Research

Understanding what contributes to social mobility and translating that learning to benefit our students, our community and our country is a critical aspect of our work. Below is a selection of recent research conducted by our faculty. If there is research that you are doing on this issue that you would like  to include please contact us. 

YANA KUCHEVA

Kucheva, Y. (2018). Subsidized housing and the transition to adulthood. Demography, 55(2), 617–642. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-018-0656-9 
Kucheva, Y. A. (2014). The receipt of subsidized housing across generations. Population Research and Policy Review, 33(6), 841–871. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-014-9332-y 

MATTHEW NAGLER

Nagler, M. G. (2023). Focusing as Commitment. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4427256 

BOB MELARA

Stokvis, N., Melara, R. D., & De, P. K. (2024). College Completion in a No-Racial/Ethnic Majority Campus. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 25(4), 741-767. https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251211019753

López-Castro T, Brandt L, Anthonipillai NJ, Espinosa A, Melara R (2021) Experiences, impacts and mental health functioning during a COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown: Data from a diverse New York City sample of college students. PLOS ONE 16(4): e0249768. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249768

Laura Brandt , Nishanthi J. Anthonipillai , Teresa López-Castro , Robert Melara & Adriana Espinosa (2022) Substance use trajectories among urban college students: associations with symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression before and during COVID-19, Journal of American College Health, DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07448481.2022.2089844

NORMA FUENTES

Book: (See Chapters 1, 2, 5 & 6 focused on Migration and Social Mobility).  Fuentes-Mayorga, N., From Homemakers to Breadwinners to Community Leaders: Migrating Women, Class and Color. Book manuscript. Rutgers University Press. May, 2023. https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/from-homemakers-to-breadwinners-…

Fuentes-Mayorga, N., & Burgos, G. (2017). Generation X and the Future Health of Latinos. Generations, 41(3), 58-67. (Major contribution). https://www.jstor.org/stable/26556302

Crul, M., J. Holdaway, H. De Valk, N. Fuentes and M. Zaal (2013)” Educating the Children of Immigrants in Old and New Amsterdam,” in Richard Alba and Jennifer Holdaway (editors), The Children of Immigrants at School: A Comparative Look at Integration in the United States and Western Europe.  New York City: New York University Press. (Equal Contribution). https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/educating-the-children-of-immig…

Invited Lecturer, the Dean’s Pro-Seminar on Immigration in American Life, “From Second Sex to Model Minorities: The Daughters of Immigrants in New York City & Amsterdam.” The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. City College, New York City (Nov 3, 2015).
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April 2015. TV interview in Melilla, Spain, aired on Aijafadrim news program. Discussed my research on the educational mobility of daughters of immigrants in Amsterdam and New York City. http://inmusa.es/video.php?v=2015/Aijafadrim_-_09abr15.mp4. 
See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka_WOy2Epfo

Keynote Speaker, “Understanding the Relative Mobility of Immigrant Girls and why it Matters.” Conference on Education and Ethnicity, North Umbria University, New Castle on the Tyne, England. July 4-6th. 2012. http://educ8.weebly.com/uploads/9/9/7/6/9976170/ethnicityeducation_conf…

LOTTI SILBER

Silber, I. C. (2022). After stories: Transnational intimacies of postwar El Salvador. Stanford University Press. https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=31158
Bellanger, W., Cosgrove, S., & Silber, I. C. (2023). Higher Education, State Repression, and neoliberal reform in Nicaragua: Reflections from a university under fire. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Higher-Education-State-Repression-and-Neolibe…

RAFIA ZAFAR

Zafar, R. (2022, September 13). Intergenerational Mobility in Income and Consumption: Evidence from Indonesia. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/uzcfs 

DAVE CHOKSHI

Chokshi DA. Income, Poverty, and Health Inequality. JAMA. 2018;319(13):1312–1313. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.2521 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2677433
Chokshi DA. From Economic Recovery to Health Resilience. JAMA Health Forum. 2020;1(11):e201438. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2020.1438 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2773634
Chokshi, D. A. (2022, August 31). Life expectancy is falling. Here's how to change that. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/opinion/us-life-expectancy.html 

MARITSA POROS

Poros, Maritsa V. (2011). “Migrant Social Networks: Vehicles for Migration, Integration, and Development.” March 30. Migration Policy Institute. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/migrant-social-networks-vehicle…

Poros, Maritsa V. (2011). Modern Migrations: Gujarati Indian Networks in New York and London. Stanford University Press. https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=16749

BOB MCKINNON

Podcast: McKinnon, Bob (2020-Present). Attribution with Bob McKinnon. NPR. Podcast series audio.  https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1060933577/attribution
McKinnon, Bob. (2023-Present) Moving Up Mondays, Substack. https://movingup.substack.com/
McKinnon, Bob  (2018-Present) Moving Up USA. https://movingupusa.com/
McKinnon, Bob (2023- Present)). Moving Up in Communities.  Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/section/moving-up-in-communities
McKinnon, Bob (2023, July 25)  Why Do People Succeed or Fail in Life? Your Answer Matters. Greater Good Magazine. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_do_people_succeed_or_…