The University of Arizona is uniquely positioned to lead on resilience and development research on the dynamics of migration in the Americas. Research on campus sheds light on conditions that force migrants to leave their homes, factors affecting decision-making during their journeys, and how policies impact their arrival at the US-Mexico border. Our working group will showcase this expertise. We will convene five workshops with a broad group of U of A researchers and guests from local NGOs in the immigration sector. At the workshops, we will share ongoing research and identify avenues for future co-production. We will build a GIS StoryMap to collectively curate our research products and evidence. This will also serve as a means of prompting future research ideas and showcasing our collective expertise across and beyond campus.
Working Group Co-Leads:
- Alex Braithwaite (Lead), Professor, University of Arizona School of Government & Public Policy
- Talia Anderson, PhD Student, University of Arizona School of Geography, Development, & Environment
- Elise Arellano-Thompson, PhD Student, University of Arizona School of Geography, Development, and Environment
- Elizabeth Gaxiola, PhD Student, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies
- Yi jyun Lin, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Arizona School of Government & Public Policy
- Daniel Martinez, Associate Professor, University of Arizona School of Sociology
- Elizabeth Oglesby, Associate Professor, University of Arizona Center for Latin American Studies
- Javier Osorio, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona School of Government & Public Policy
- Elizabeth Tellman, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona School of Geography, Development, and Environment
- Jill Williams, Associate Research Professor, University of Arizona Southwest Institute for Research on Women