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Sociology Faculty Member: Margaret Zamudio

Address:

Department of Sociology

401 Ross Hall

Dept. 3293 1000 E. University

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307.766.2098

email: mzamudio@uwyo.edu

Education

Ph.D. in Sociology 1996, University of California, Los Angeles

M.A.  in Sociology, 1991, University of California, Los Angeles

B.A.  in Sociology, 1989,  University of California, Los Angeles

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Academic Positions

(2003-present) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Chicana/o Studies Program, University of Wyoming

(2002-03) Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Wyoming

(1996-02) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder

Areas of Interests

Race, Class, and Gender

Immigration and labor

Latina/os in US Society

Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies

Political Economy

Social Justice

Drug Policy and Treatment

Teaching

Social Problems

Intro to Chicana/o Studies

Chicano Sociology: Nationalism, Feminism and Labor

Border Issues

US Women of Color

Principles of Sociology

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Publications in Progress and/or Under Review

Zamudio, Margaret and Francisco Rios. “From Traditional to Liberal Racism”

Zamudio, Margaret and Francisco Rios. “Thinking About Race”

Lichter, Michael I., and Margaret Zamudio. “Bad Attitudes and Good Soldiers”: Native Black and Immigrant Latina/o Workers in the Los Angeles Hotel Industry.

Zamudio, Margaret and Michael I. Lichter. The Making of a Latina/o Working-Class. Lynne Rienner Publishers: Boulder

Publications

Zamudio, Margaret M. (March, 2002). "Segmentation, Conflict, Community and Coalitions: Lessons from the New Labor Movement" in Transnational Latina/o Communities: Politics Processes and Cultures.  Carlos Velez-Ibanez and Anna Sampaio (eds.) Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 205-224.  (Note: This article was peer reviewed for the journal Latin American Perspectives, and was accepted and published in an edited book as part of a special series on Latina/os in the U.S.)

Zamudio, Margaret M. (February, 2001). "Organizing Labor Among Difference: The Impact of Race/Ethnicity, Citizenship, and Gender on Working-class Solidarity." In Places and Politics in the Age of Global Capitalism.  Roxann Prazniak and Arif Dirlik (eds).  Boulder: Rowman & Littlefield, pps. 111-138.

McGriff, Deborah,  Margaret M.Zamudio, Catherine Connolly, and Francisco Rios (2004)  "Confronting Differences: Progressive Politics and Sites of Resistance" Ch. 5 in Social Justice in These Times edited by Jim O'Donnell, March Pruyn and Rudolfo Chavez Chavez.  Information Publishing.

Zamudio, margaret M, (2004) "Alienation and Resistance: New possiblities for Working-Class formation." in Social Justice Vol. 31, No. 3.

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Awards and Honors

A&S Thumbs UP for positive contributions to UW, Jan. 20, 2004

Presidents Fellowship, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1998

IMPART Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1996

Chancellor's Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995

National Science Foundation Pre-Dissertation Fellowship, UCLA, 1991-1994

Social Science Research Council International Pre-dissertation Fellowship, 1991

Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, UCLA, 1989-1991

National Hispanic Scholarship,  1988-1991

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Papers Presented/Symposia/Invited Lectures/Professional Meetings/Workshops

“The Impact of Ethnic Studies Programs on Student Learning” panel moderator for Days of Dialogue. Laramie, WY February 2005.

“From Traditional to Liberal Racism” with Francisco Rios. National Association Chicana/o Studies, Mountain West FOCO. October 2004

“Living Racism in the Everyday” with Francisco Rios. Shepard Symposium for Social Justice. Laramie. March 2004.

“Resisting Institutional Racism”. Shepard Symposium for Social Justice. Laramie. March 2004.

July 2003. “Graduate School”. Presentation to McNair Scholars. University of Wyoming. Laramie, WY.

May 2003. “The Relevance of the Chicana/o Movement Today”. Multicultural Pride: Empowerment Through Understanding. University of Wyoming. Laramie, WY.

April 2003. “Borderlands Student Panel” Moderator for OASIS conference. University of Wyoming. Laramie, WY.

March 2003. “Building Coalitions Among Difference” Presentation Organizer and Moderator at the Shepard Symposium for Social Justice. University of Wyoming. Laramie, WY.

April 2002. “The Making of a Latina/o Working-Class” Department of Sociology and Latina/o Institute. University of Massachusetts, Boston. Boston, MA.

July 2001. “Global Communities and Racial Commodities” NOMAS. Denver, CO.

January 1999. "Globalization, Segmentation, Alienation and the Organization of Immigrant Latina/o Workers" University of California, Santa Cruz, CA.

April 1997. "Alienation and Resistance." Pacific Sociological Association. San Diego, CA.

November 1994."Bad Attitudes Good Soldiers: Native Blacks and Immigrant Latinos in the Los Angeles Hotel Industry." Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

August 1994. "The Conditions for Native and Immigrant Competition in the Hotel Industry." American Sociological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

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Professional Employment/Research

UCLA Mexican-American Studies Project  (1994-1995). Research Assistant for Professors Vilma Ortiz and Eddie Telles. The research project is a follow-up of a comprehensive 1965/66 study on Mexican Americans in Los Angeles and San Antonio. The current project will yield valuable data on the socio-economic and political development of the Mexican-American community within the last 30 years. My role mostly involved developing the new questionnaire as well as locating original respondents.

UCLA Employer Interviews (1993-1994). Research assistant for Professor Roger Waldinger. The research project evaluates a number of industries to assess the prevalence of employer discrimination against African-Americans and Latinos, and to determine the impact of immigration on local industries. My role included interviewing employers and data analysis.

Academy for Educational Development (1990-1993). Ethnographic Research consultant evaluating Department of Labor project, Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU). The evaluation assessed the impact of a pilot project designed to increase the opportunities for youth in Logan Heights, a predominately poor Latino community in San Diego, California. My role included ethnographic observations of community events, and of YOU project service delivery, individual and focus group interviews with community residents and youth.

UCLA Monterey Park Project (1988-1990). Research Assistant for Professor John Horton. The research team studied emerging political relations between established residents and recent immigrants to asses if a restructuring of political and cultural life was occurring along with the profound economic and demographic changes, and to determine the types of social relations that lead to the politics of conflict or of accommodation. My role included ethnographic observations of community events, and conducting exit polls of two local elections.

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