Alumni Profile: Crystal Caldera
Email address: ccalder2@lawnet.uci.edu
Dual degree you are pursued: J.D./M.A. in Sociology
Research interests/agenda: My research interests include race and ethnic inequalities, immigration, cross nativity marriages, ethnic replenishment, interracial dating, and qualitative methods.
Past Education: B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2006; M.A. in Education Counseling from California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), 2010
Academic Experiences:
- David C. Lizarraga Fellow, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education/Ford Multidisciplinary Fellow, 2013
- Center for the Study of Democracy Fellow, 2012
- Teaching Assistant, 2012, 2013
- Graduate Research Assistant for Professor Cynthia Feliciano, 2012, 2013
- Research Fellow, 2015
Presentations, Publications:
- AAHHE Conference Paper Presentation: “Marrying Down? Why U.S.-born Women Marry Immigrant Men,” 2014
- Thesis Defense: “Marrying Down? Cross Nativity Marriages among the Mexican-Origin Population,” 2014