Pamela Anne Quiroz | |
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| Born | March 28, 1960 |
| Education | Missouri Western State University, Iowa State University, University of Chicago |
| Known for | Educational sociology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | University of Houston, University of Illinois-Chicago |
| Thesis | A study of decision-making in the educational process of Latino high school students (1993) |
Pamela Anne Quiroz (born March 28, 1960) [1] is an American sociologist. She is executive director of Inter University Program on Latino Research [2] and director of Center for Mexican American Studies and professor of sociology, University of Houston. [3]
Life and work
Quiroz earned her BS in Sociology/Biology at Missouri Western State University, her MA in Sociology at Iowa State University and PhD at the University of Chicago in 1993. [4]
She has been a professor of sociology at the University of Houston, and director of the Center for Mexican American Studies there, since the fall of 2015. Previously, she was a professor of sociology and educational policy studies at the University of Illinois-Chicago. [5] [6] She served as the editor-in-chief of Social Problems. [4]
Her research interests focus on children, youth and family including: race and inequality; education; identity; and qualitative methods for academic appointments [7] with special emphasis on the development of individual identities among school students. [5]
Selected awards
- Texas Executive Women’s “Women on the Move” [7]
- Houston Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” (Outstanding nonprofit leaders category) [3]
- Sola Magazine “Woman of the Year” in Education
- Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board’s Award in Education
- HACE Mujeres Leadership Cohort (Houston) [4]
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities fellow [8]
References
- ^ "Pamela Anne Quiroz". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ "ABOUT – Inter University Program on Latino Research". Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ a b "Houston-area leaders named as HBJ's 2019 Women Who Mean Business honorees". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ a b c "Pamela Anne Quiroz". University of Houston. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ a b Ramirez, Marisa. "New Era for Center for Mexican American Studies". University of Houston Magazine. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ "Pamela Ann Quiroz, Ph.D." Council on Contemporary Families. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ a b "Pamela Quiroz, PhD". Texas Executive Women. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "CMAS Director Pamela Quiroz Selected as HACU Fellow". www.uh.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
External links
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1960 births
- Living people
- American women social scientists
- American women sociologists
- American academic journal editors
- American sociologists
- University of Houston faculty
- University of Illinois Chicago faculty
- Missouri Western State University alumni
- Iowa State University alumni
- University of Chicago alumni
- American academics of Mexican descent
- 21st-century American women