Adrian Pantoja, PhD
Associate Professor of Political Studies/Chicano Studies
With Pitzer Since: 2006
Field Group: Political Studies and Chicano Studies
Campus Address: Avery 214
Phone: 909.607.0485
Email: adrian_pantoja@pitzer.edu
Education:
M.A., Ph.D, Claremont Graduate University
B.A., University of San Francisco
Research Interests:
Latino political behavior, immigration, racial and ethnic politics, public opinion, American politics
Recent Courses:
- Research Methods in Political Studies (POST70)
- The U.S. Electoral System (POST101)
- War and the American Presidency (POST104)
- Latino Politics (POST107CH)
- Film, Politics and the Cold War (POST133)
- U.S. Immigration Policy and Transnational Politics (POST/CH174)
- Immigration and Race in America (POST/CH175)
- Senior Seminar: U.S. Presidency and the War in Terror (POST195)
- God in the Barrio: Religion and Politics (POST/CH198)
Selected Publications:
“Patriotism and Language Loyalties: Comparing Latino and Anglo Attitudes toward English Only Legislation,” Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol.34, no.9 (September 2011). With Sarah Allen Gershon.
“The Effects of Being a Born-Again Christian on Latino Socio-Political Attitudes,” Journal of Religion and Society, vol.12 (2010).
“Latinos in Arizona and the 2004 Presidential Election,” in Rodolfo O. de la Garza, Louis DeSipio, and David Leal, eds., Beyond the Barrio: Latinos and the 2004 Election. South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame, 2010.
“In Pursuit of Inclusion: Citizenship Acquisition among Asian Immigrants,” in John Mollenkopf and Jennifer Hochschild, eds., Immigrant Political Incorporation in Europe and the US. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2010. With Janelle Wong.
“The Spring Marches of 2006: Latinos, Immigration, and Political Mobilization in the 21st Century,” American Behavioral Scientist, vol.52, no.4 (December 2008). With Cecilia Menjívar and Lisa Magaña.
“Commentary on ‘Citizens by Choice, Voters, by Necessity: Long Term Patterns in Political Mobilization by Naturalized Latino Voters,” Political Research Quarterly, vol.61, no.1 (March 2008). With Ricardo Ramirez and Gary M. Segura.
“A Second Look: Is There a Latina/o Gender Gap?” Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, vol.28, no.3/4 (2006). With Lisa Garcia-Bedolla and Jessica Lavariega-Monforti.
“Political Knowledge and Issue Voting Among the Latino Electorate,” Political Research Quarterly, vol. 59, no 2 (June 2006). With Stephen P. Nicholson and Gary M. Segura.
“Fear and Loathing in California: Contextual Threat and Political Sophistication among Latino Voters,” Political Behavior, vol.25 (fall 2003). With Gary M. Segura.
“Citizens by Choice, Voters by Necessity: Long Term Patterns in Political Mobilization by Naturalized Latinos,” Political Research Quarterly, vol.54 (2001). With With Ricardo Ramirez and Gary M. Segura. 2001.
Recent Conferences and Invited Talks:
“Assessing the Hispanic Threat Hypothesis: A Comparison of Anglo and Hispanic Core American Values,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA, September 2011. With Jennifer Merrola.
“Latino Racial Identities and Partisanship,” the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Antonio, TX, 2011. With Stephen Nicholson and Gary M. Segura.
“Are Latinas More ‘Dovish’ Than Latinos? Evidence from the 2006 Latino National Survey,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, March 31, 2011, and at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Antonio, TX, April 23, 2011. With Rachel VanSickle-Ward.
“Pessimists, Optimists, and Skeptics: The Consequences of Transnational Ties on Latino Immigrant Naturalization” The Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, 2010. With Sarah Allen Gershon.
Selected Grants, Awards, and Honors:
“Citizens by Choice, Voters by Necessity,” most cited article published in Political Research Quarterly in the last decade.
Best Paper on Latino Politics, for paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, 2005 and 2007.
The Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Research Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2006 (declined).
The Best Paper on Black Politics, for paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, 2002.