Caitlin Patler Receives the Pacific Sociological Association’s Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Perspectives Award
Caitlin Patler, an assistant professor of sociology, whose
research focuses on migration, inequality and
“crimmigration,” recently received the Pacific Sociological
Association’s Distinguished Contribution to Sociological
Perspectives Award.
The award recognized “To Reveal or Conceal: How Diverse
Undocumented Youth Navigate Legal Status Disclosure,” the paper
she published in the association’s journal last year.
The paper stemmed from Patler’s research on when and under
what circumstances diverse undocumented youths reveal or conceal
their status from school-based adults and peers, what factors
influence those decisions, and how they are linked to social and
educational outcomes.
Caitlin Patler is Associate Professor of Sociology at UC
Davis. Dr. Patler’s research explores citizenship and
legal status as axes of stratification that shape
opportunities for mobility. She is currently conducting
longitudinal mixed-methods research on the impacts of
long-term immigration detention and on the Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Dr. Patler received her
Ph.D.
