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My current research broadly focuses on immigration policy and its consequences. I am particularly interested on how state and local level immigration policy is affecting the employment, education, fertility and human rights of undocumented immigrants, as well as on the effect of immigration policy...

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e5NyT6IAAAAJ&hl=en §: Corresponding Author; G: Graduate student advisee; U: Undergraduate student advisee [62] Hao, P. G, Ye, Q., Moo, Z. G, DeMarsh, K. G, Wang, Y. G, Palm, B., Zarzana, K., Apel, E. C., Tyndall, G. S., Orlando, J. J., and...

ZULEMA VALDEZ zvaldez@ucmerced.edu https://sites.ucmerced.edu/zulema-valdez EDUCATION University of California at Los Angeles 2002 PhD, Sociology 1996 MA Thesis, Sociology 1992 BA, Sociology ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE University of California, Merced 2023-25 Associate Vice Chancellor of Equity...

November 2025 Joy-Writing Our Future: Centering Joy as Transformative Practice (with Eileen Camfield, Leslie Bayers, and Lott Hill), Interactive Session presentation at the 50th Annual Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD) Network Conference, San Diego, CA...

BIO 180 - Mathematical Modeling for Biology This course covers statistical modeling of complex data sets, mathematical modeling of population and epidemics, and extensive practice of "R" programing language. Semesters: SS2023, FS2023, SS2024, FS2024, SS2025, FS2025 BIO 182 - Bioinformatics This...