The Center for Poverty & Inequality Research hosts an annual
seminar series on poverty issues. We are pleased to welcome
faculty, researchers, and thought leaders to the UC Davis campus.
Most of our seminars are located in Andrews Conference Room, 2203
Social Sciences and Humanities Building, unless otherwise noted.
Parking Information: Daily parking is
available in the Quad Parking
Structure through the AggiePark website
or AMP app. The Andrews Conference Room is a short walk from the parking
structure.
Directions to Andrews Conference Room:
Enter the Social
Sciences & Humanities Building through the Letters & Science
Dean’s Office entrance (arch and glass doors). Stairs and
elevator are located just inside; proceed to the second floor.
Andrews is on the right side of the hall, 2203 SS&H.
In the first two decades of the 21st century, more than two
million Mexican migrants returned to Mexico from the United
States. Between 2010 and 2020, the number of people who returned
to Mexico was so large that, for the first time in at least fifty
years, more people entered Mexico from the United States than
entered the United States from Mexico. Many of these migrants
were destined for urban areas, and we know little about how they
fare after they return to cities. In The Returned,
sociologists Claudia Masferrer, Erin R.
Dr. Ekjyot Saini earned her Ph.D. in Human Development and Family
Science from Auburn University, as well as a Masters in Social
Work from the University of Michigan. Her program of research
utilizes an interdisciplinary approach, including family systems
perspectives and biopsychosocial models, to understand how family
and sociocultural contexts contribute to the well-being of
children and families across developmental periods.
Amanda Agan’s research lies at the intersections of economics,
law, and public policy with a focus on the economics of crime and
labor market discrimination. Her work tries studies the
consequences and determinants of criminal legal involvement and
how various policies can change the incentives of defendants,
criminal justice actors, and people with records with a
particular emphasis on how criminal involvement impacts labor
market opportunities (and vice versa).
Dr. Ito’s research addresses social psychological issues using a
multi-level approach that integrates social psychological and
neuroscience perspectives to better understand stereotyping,
prejudice, face perception, disparities in STEM education, and
adolescent substance use.
