Paloma Villegas
Assistant Professor
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Assistant Professor
Sociology
Bio
Paloma E. Villegas was born in Mexico and migrated to California as a child. She is a first-generation college student and immigrant. In addition to researching and teaching at the intersection fo Migration, Citizenship, Borders, Race, and Gender, she also engages in artistic practices including painting, sculpture, and poetry.
Education
PhD, Sociology in Education, University of Toronto, 2012
M.A. Women Studies, San Francisco State University, 2006
Courses/Teaching
Qualitative Analysis and Field Research
Borders, Knowledges, and Identities
Citizenship, Status, and Inequality
Sociology of Migration
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Sociology of Sex and Gender