Matiana Parra originates from Los Angeles, California. Her research examines how economic policies drive immigration out of the Northern Triangle countries and other states in Latin America as well as how other relevant factors cause migration, such as extreme poverty, widespread violence, and climate change/disaster. She hopes to continue this migration studies research to understand solutions to migration crises such as the mass migrations from Venezuela and Honduras. She is interested in studying strategies for effective immigrant integration and attitudes towards immigrants in the states to which they arrive. She earned her Bachelor’s in political science from California State University, Los Angeles, and her Master’s in global studies from University of California, Berkeley.
The APSA Diversity Fellowship Program, formerly the Minority Fellowship Program, was established in 1969 as a fellowship competition to diversify the political science profession. The DFP provides support to students applying to, or in the early stages of, a PhD program in political science. The goal of the program is to increase the number of scholars from minoritized backgrounds in the discipline and ultimately the professoriate. APSA has once again awarded a new cycle to provide support for students currently in the process of applying to political science PhD programs for Fall 2024. Please join us in congratulating the 2024-2025 class of fellows.
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