2023 Featured Scholars Archive.

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Jonathan M. Ibarra

Title: Doctoral Candidate of Sociology
​Current Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara
Signature Publication:  ​“Mano Suave-Mano Dura: Legitimacy Policing and Latino Stop-and-Frisk"

09|23

Kay S. Varela  

Title: Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar, Criminology and Criminal Justice
​Current Institution: Arizona State University
Signature Publication: ​“This is Part of my Final Grade’: A LatCrit Critique of Using Prison: Tours as Pedagogical Tools in Criminal Justice."

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 Chris Guerra

Title: Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
​Current Institution: University of Texas, El Paso
Signature Publication:  ​“The immigrant Experience and Alcohol Use: Heart Rate as a Source of Risk and Resilience"

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Alondra D. Garza  

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work
​Current Institution: University of Houston, Downtown
Signature Publication: ​“Police Response to Latina Immigrant Intimate Partner Violence Victims: A Qualitative Analysis "