Dr. Tomás Jiménez

Biography

Tomás R. Jiménez is the Joan B. Ford Professor in the Department of Sociology and Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University, where he serves as the founding co-director of Stanford's Institute for Advancing Societies and the director of the Qualitative Initiative at the Immigration Policy Lab. His research focuses on immigration, policy, assimilation, social mobility, and ethnic/racial identity. He has published influential works like 'States of Belonging: Immigration Policies, Attitudes, Inclusion,' which examines how state-level immigration policies shape belonging among Latino immigrants and U.S.-born Latinos. His contributions to the field have been recognized with awards such as the Otis Dudley Duncan Distinguished Book Award from the American Sociological Association's Population Section. Jiménez has published extensively in leading journals and continues to direct qualitative research initiatives that integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches to assess the impacts of immigration policy. He has also been involved in various educational and advisory capacities throughout his career, enhancing the academic landscape surrounding immigration studies.

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