CLAUDIA SANDOVAL
1207 W. Oregon St. MC-136
(951) 567-3471
Urbana, IL 61801
csandovl@illinois.edu
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Chancellor Postdoctoral Research Associate
Latina/Latino Studies Department
August 2014 Present
EDUCATION
University of Chicago
Ph.D. program in Political Science
August 2014
Dissertation: Conjuring Immigrant Racial Threat Narratives: Using Citizenship Status to Shape BlackLatino Relations in US Politics
Committee: Cathy Cohen (Chair), Michael Dawson, John Brehm, Ricardo Ramirez
University of Chicago
Masters degree in Political Science
Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
December 2008
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
June 2006
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Public opinion formation
Political behavior
Political participation and incorporation
Political rhetoric
Black and Latino youth civic and political participation
Coalition formation among underrepresented populations
Latino social movements
Citizenship and Immigration
Racial and ethnic politics
Subaltern Studies
Feminist Theory
Media Studies
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
2013 Social Science Division Research Grant
2011 Center for the Student of Race, Politics & Culture Research and Travel Grant
2010 Office of Multicultural Student Affairs Research Grant
2007 Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellow
2006 American Political Science Association Minority Fellow
2006 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, Honorable Mentioned
2005 UCLA Department Honors Scholar
2005 1st Alternate to Ralph Bunche Summer Institute
2004 Wasserman Scholarship
2004 Scholar, Ronald E. McNair Undergraduate Research Program, UCLA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor
University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign Latina/o Politics
Latino and Latina Studies
Instructor
University of Chicago Latino Politics
Director: Michael Dawson
August 2014 December 2014
April 2014 June 2014
BA Preceptor
University of Chicago Honors Colloquium
Advisor: Charles Lipson
October 2012 June 2013
Teaching Assistant
University of Chicago Electoral Politics in the U.S
Professor: John Mark Hansen
September 2012 December 2012
Teaching Assistant
University of Chicago The Politics of Immigration: Race, Rights and Activism
Professor: Chris Zepeda-Millan
Adjunct Instructor
Northwestern University Latino Social Movements
Latino and Latina Studies Department
Director: Frances Aparicio
March 2012 June 2012
January 2012 March 2012
Adjunct Instructor
Northwestern University Latino Youth in U.S Cities
Latino and Latina Studies Department
Director: Frances Aparicio
September 2011 December 2011
Teaching Assistant
University of Chicago Mathematics for Social Sciences
Professor: John Mark Hansen
September 2009 September 2009
Teaching Assistant
University of Chicago Electoral Politics in the U.S
Professor: John Mark Hansen
September 2008 - January 2009
Course Instructor
University of California, Los Angles Graduate Preparation Course
Advisor: LaTonya Rease Miles
June 2007 September 2007
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
University of Chicago Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
Director: Professor Michael Dawson
October 2013 - Present
Research Assistant
July 2011 September 2011
University of Chicago & Mills College MacArthur Youth Participatory Politics Study
Principle Investigator: Professor Cathy Cohen
Co-Principle Investigator: Professor Joseph E. Kahne
Research Assistant/ Interviewer
February 2009 January 2011
University of Chicago Mobilization, Change and Political & Civic Engagement Project
Principle Investigator: Professor Cathy Cohen
Co-Principle Investigator: Professor Michael Dawson
Research Assistant
University of Chicago Black Youth Project
Principle Investigator: Professor Cathy Cohen, Department of Political Science
January 2008 February 2009
Research Assistant
January 2007 June 2007
University of Chicago Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture Chicago, Illinois
Advisor: Professor Theresa Mah
PUBLICATIONS
Black and Brown in Los Angeles: Beyond Conflict and Coalition. Ed. by Josh Kun and Laura Pulido. Southern
California Quarterly, Vol. 96, No. 4, pp 479-481.
Black, Brown, Young and Together: Inter- and Intra-Group Affinity and Coalitions Between Black and Latino
Youth With Regina Freer. Just Neighbors? Research on African American and Latino Relations in the United
States. Ed. Edward Telles, Mark Sawyer & Gaspar Rivera-Salgado. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, Sept.
2011.
Citizenship and the Barriers to Black and Latino Coalitions in Chicago North American Congress on Latin
America (NACLA) Report of the Americas, Nov./Dec. 2010, p 36-9.
Latinos Eager to Participate in Election The Progressive. 1 Nov. 2013.
Latino Youth and the 2012 Presidential Election The Progressive. 27 April. 2013.
WORKSHOPS
"Law, Social Movements, and the Criminalization of Race and Ethnicity Invited to participate in a Radcliffe
Institute Exploratory Seminar led by Professor Lani Guinier and Professor Gerald Torres, at Harvard University,
June 2011, Cambridge, MA.
Allies or Aliens?: Black-Latino Relations and Political Membership in the U.S Presented at the Race and Politics
Workshop at the University of Chicago, November 2010, Chicago, IL
SCHOLARLY PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES
Conjuring Immigrant Racial Threat Narratives: Using Citizenship Status to Shape Black-Latino Relations in US
Politics Department of Latina/Latino Studies Colloquium Series, October 2014, Urbana, IL.
A New Realignment?: Using Citizenship Status to Affect the Political Landscape and Black-Latino Relations
Presenting at the 35th meeting of Politics, Race, Immigration and Ethnicity Consortium, October 2013, Chicago, IL.
Citizenship and Black-Latino Relations: A Case Study of Los Angeles Presented at Western Political Science
Association Conference, March 2012, Hollywood, CA.
The Role of Citizenship in Black-Latino Relations Presented at the Western Political Science Association
Conference, March 2011, Portland, OR.
With Jamila Celestine-Michener. Race, Immigration and Healthcare: Exploring the Implications of Divergent
Processes of Racialization Accepted to the Western Political Science Association Conference, March 2011,
Portland, OR.
Allies or Aliens?: Black-Latino Relations and Political Membership in the U.S Presented at the annual meeting of
the Midwest Political Science Association, March 2009, Chicago, IL
The Impact of Racism on Coalition Formation: A theoretical look at African American and Latino Political
Alliances in Inglewood, CA Oral presentation at the 2nd Annual UCLA McNair Research Scholars Symposium,
August 2005
The Impact of Racism on Black/Brown Community Relations Oral presentation at the National Conference for
Undergraduate Research, April 2005, Lexington, VA
ACADEMIC ACTIVITES
Organized the 35th meeting of Politics, Race, Immigration and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC)
University of Chicago Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture. October 2013, Chicago, IL
Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate in the Social Science Division
Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Task force
Student Representative/Mentor 2011- 2013
University of Chicago: Immigration Workshop
Coordinator - 2011-2012
University of Chicago Minority Graduate Student Association (MGSA)
Co-Chair 2008-2010
- Organized the 16th and 17th Annual Eyes on the Mosaic Graduate Student Race Conference. May 23,
2009 and May 7, 2010, respectively.
- Organize cultural events for Black History Month and Latino Heritage Month
- Plan academic activities with students and faculty such as informal workshops and networking
events.
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA)
- Organized a 2-week graduate prep program for undergraduate students interested in applying to
different post-undergraduate programs. As organizer, I contacted graduate and professional students
across campus to discuss application procedures in a panel, the first week. During the second week of
sessions, undergraduate students where handed a folder which contained information about the specific
program they were interested in applying to and then grouped with the particular graduate/professional
student in their field. These one-on-one sessions allowed students to ask specific questions about life in
the program, applications, funding, etc.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Spanish (Fluent in speaking, reading and writing)
REFERENCES
Cathy Cohen, Professor of Political Science
University of Chicago
Pick Hall, 406
5828 S. University Ave
Chicago. IL 60637
cjcohen@uchicago.edu
Dr. John Brehm, Professor of Political Science
University of Chicago
Pick Hall, 502
5828 S. University Ave
Chicago. IL 60637
jjbrehm@uchicago.edu
Dr. Michael Dawson, Professor of Political Science
University of Chicago
Pick Hall, 419
5828 S. University Ave
Chicago. IL 60637
mc-dawson@uchicago.edu
Dr. Ricardo Ramirez, Associate Professor of Political
Science
University of Notre Dame
428 Decio Hall
217 OShaughnessy Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Ricardo.Ramirez.83@nd.edu
