Luzmarina Garcia, Florida Atlantic University
Project Title: Under Pressure: Case Allocation in Immigration Courts
Luzmarina Garcia is an assistant professor in the department of political science at Florida Atlantic University. She investigates the health of American courts with an eye to public opinion, representation, and inter-branch relations. Her research focuses on judicial politics, political behavior, and identity politics. She is particularly interested in gender and judicial decision-making and the study of these topics in administrative courts, such as immigration courts. She earned her Ph.D. in political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
About the APSA Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars
The APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grants provide support for the advancement of early career political science scholars from historically underrepresented backgrounds and minoritized groups, or those whose research aims to broaden participation in political science and focuses on issues affecting underrepresented racial and ethnic groups or issues of tribal sovereignty and governance. In July 2023, APSA awarded six projects for the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grant for Early Career Scholars for a combined total award amount of $12,000.
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