This is exciting!

Interesting discussion... I've been grappling with whether to code political speech 'at face value' as it's the easiest to operationalize yet invites trouble since people don't usually subscribe to those accounts themselves. And if we code the connotations, it's hard to ascertain its validity

New Post-Doc Opportunity: Princeton OPR is hiring postdocs in population studies. PhD in demography or related fields (sociology, economics, epi, etc.) welcome. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/181246 Review begins 3/1/16. Please share!

SPQ is excited to announce a Special Issue on Social Status! We are inviting scholars to submit their theoretical and empirical articles that examine status by December 15th, 2026. Below is the information for the Call for Papers. #SPQ

I read a paper today that uses Bayesian instead of Frequentist statistical inference and hmmmmmmm, it’s quite cool.

A perfect addition to my ‘method or theory?? why not both ;)’ reading list as I continue my quant side quests this year

Adding to my reading list for Political Behavior. I wonder how this relates to the 'reactive ethnicity' literature, at first glance it reminds me of it

My favorite academic advice blog posted a new bit!

Cool work

Heavy news these days. There’s some kind of ancient magic in the tides of Coronado Island that calms my mind.

This weird feeling after finally submitting a manuscript that's been too long in the making, like I'm able to close a chapter of my life, but in a sense, the real game is just starting...

Bryn Mawr College is hiring an Assistant Professor in Sociology with a specialization in social movements! The applications are due on September 19th. It is a fantastic place to be a scholar and educator—please spread the word! I'm happy to answer questions to the best of my ability!

I'll be sharing my paper at Harvard's “Migration & Immigrant Incorporation” Workshop on Sep 30. This is (to my knowledge) the first to merge 13 waves of the Pew National Survey of Latinos. I traced TWENTY years of trends in (anti)-immigration attitudes among Hispanic Americans. Join me!

💥I published a book review!💥 A massive thanks to Alex for the shoutout. Go check it out! Especially relevant to ppl studying immigration, public opinion, politics, and policy reform. @columbiaup.bsky.social

Aligns with an idea I had, just last month 🫡 Is this a sign to write it out or...

🚨 My review of In Our Interest: How Democracies Can Make Immigration Popular is forthcoming (!) in International Migration Review. The book is just out, by @akoustov.bsky.social, and offers a bold take on migration politics. I look up to his work, so it feels unreal that IMR asked me to review it.

Can’t wait to see all the new science that will be presented this spring at #PAA2026! Everyone is welcome, so please think about what research you have to share. Early career scholars, feel free to reach out if you have Qs about the submission process or @popassocamerica.bsky.social!

REMINDER: section reception (co-sponsored with Asian and Asian American section) tonight, Sunday, 8/10 West Toronto West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Toronto 8-10:30 pm

If you see me in Chicago at #ASA2025, feel free to ask me about my tried and true Chicago food map 👀.

Are you an early bird attending #ASA2025? Grab your coffee and join us bright and early this Saturday :). I'm presenting on the surprising findings of immigration and right-wing movements. I'll discuss why some immigrants hold seemingly contradictory opinions.

Not sure if I cleaned the data or the data cleaned me. After wrangling 20 years of Pew Hispanic surveys, a harmonized dataset now exists. So does a slightly more harmonized me (maybe). #sociology #data #survey #jokes

Last month, I wrote a book review as part of Prof. Jake Watson’s grad seminar. Being the savvy mentor that he is, he encouraged me to reach out to International Migration Review. They were interested, and today, I officially submitted my review.

Nothing like finals week to make me wildly fantasize about all I’ll accomplish in the three months of summer. The self-expectations are are high, the calendars are color-coded, and the delusion is fully operational. 🙇🏻‍♂️🙇🏻‍♂️🙇🏻‍♂️

So excited to see this out in the world—I’ve been looking forward to this remote control piece. Congrats to my advisor on this timely pub! 📄👏🏼

Important work...✍️ Citing this in my working paper

Super interesting...✍️

Some light news in a heavy week: my paper was accepted by #ASA2025 for the panel “Right-Wing Politics, Mobilities, and Immigrant Conservatism” (co-sponsored by @asapolisoc.bsky.social & @asamigration.bsky.social ). I look forward to engaging with folks on migration and political trends--in Chicago!

New preprint! Metaphors shape how people understand politics, but measuring them (& their real-world effects) is hard. We develop a new method to measure metaphor & use it to study dehumanizing metaphor in 400K immigration tweets Link: bit.ly/4i3PGm3 #NLP #NLProc #polisky #polcom #compsocialsci 🐦🐦

I’ve never written a tribute before, and don’t really know how to write one. To be honest, I’ve never lost someone so important to me in the past 30 years of my life. But I feel I really need to write something about Professor Michael Burawoy.

The ASA section on Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society is a vibrant community of computational and network scholars, interested in how larger social patterns emerge from local social dynamics. Sounds exciting? You can learn more – and join us! – at the link below: tinyurl.com/2e7exdfw