Pamela Anne Quiroz

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Pamela Anne Quiroz
Born (1960-03-28) March 28, 1960 (age 64)
Education Missouri Western State University, Iowa State University, University of Chicago
Known for Educational sociology
Scientific career
Fields Sociology
Institutions University of Houston, University of Illinois-Chicago
Thesis A study of decision-making in the educational process of Latino high school students  (1993)

Pamela Anne Quiroz (born March 28, 1960) [1] is an American sociologist. She is executive director of Inter University Program on Latino Research [2] and director of Center for Mexican American Studies and professor of sociology, University of Houston. [3]

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Life and work

Quiroz earned her BS in Sociology/Biology at Missouri Western State University, her MA in sociology at Iowa State University and PhD at the University of Chicago in 1993. [4]

She has been a professor of sociology at the University of Houston, and director of the Center for Mexican American Studies there, since the fall of 2015. Previously, she was a professor of sociology and educational policy studies at the University of Illinois-Chicago. [5] [6] She served as the editor-in-chief of Social Problems . [4]

Her research interests focus on children, youth and family including: race and inequality; education; identity; and qualitative methods for academic appointments [7] with special emphasis on the development of individual identities among school students. [5]

Selected awards

References

  1. ↑ "Pamela Anne Quiroz". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. ↑ "ABOUT – Inter University Program on Latino Research" . Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  3. 1 2 "Houston-area leaders named as HBJ's 2019 Women Who Mean Business honorees". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  4. 1 2 3 "Pamela Anne Quiroz". University of Houston. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  5. 1 2 Ramirez, Marisa. "New Era for Center for Mexican American Studies". University of Houston Magazine. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  6. ↑ "Pamela Ann Quiroz, Ph.D." Council on Contemporary Families. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  7. 1 2 "Pamela Quiroz, PhD". Texas Executive Women. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  8. ↑ "CMAS Director Pamela Quiroz Selected as HACU Fellow". www.uh.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
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