Biographical Information

Dr. Veronica Terriquez received her Ph.D. in Sociology at UCLA, her Masters degree in Education at UC Berkeley, and her B.A. in Sociology at Harvard University. Her research focuses on social inequality, civic engagement, and immigrant integration. Informed by over two decades of connections to social justice movements in California, much of her research has implications for local and regional policies affecting Latinx, immigrant, and other low-income communities of color.  She is currently on leave from the UCSC Sociology Department.

Research Interests

Immigrant Incorporation, Civic Engagement, Social Inequality, Latinos in the U.S., Youth Transitions to Adulthood, Quantitative Methods, Mixed-Methods.

Previous Education/Training

2009. Ph.D., Sociology, University of California – Los Angeles
2000. M.A., Social and Cultural Studies of Education, Berkeley School of Education.
1997. B.A., Sociology (cum laude), Harvard University