Anna Sampaio, Council University of Colorado, Denver

Anna Sampaio, University of Colorado, Denver
Council 2006-08

Dr. Anna Sampaio is associate professor of political science at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, where she teaches and researches in the areas of Latina/o politics, immigration, ethnic/racial politics, gender politics post-colonialism, and transnationalism. Prior to coming to Denver she taught at the University of California Riverside, at CSU Hayward, at Santa Clara University, and at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She holds a BA in Political Science from Santa Clara University (1992) and an MA and PhD in Political Science from the University of California at Riverside (1999).

Her work has appeared in a number of publications including the American Political Science Review, New Political Science, Women’s Studies Quarterly, Latino Studies, PS: Political Science and Politics and the International Feminist Journal of Politics. Her most recent book is entitled Transnational Latino/a Communities: Politics, Processes and Cultures (2002) from Rowman and Littlefield and highlights the shifting immigration patterns of Latinos/as in the late 20th century. Her current research centers on the impact of post 9-11 immigration policies on the lives of Latino/a immigrants. Outside of the university, she serves as the President of the Latino/a Caucus of the American Political Science Association as well as the President of the Women’s Caucus of the Western Political Science Association.

She has worked with and served on the board of several non-profit and community based organizations organizations serving the Latino population including the Latina Initiative, Escuela Guadelupe, Escuela Tlatelolco, and the Mexican American Community Service Agency.