Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession

The Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession develops and promotes research and activities concerning the professional development of Latinos within the discipline of political science.

Committee Members

Term expiring August 31, 2011

Adrian D. Pantoja, Pitzer College

Diane-Michele Prindeville, New Mexico State University

Term expiring August 31, 2012

Leonardo R. Arriola, University of California, Berkeley, Co-chair

Sharon Ann Navarro, University of Texas, San Antonio

Term expiring August 31, 2013

Irasema Coronado, University of Texas, El Paso, Co-chair

Louis DeSipio, University of California, Irvine

Committee Mentoring Awards

The Committee on the Status of Latinos and Latinas in the Profession is currently accepting nominations for the 2011 Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Award. Please use the submission form below. Deadline: July 15, 2011

Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Award Submission Form

The Committee recognizes exceptional mentoring of Latino/a students and junior faculty each year with three awards honoring Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell, the first Latina to earn a doctorate in political science and a life-long mentor of Latinos/as. The awards are:

Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Award for Exemplary Mentoring of Undergraduate Latino/a Students in Political Science

Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Award for Exemplary Mentoring of Graduate Latino/a Students in Political Science

Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Award for Exemplary Mentoring of Latino/a Junior Faculty in Political Science

2008 Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Award Recipients

Mentoring of Undergraduates: Raymond Rocco, University of California, Los Angeles
Mentoring of Graduate Students: Michael Jones-Correa, Cornell University
Mentoring of Junior Faculty: Lisa Garcia-Bedolla, University of California, Berkeley

Organizations and Information of Interest

Sector Latino de Ciencia Política The Latino Caucus in Political Science or Sector Latino de Ciencia Politica was established to both promote and protect the professional development and well-being of Latinas/as in political science and those interested in the study of Latino politics. Founded on September 4, 1998 at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), the Latino Caucus is an officially recognized Related Group of the APSA.