Research
The Center undertakes, encourages and advances scholarly political science-focused analysis, and public awareness, of the distinct history, development, and contemporary circumstances of Latina/o politics. The Center furthers the academic mission of the university in a number of ways: through cross-disciplinary collaborations within and across ASU units, the Center convenes experts to conduct innovative research that contributes to the learning about and the teaching of Latina/o politics, and create additional learning opportunities through expanded course offerings, events, and conferences that include the ASU and the wider community, underscoring its inclusiveness and public value.
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Publications
Following are a selection of distinguished publications authored by CLAPR affiliated faculty members!
"Polarization and Place-Based Representation in U.S. State Legislatures"Hunt, Charles & Rouse, Stella. (2023). Polarization and Place-Based Representation in U.S. State Legislatures. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 10.1111/lsq.12441. |
"Opportunities for Legislative Influence? Latinos and Committee Participation in the U.S. Congress"Stella M. Rouse (2023) Opportunities for Legislative Influence? Latinos and Committee Participation in the U.S. Congress, Congress & the Presidency, 50:2, 164-189, DOI: 10.1080/07343469.2022.2142323 |
"The effects of dehumanizing language on public opinion toward federal and “for-profit” immigrant detention"Amanda McCubbins & Mark D. Ramirez (2023) The effects of dehumanizing language on public opinion toward federal and “for-profit” immigrant detention, Politics, Groups, and Identities, 11:2, 409-424, DOI: 10.1080/21565503.2021.1979341 |
"Federally Overlooked Flood Risk Inequities in Houston, Texas: Novel Insights Based on Dasymetric Mapping and State-of-the-Art Flood Modeling"Aaron B. Flores, Timothy W. Collins, Sara E. Grineski, Mike Amodeo, Jeremy R. Porter, Christopher C. Sampson & Oliver Wing (2023) Federally Overlooked Flood Risk Inequities in Houston, Texas: Novel Insights Based on Dasymetric Mapping and State-of-the-Art Flood Modeling, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 113:1, 240-260, DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2022.2085656 |
"Exploring the distributional environmental justice implications of the PurpleAir air quality monitoring network in Los Angeles County"Mullen, Casey J., Aaron B. Flores, Sara E. Grineski and Timothy W. Collins. “Exploring the distributional environmental justice implications of the PurpleAir air quality monitoring network in Los Angeles County.” Environmental research (2021): 112612 . |
"Development and Interrater Reliability of a Street Food Stand Assessment Tool"Chávez, Jose & Jehn, Megan & Lee, Rebecca & Ohri-Vachaspati, Punam & Bruening, Meg. (2021). Development and Interrater Reliability of a Street Food Stand Assessment Tool. Journal of nutrition education and behavior. 53. 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.06.015. |
"Latinos’ Knowledge of the Supreme Court"Pedraza, F., & Ura, J. (2021). Latinos’ Knowledge of the Supreme Court. Journal of Law and Courts, 9(1), 27-48. doi:10.1086/712648 |
"Positively Resilient? How Framing Local Action Affects Public Opinion"Meerow, S., & Neuner, F. G. (2021). Positively Resilient? How Framing Local Action Affects Public Opinion. Urban Affairs Review, 57(1), 70-103. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087420905655 |
"Availability, variety and distribution of healthy and unhealthy foods and beverages sold at street food stands in Mexico City"Rosales Chavez JB, Bruening M, Royer MF, Ohri-Vachaspati P, Lee RE, Jehn M. Availability, variety and distribution of healthy and unhealthy foods and beverages sold at street food stands in Mexico City. Public Health Nutrition. 2021;24(17):5577-5588. doi:10.1017/S136898002100330X |
"The Role of PRIEC in Building Community in Political Science"Pedraza, F., & Lajevardi, N. (2020). THE ROLE OF PRIEC IN BUILDING COMMUNITY IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. PS: Political Science & Politics, 53(1), 139-140. doi:10.1017/S1049096519001045 |
"Validating A Measure of Perceived Parent- Child Socialization"Pedraza, F. I., & Perry, B. N. (2020). Validating a Measure of Perceived Parent–Child Political Socialization. Political Research Quarterly, 73(3), 623-637. https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912919850632 |
"Public Opinion and the Legitimacy of Global Private Environmental Governance"Fabian G. Neuner; Public Opinion and the Legitimacy of Global Private Environmental Governance. Global Environmental Politics 2020; 20 (1): 60–81. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00539 |
"Identity Fusion and the Use of Force: A Group-Psychological Explanation for Support of Military Interventions"Theys, M., Krueger, J. S., & Pedraza, F. I. (2020). Identity Fusion and the Use of Force: A Group-Psychological Explanation for Support of Military Interventions. Political Research Quarterly, 73(2), 381-395. https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912919831786 |
"Are these friends also “friends of the court”?: examining minority legal advocacy organization coalitions in amicus brief filings"Rodney E. Hero, Robert R. Preuhs & Olivia M. Meeks (2019) Are these friends also “friends of the court”?: examining minority legal advocacy organization coalitions in amicus brief filings, Politics, Groups, and Identities, 7:3, 489-508, DOI: 10.1080/21565503.2017.1403935 |
"Direct and Indirect Xenophobic Attacks: Unpacking Portfolios of Identity"Garcia-Rios, S., Pedraza, F.I., & Wilcox-Archuleta, B. (2019). Direct and Indirect Xenophobic Attacks: Unpacking Portfolios of Identity. Political Behavior, 1-24. |
"Policing Us Sick: The Health of Latinos in an Era of Heightened Deportations and Racialized Policing"Nichols, V., LeBrón, A., & Pedraza, F. (2018). Policing Us Sick: The Health of Latinos in an Era of Heightened Deportations and Racialized Policing. PS: Political Science & Politics, 51(2), 293-297. doi:10.1017/S1049096517002384 |
"The Racial Structure of Inequality: Consequences for Welfare Policy in the United States"Hero, R. E., & Levy, M. E. (2018). The Racial Structure of Inequality: Consequences for Welfare Policy in the United States*. Social Science Quarterly, 99(2), 459-472. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12427 |
"Spillover Effects: Immigrant Policing and Government Skepticism in Matters of Health for Latinos"Nichols, V., LeBrón, A., & Pedraza, F. (2018). Spillover Effects: Immigrant Policing and Government Skepticism in Matters of Health for Latinos. Public Administration Review, 78(3), 432-443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/puar.12916 Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5js454m2 |
"Some thoughts on racial-ethnic groups’ representation in America: comments on the dimensions, issues, and dilemmas"Rodney Hero (2017) Some thoughts on racial-ethnic groups’ representation in America: comments on the dimensions, issues, and dilemmas, Politics, Groups, and Identities, 5:3, 512-531, DOI: 10.1080/21565503.2017.1330217 |
"Cautious Citizenship: The Deterring Effect of Immigration Issue Salience on Health Care Use and Bureaucratic Interactions among Latino US Citizens"Pedraza FI, Nichols VC, LeBrón AMW. Cautious Citizenship: The Deterring Effect of Immigration Issue Salience on Health Care Use and Bureaucratic Interactions among Latino US Citizens. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2017 Oct;42(5):925-960. doi: 10.1215/03616878-3940486. Epub 2017 Jun 29. PMID: 28663179. |
"Immigration and the Evolving American Welfare State: Examining Policies in the U.S. States"Hero, Rodney & Preuhs, Robert. (2007). Immigration and the Evolving American Welfare State: Examining Policies in the U.S. States. American Journal of Political Science - AMER J POLIT SCI. 51. 498-517. 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2007.00264.x. |
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