March 4, 2019
Alisa Garni recognized as Professor of the Week
Alisa Garni, associate professor of sociology, was named Professor of the Week.
Garni is a winner of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research, the Quality Mentoring in Research Award from the Developing Scholars Program, and an ACUE teaching fellow. Her work has been published/is forthcoming in Rural Sociology, Latin American Research Review, Sociological Perspectives, Sociological Forum, Latin American Perspectives, Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies and Sociological Spectrum.
Garnihas presented her research at conferences in Athens, Santiago and across the United States. Currently, Garni is conducting research on the relationship between Mexican/Central American immigration, changing land use patterns, and local, state and national immigration policy.
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Garni was recognized at the March 2 home game.