Research and Writing Projects
My current scholarly writing projects include book-length projects, articles and shorter publications.
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Past publications can be found here:
The DREAM Generation: Evolution of the Student Immigrant Movement
This book-length project ongoing project builds off of my doctoral dissertation and subsequent work with the Student Immigrant Movement. In Fall 2021, I supervised two graduate students in a Capston MPA project to develop a timeline of SIM here:
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Community Fridges through Mutual Aid in Eastern Massachusetts During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Airport Protests in Response to Muslim Ban (January 2017)
A participatory inquiry into how Cosecha organized a protest to the Trump Administration Muslim Ban at Logan Airport in Boston, MA.
Policy Analysis for People Who Don't Trust Government
I am writing a working text book based on years of teaching students how to analyze policy making and implementation from both top-down and bottom-up perspectives. The text incorporates a social justice and intersectional framework to analyze contemporary social policies.
Climate Action After COP26: Was it worth it?
This short analysis relects upon whether the 2021 UN Conference on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland was worth the expense and climate impact. The answer I come to is that whether or not it was worth it depends on what we all do next.
Teaching About Social Conflict During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This paper (to be presented in August 2022 at SSSP in Los Angeles) looks at how to teach about controversial partisan topics.