rstantonsalazar@icloud.com
Los Angeles, CA
www.stanton-salazar.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arroyorunner
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2016
2000-2011
2009-2010
1990-2000
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Workshop Leader
o Led workshops on social networking for university students and for students in the process of preparing to
enter a 4-year university. (University: Cal Poly Pomona). Workshop entitled, Social Networks, Social
Capital, & College Success, July 14, & August 9 thru 11, 2016.
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Researcher (Sociologist)
o Conducted survey research on the social support networks of Mexican-origin high school students across
different school sites and communities.
o Collected relevant student data in six schools in northern California; employed statistical and
network analyses of data
o Conducted multi-method field research on the social support networks of Mexican-origin students
at one high school and three residential communities in southern California.
o Conducted in-depth analyses of qualitative, network, and qualitative data.
o Trained and supervised research assistants during different stages of project: data collection,
analysis of data.
o Trained and supervised a group of nine doctoral students in a multi-method study on the social networks
of educators who directed effective academic enrichment programs serving students from low-income
communities.
o Consultant on NSF research project examining recruitment and retention of Latino university students in
STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, & mathematics).
Scholarship: Author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, and author of book, Manufacturing Hope
and Despair, based on qualitative and quantitative research on the social support networks of Mexican-origin
high school students.
Teaching Experience
o Taught undergraduate courses required for degree in sociology as well as graduate seminars required for
doctoral degree in sociology. (2016: Taught undergraduate course required for degree in Chicana/o
Studies)
o Taught undergraduate courses required for degree in elementary school teaching credential; also courses
in Ed.D. programdoctoral program designed for educators and administrators currently working in
urban public school system.
Administration & Leadership: Associate Director, Center for American Studies and Ethnicity, University of
Southern California, 2001-2002.
o Assisted in the mentoring of ethnic-minority doctoral students during the first and second year of their
doctoral program.
o Assisted with administration of Center.
Grant Writing & Budget Management: Research projects funded via grant proposals submitted to
foundations; research program on the social networks of Mexican-origin adolescents initiated through funding
by the
Spencer Foundation & the William T. Grant Foundation.
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National School District, San Diego, CA. Grades taught: 3, 4, 5, 6
Elementary School Teacher
1980-83
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D.
M.A.
B.A.
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Stanton-Salazar, R. D., Vsquez, A. O., & Mehan, H. (2000). Engineering success through institutional support." In S.
T. Gregory (Ed.), The academic achievement of minority students: Comparative perspectives, practices, and
prescriptions. New York: University Press of America.
Stanton-Salazar, R. D. (1997). A social capital framework for understanding the socialization of racial minority
children and youth. Harvard Educational Review, 67(1), 1-40.
Stanton-Salazar, R. D. & Dornbusch, S. M. (1995). Social capital and the social reproduction of inequality: The
formation of informational networks among Mexican-origin high school students. Sociology of Education 68,
116-135.
UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT
Stanton-Salazar, R.D. (2013). The Empowerment of Immigrant Students in School: Using Social Capital
Research and Theory to Guide the Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Comprehensive School
Restructuring Initiative. Paper presented at the Urban Institute, Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2013)
Conference Title: Effective Strategies for Promoting School Success for Newly-Arrived Adolescent Refugees
and Immigrants: New Directions for Research.
Stanton-Salazar, R. D., Macias, R. & Bensimon, E. M. (2010). The role of institutional agents in creating Latinos
pathways to majors in STEM fields. Unpublished manuscript. University of Southern California.
PRESENTATIONS
AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES & SYMPOSIA (2000-2013)
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Available upon request.
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