Maria Rendon
Graduate Student in Sociology and Social Policy
09/18/2008
- Research Interests
- immigration & children of immigrants, urban neighborhoods, poverty concentration, social inequality
- Previous Degrees
- BA/BA, MA
- Qualifying Paper Title
- Downward Assimilation: Mexican-origin Mobility Patterns and Socioeconomic Assimilation, Neither Black nor White
- Committee
- Mary Waters, Christopher Jencks, Katherine Newman
- Prospectus Title
- Transition out of School and Into Young Adulthood: The Role of Neighborhoods on the Educational and Work Outcomes of Mexican-origin Youth
- Committee
- Mary Waters, Xavier de Souza Briggs, William Julius Wilson, Robert Sampson
Presentations and Publications
| Briggs, Xavier de Souza, Kadija Ferryman, Susan Popkin, Maria Rendón. "Why Did the Moving to Opportunity Experiment Not Get Young People into Better Schools?" Housing Policy Debate Journal. Volume 19. Issue 1 |
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| Frank, Reanne, Magdalena Cerda, Maria Rendón. “Barrios and Burbs: Residential Context and Health-Risk Behavior among Angeleno Adolescents”. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. September 2007. Volume 48. Issue 3 |
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Miscellaneous Additional Information
- Oral Exam Topic
- Residential Patterns and Segregation for the Mexican Origin Population in the US, historical and contemporary focus
Suggested Links
| "Do Better Neighborhoods For MTO Families Mean Better Schools?" Urban Institute Policy Brief |
Contact
617-496-3846
(Phone)
617-496-5794 (FAX)
611 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138