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Oscar Contreras
I analyze diverse expressions of organized crime and social violence in the North America region. My current research uses computational methods such as machine learning for crime forecasting, and social network analysis to understand criminal networks.
Subfield: - Computational Sociology- Economic Sociology- Violence- Organized Crime
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Nicholas DiRago
- Gaddis, S. Michael and Nicholas V. DiRago. “Housing Audit Studies in the Social Sciences.” Forthcoming in Essays on the Sociology of Housing, edited by B. J. McCabe and E. Rosen.
- Gaddis, S. Michael, Nicholas V. DiRago, and Raj Ghoshal. “Searching for a Roommate: A Correspondence Audit Examining Racial Discrimination among Millennials.” In preparation.
- DiRago, Nicholas V. “Land Banks and Inequality in Shrinking Cities: How Organizations Govern Abandoned Urban Neighborhoods in the Contemporary United States.” In preparation.
Subfield: community and urban sociology; inequality, poverty, and mobility; sociology of population; political sociology; organizations, occupations, and work
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Jorge D. Mancillas
Description of Previous and Ongoing Research Projects
- The Formation of Cosmologies on Death and Dying in Gang Members (2017)
- The Construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project and Gentrification in the Crenshaw District (2017) - Research Assistantship, Dr. Karida Brown
- The Effectiveness of Homeless Court Programs in Los Angeles (2017-2018) - Research Assistantship, Dr. Yeheskel "Zeke" Hasenfeld, (Rest In Peace, Zeke)
- The Contributions of Joan Moore to the Development of Critical Gang Studies and Reflexive Research Methodology (2019) - Collaboration with Dr. Robert Weide
- Traumatic Loss and Social Reproductions of Urban Violence in L.A. (ongoing)
- Income Generation Strategies, Job Seeking and Employment for Gang Members in a Gentrifying Los Angeles (ongoing)
Subfield: Critical Gang Studies; Material Scarcity; Social Violence; Hyper-Incarceration; Ethnography; Theory
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Kristella Montiegel
My research focuses on the socialization and communication practices of deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH) children in a spoken-language preschool classroom. I use a combination of ethnographic interviews and Conversation Analysis to examine the ways in which DHH children, educators, and parents understand and reinforce certain ideological beliefs and attitudes about spoken language and its use in social life.
Subfield: Conversation Analysis, Ethnography, childhood socialization, early childhood education
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Luis Manuel Olguin
Language and social interaction. Reciprocity and exchange behavior. Economic conversation analysis. Exposure, leaks, and sense making of contentious interactions. Spanish conversation.
Subfield: Conversation Analysis, Economic Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Language and Social Interaction, Linguistic Anthrpology, SociolinguisticsComprehensive exams: Conversation Analysis and Economic Sociology
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