Dr. Jody Agius Vallejo

Biography

Jody Agius Vallejo is a Professor of Sociology specializing in immigrant integration, race and ethnicity, and the socio-economic dynamics of minoritized middle classes and entrepreneurs in the United States. She holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Irvine, where she also completed her M.A. in Demographic and Social Analysis. Vallejo has served on the Advisory Board of the USC Equity Research Institute and has co-edited its blog. She was also the past-chair of the International Migration Section of the American Sociological Association. With notable research interests including racial and ethnic inequality, her expertise extends to issues of mobility among Latino elites and the economic strategies employed by immigrant communities. Vallejo’s work has garnered numerous grants, and she has been recognized for her contributions to public sociology, including awards from various professional associations and universities. Her scholarly output includes books, journal articles, and reports focusing on the social conditions and narratives within Latino communities.

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