (Co-instructor 2011-2012)

Teaching Assistant, Making of the Modern World Program, University of California, San Diego, 2007 – Present

Teacher, Bel Pre Elementary School, Silver Spring, MD, 2005 – 2007

Research Interests

Sports and leisure, migration, assimilation, education, immigration policy, United States, Mexico

Academic Publications

FitzGerald, David, Jorge Hernandez-Diaz, David Keyes, and Geoffrey Fjotasek, eds. Forthcoming. The Wall Between Us: An Indigenous Community in Mexico and the United States. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Aguilar, Arturo, Georgia Hartmann, David Keyes, Lisa Markman, and Max Matus. 2010. “Coping with La Crisis.” in Mexican Migration and the U.S. Economic Crisis: A Transnational Perspective, edited by Wayne A. Cornelius, David Fitzgerald, Pedro Lewin Fischer, and Leah Muse-Orlinoff. Boulder, CO: Lynne Reinner Publishers.

Keyes, David, Cristina Fernández, Norma Rodríguez, Diana Cervera, and Luis Manzanero Rodriguez. 2010. “Reshaping Community Participation: Tunkaseños in a Binational Context.” in Mexican Migration and the U.S. Economic Crisis: A Transnational Perspective, edited by Wayne A. Cornelius, David Fitzgerald, Pedro Lewin Fischer, and Leah Muse-Orlinoff. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Sawyer, Adam, David Keyes, Cristina Velasquez, Grecia Lima, and Mónica Miguel Bautista. 2009. “Going to School, Going to El Norte: The Impact of Migration on Education.” in Migration from the Mexican Mixteca: A Transnational Community in Oaxaca and California, edited by Wayne A. Cornelius, David S. Fitzgerald, Jorge Hernandez-Diaz, and Scott Borger. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Other Publications

“Win or Lose, It’s How You Say the Game: The Powerful Link Between Soccer and Linguistics.” Christian Science Monitor, September 24, 2007

“The Skills Gap.” Commentary on No Child Left Behind, Justice Talking, NPR, May 7, 2007

“Classroom Caste System.” Washington Post, April 9, 2007

“Crying Over a Test.” March 2007, NEA Today

Conference Presentations

“Does the Wall Stop Unauthorized Immigration? New Evidence from Mexico.” Conference on Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean. University of California, San Diego, November 3-5, 2011

“Stability Begets Stability: Immigration, New Destinations, and Family Reunification.” American Anthropological Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 6, 2008

“Stability in a New Destination: Mexican Immigrants in Clark County, Ohio.” Latino/a Communities in the Midwest Conference, Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan, November 7, 2008

“Gaining Trust: Working with Migrant Populations.” United States Office of Migrant Education Annual Conference, San Diego, California, October 28, 2009

“Stability in a New Destination: Mexican Immigrants in Clark County, Ohio.” Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies Symposium, University of California, San Diego, April 14, 2008

“Going to School, Going to the U.S.A: The Impact of Migration on the Education of Oaxacan Students.” Binational Migrant Education Forum, Salem, Oregon, September 24, 2008

“Migration in an Era of Increased Enforcement.” Binational Migrant Education Forum, Salem, Oregon, September 24, 2008

“Going to School, Going to the U.S.A: The Impact of Migration on the Education of Oaxacan Students.” Center for Comparative Immigration Studies Research Seminar. University of California, San Diego, May 20, 2008

“Going to School, Going to el Norte: The Impact of Migration on the Education of Students from Oaxaca’s Mixteca Baja.” Conference on Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean. University of California, San Diego, May 22-24, 2008

“Going to School, Going to the U.S.A: The Impact of Migration on the Education of Oaxacan Students.” Childhood and Migration: Interdisciplinary Conference 2008. Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 21, 2008

Invited Lectures

“Myths and Facts about Immigration.” Lecture to University of Maryland alternative winter break program. January 12, 2012.

“Does the Wall Stop Unauthorized Immigration? New Evidence from Mexico.” Lecture to DePauw University course Flawed Paradise: Contested Visions of California. January 6, 2012.

“Anthropology in Action.” Lecture to University of Southern California course Applied Anthropology. November 28, 2011.

“Stability in a New Destination.” Lecture to University of California, San Diego course Culture, Development, and Social Change. February 11, 2010.

Media Appearances

“Border Arrests at Lowest Level in 40 Years.” KPBS Midday Edition (Radio) and KPBS Evening Edition (Television). December 7, 2011.

“Study finds Mexico’s rich ethnic makeup is here in Valley, too” Merced Sun-Star, March 13, 2009

“Cuando los números son una marca registrada,” El Telégrafo (Ecuador), March 1, 2009

“Mexican soccer team: A question of nationality, pride,” Chicago Tribune, February 11, 2009

“Wealth and nationalism prevent Saudi players from going abroad,” Aleqtesadia (Saudi Arabia), November 18, 2007

No Child Left Behind. WPFW (Radio) What’s At Stake. April 11, 2007

Other Work

Co-organizer, Migration Working Group, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego, 2011-present

Peer reviewer, Revista Norteamérica, Center for North American Studies, National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2011

Researcher on report “Global Brit: Making the most of the British diaspora”, Institute for Public Policy Research (London), 2010

Member, Football Scholars Forum, 2011-present

Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships

Joao Havelange Scholarship, International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), 2012, $26000

Dean of Social Sciences Travel Fund, UCSD, 2010, $250

Latino Research Studies Initiative, UCSD, Summer Research Grant, 2008, $3000

Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UCSD, Summer Internship Award, 2008, $1200

Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, UCSD, Pre-Dissertation Travel Grant, 2008, $500

Thomas J. Applegate Memorial Scholarship, Ohio State University, 2004 – 2005

Marybelle Seely Baker Scholarship, Ohio State University, 2004 – 2005

Dayton Association for Young Children Scholarship, 2004 – 2005

Wilkinson Scholarship, Earlham College, 1998 – 2002

Presidential Honors Scholarship, Earlham College, 1998 – 2002

Awards

Phi Beta Kappa

Psi Chi

College and Departmental Honors, Earlham College