Lorena Garcia
Email Address: lorena@uic.eduCollege: Liberal Arts and Sciences Department: Sociology
Secondary Department: Latin American and Latino Studies
Title: Associate Professor
Office: BSB 4140C Phone: 312-413-3759
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes
Research Interest:
gender & sexuality
race/ethnicity
U.S. Latinas/os
youth Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 10 Qualifications of a Student:
Major: Sociology and/or LALS and/or GWS
Required Coursework: Intro to Sociology and/or LALS and/or GWS
minimum G.P.A. 3.5
Year in College: 3rd or 4th year Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
Student will primarily assist with literature review for new project(s) [and possibly participate in some preliminary fieldwork] . Student will also be expected to meet with me to discuss tasks related to project (at least once every 2 weeks). Student may also be asked to take some UIC-based training to assist with the project (i.e., IRB, library classes related to data collection, etc).
NOTE: This researcher is currently not accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research Experience program.
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