Perez, J.
Judith A. Perez-Caro, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae, Fall 2013
EDUCATION
2011Fordham University, Ph.D. Bronx, NY
Sociology, Concentration: Diversity and Inequality and Urban Communities
2006 Advanced Graduate Certificate, Latin American & Latino Studies Institute
1999Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A. New York, NY
Student Personnel Administration, Concentration: Multicultural Student Development
1996Canisius College, B.A. Buffalo, NY
Communication Studies. Minor: Writing; Studies Abroad: England and Spain
DISSERTATION
“Middle Class Journeys: A Comparative Study on the Residential Experiences and Housing Outcomes of CaribbeanLatino, Black, and White Native New Yorkers.” Co-Mentors - Clara Rodríguez & E. Doyle McCarthy; Reader: Norma Fuentes-Mayorga
PUBLICATIONS
Perez, Judith, 2012. Chapter 5: “Residential Patterns and an Overview of Segregation and Discrimination in
the Greater Washington, DC, Metropolitan Region,” in Research in Race and Ethnic Relations; Vol 17; Hispanic Migration and Urban Development; edited by Enrique S. Pumar; Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd.ISBN: 978-1-78052-344-6
Perez, Judith. 2012. Book Review. Unhealthy Cities: Poverty, Race, and Place in America by Kevin Fitzpatrick
and Mark LaGory (Routledge, 2010). Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER).
Perez. Judith. 2011. “The Future of Middle-Class Latino Homeownership.” Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Institute White Paper/Policy Brief, Young Latino Leaders Summit Series 2010-2011. URL:
Perez, Judith.2009. “Latino/Latinas” in Latinos and Latinas in the United States: An Encyclopedia of History, Society,
and Culture. Eds. Carmen Lugo-Lugo and David Leonard, Washington StateUniversity. M.E. Sharpe.
Torres,Andres, Gilbert Marzán, Judith Pérez & René Poitevin. 2009.“Demographic and Neighborhood
Change among Puerto Ricans and Other Latinos” (non-circulating). Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College-CUNY, “In Pursuit of Puerto Rican Studies” Search Conference, Working Paper Series.
Perez, Judith. 2008. Book Review: Mestizo In America: Generations of Mexican Ethnicity in the Suburban Southwest
by Thomas Macias (University of Arizona Press, 2006). Journal of American Ethnic History.
Link to review:
Perez, Judith. 2008. 1) “Barrio”; 2) “Latina Feminism; 3) “Hispanics”inEncyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and
Society.Ed. Richard T. Schaefer, DePaul University. Russell Sage.
Perez, Judith. 2006. “Movin’ on Up”: Pioneer African-American Families Living in an Integrated
Neighborhood in the Bronx, New York.” The Bronx County Historical Society Journal. Fall 2006. *Oral
History recordings preserved at the Bronx African American History Project, Fordham
University.
Under Review:
Perez, Judith. 1) “Segregation and Latino/as”; 2) “Residential Segregation”in Latinos/as and
Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Jose-Luis Morin, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. Greenwood Press.
Perez, Judith. “The Middle Class Journey: Residential and Housing Outcomes of Puerto Rican New Yorkers
in the Midst of the Recession” CENTRO Journal. Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY.
Perez, J. “The Outcomes ofGentrificationon Native New Yorkers: A Case Study” - submitted to peer-
reviewed journal.
TEACHING
Spring 2012 -The Catholic University of America Washington, DC
presentDepartment of Sociology Clinical Assistant Professor
-Visiting appointment
-Courses taught: Public Policy; Political Sociology and Social Movements; Race and Ethnic
Relations in the United States; Inequality: Race, Class, and Gender; The Urban Metropolis; Sociology of Education; Sociology of Gender; Senior Coordinating Seminar; Introduction to Sociology; Global Social Problems and Social Justice
-Prepare, administer and evaluate senior comprehensive examinations; evaluate graduate comprehensive examinations
-Reader/evaluator for undergraduate senior thesis direction (three students)
-Supervise graduate teaching assistant and undergraduate intern for site placement
-Faculty advisor to Latino student organization
-Faculty advisor to Washington DC Latino Student Partnership
Spring 2008 - Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus Bronx, NY
Spring 2009 College of Liberal Studies / Sociology Teaching Associate(Adjunct Faculty)
-Courses taught: Hispanics in the United States; Modern American Social Movements; Old/New Minorities in the United States; Independent Study: Research Methods. Average teaching evaluation: 8.7/9
Spring 2003 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) New York, NY
Summer 2008 Department of Latin American & Latina/o Studies Lecturer
-Courses taught: Hispanics in American Society (two sections); Race & Ethnicity in the United States (four sections). Average teaching evaluation: 4.5/5.
Summer 2006 The National Equity Center,Inc. Washington, D.C./Los Angeles, CA
Host University: University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Assistant Faculty
Inaugural Summer Civil Rights and Social Justice Training Institute.
-Founded by John Jackson, Ed.D., President and CEO of The Schott Foundation
-Taught modules and led research projects for cohort of 50 nationally selected diverse student leaders
-Curriculum taught: 1) The Historical Framework of Civil Rights and Social Justice, 2) Organizational and Moral Leadership Development, 3) Research and Policy Analysis
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
August 2010-Congressional Hispanic Caucus InstituteWashington, DC
May 2011Graduate Fellowship Program Graduate Housing Policy Fellow
-1 of 8 graduate fellows selected for nine-month congressional public policy fellowship
-Placement, Fall 2010: Grant Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
-Placement, Spring 2011: Committee on Financial Services (Democrat - Minority),Housing Policy. United States House of Representatives.
-Organized, researched, developed and selected panelists for policy summit on Latino homeownership, held on Capitol Hill.
Summer 2009The Center on Race and Wealth,Howard University Washington, DC
College of Arts and Sciences Summer Institute Fellow
-1 of 8 fellows selected in national search for Ford Foundation funded research program
-Selected to promote studies of wealth that will translate research into policy solutions
-Conducted research, under the direct supervision of Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, on asset building, wealth accumulation, and home ownership; incorporated research into doctoral dissertation chapters.
Spring 2009TheCenter for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY New York, NY
Dr.Andres Torres, Research Director Research Assistant
-Selected as 2009 Dissertation Fellow, under supervision of Dr. Torres
-Prepared literature review: “The Neighborhood: Definitions, Metrics and Applications to New York City’s Puerto Rican/Latino communities” for research brief & search conference.
-Working paper circulated among local policy makers to inform community justice initiatives.
Winter 2009The 21st Century Foundation New York, NY
Documentary: “Bring Your A-Game” & “Fair Game?” Fact Checker
Directed by Mario Van Peebles. Youth and Adult Versions
-Verified all commentary and sources for documentary on educational and incarceration crises of African American males. Received film credit. Debuted on BET: 9/12/2009 (Youth); 1/31/2010 (Adult).
Summer 2007Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC
Latino Center Museum Studies Fellow
-1 of 15 fellows selected in national search for summer fellowship program.
-Developed survey and conducted research to inform “Latino Immigration Project” for the Program in Latino History and Culture at the National Museum of American History.
Fall 2004-FordhamUniversity - Rose Hill Bronx, NY
Spring 2005; Department of Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Assistant
Fall 2006- Graduate Assistant to Dr. Greta Gilbertson: teacher’s assistant – “Urban Community
Spring 2007 Development”; book review coordinator for professor’s editorial responsibilities at International Migration Review.
HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
INROADS, Incorporated (501 c-3), New York, NY. Regional and National Campus Recruiter, Headquarters; National Liaison for Latino Affairs, Headquarters.1/01-8/04.
- Recruitment: traveled (75%) to colleges and universities, career fairs and conferences; recruitment of 2,500 – 3,000 undergraduate applicants annually for nationally ranked diversity internship program; managed annual recruitment budget of est. $30,000.
- Enrollment management: admissions tracking, evaluation, selection, interviewing, coaching, and corporate placement interview preparation of college students.
- Conducted diversity training and facilitation at regional universities and colleges, high schools, area community based organizations, and professional associations.
- National negotiator of partnerships with key Latino organizations for undergraduate talent acquisition.Results: within one year of implementation, Latino college intern acquisition increased by 5% nationwide; negotiated and secured three memorandums of agreement; sourced approximately 3000 college students of color.
Pace University, Lubin School of Business, New York, NY. Graduate Academic Advisement and Student Development. MBA/MS Academic Advisor. 11/99-12/00.
- Academic auditing and high volume advisement load of incoming and current graduate business students.
- Prepared and assisted in new student orientation; facilitated seminars and programming.
- Administered focus groups to assess graduate student needs and reported results to Assistant Dean.
Barnard College, New York, NY. College Activities Office. Graduate Assistant and Building Manager, Macintosh Hall. 8/98 -7/99.
- Interviewed, hired, selected, trained and supervised evening student staff of six.
- On call management of student center and on campus bowling alley.
- Lead student activities advisor for a Latina student organization.
- Assisted in new and transfer student orientation and all campus programming at Barnard and Columbia
University.
- On call, building crisis response related to use of student center.
PRESENTATIONS
Spring 2013Co-facilitator. “Assessing Your Professional Development Needs for Career Success - Focus Group.” Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting,Boston, MA.
Spring 2013Moderator. Women’s History Month Panel: “Latinas in Leadership.” The Latin Alliance. The Catholic University of America.
Spring 2012 “Activism in the Academy: research on women in the Bronx and New York City.”
Women in Academia symposium. Gender and Women's Studies Program, Bowdoin
College, Brunswick, ME
Spring 2012Latinas in Leadership. Panelist. Women’s History Month. The Latin Alliance, The Catholic
University of America, Washington, DC.
Spring 2012. “Contemporary Issues in Urban Sociology.” Brown Bag Seminar. Department of
Sociology, The Catholic University of America.
Fall 2011“The Journey of the Latino College Student: From College Hopeful to Student
Leader, to Career Success!” Department of Modern Languages and Latin American Students
and Friends. Canisius College, Buffalo, NY.
April 2011"Middle Class Latinos: Dissonance in Racial and Class Assimilation." Graduate Seminar,
New Minorities in the United StatesFordham University, Bronx,NY.
Spring 2010“From College Hopeful to Ph.D.: The Academic Dreams and Lessons Learned of a Boricua from the Bronx, N.Y.” Keynote Speaker: “Passing the Gavel: Special Recognition Ceremony for AHANA Students”, Office of Diversity Services, Suffolk University, Boston, MA.
Winter 2010“Where Are You From?”: The Influence of Origins on Residential Aspirations, Preferences
and Mobility of Native New Yorkers.” The Modern City, Guest Lecturer, Professor Andrew Tiedt. Fordham University, Bronx, NY.
Fall 2009“Qualitative Methodologies: Applications and Best Practices.” Introduction to Research Methods, Guest Lecturer, Professor Daniel Durkin. Fordham University, Bronx, NY.
Fall 2009 “Middle Class Journeys: Class Differences and Label Dissonance between Caribbean Latinos, Blacks, and Whites.” Brown Bag Seminar Series, Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.
Summer 2009“Residential Outcomes for Middle Class Puerto Rican New York City Residents: A
Comparative Analysis.” Section on Latino Sociology/ Refereed Roundtable: “Demographic Transitions: Challenges in Businesses, Housing and Disaster Research.” American Sociological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Spring 2008 “Borinqueños on the Move: An Analysis of Puerto Rican Demographic Trends.” Panel
Presentation with Drs. Andrés Torres, Hunter College and Gilbert Marzán, Bronx Community College. Somos El Futuro: 2008 Annual Conference of the New York State Assembly & Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, Albany, NY.
Spring 2008“Residential Choices among Middle Class Puerto Ricans in New York City: Historical and Recent Findings.” Policy Brief Presentation: Nuyoricans on the move - New Research. Panel presentation withDrs. Gilbert Marzán, Bronx Community College & Andrés Torres, Center for Puerto Rican Studies,Hunter College (CUNY), New York, NY.
Fall 2007“The Impact of Latino Immigration on United States and Cities.” Hispanic Heritage
Month. Featured Speaker sponsored by the Office of Diversity Services. Suffolk
University, Boston, MA.
Summer 2007“In Search of Community: Class – Based Neighborhood Effects on Destination Choices
of a Cohort from the Bronx, New York.” Section on Community & Urban Sociology / Refereed Roundtable. American Sociological Association Annual Conference, New York, NY.
Spring 2007 “Movin’ on Up”: Pioneer African-American Families Living in an Integrated Neighborhood
in the Bronx, New York.” Paper Presentation. National Association for Ethnic Studies, Inc. Annual Conference, State University of New York at New Paltz.
Winter 2006“Neighborhood Effects on a Peer Cohort in the Bronx.” Paper Presentation - Inside Cities New York. Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
Spring 2004“Status and Trends for Students of Color.” Office ofCareer Services & New Jersey Board of Education. New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ.
2001-2004 Representing INROADS, I was requested by university administrators, secondary school officials and non-profit leaders to facilitate the following workshops:
-Career Development: Discovering your Career Objectives; Mock Interviewing; Presentation Skills; Resume Writing; The Importance of Networking; Speed Networking.
-Leadership Development: College Survival, Economics of Staying in School, Money Management, The Individual Development Plan.
Summer 2003“Cultural Competence - Latinos in the United States.” National Staff Conference, Shared
Resource Center. INROADS, Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois.
Fall 2002“Latina Empowerment Brunch.” Keynote Speaker, Latino History Month sponsored by Lambda Pi Upsilon Sorority and Mujeres. Barnard College, New York, NY.
Spring 2002Professional Women’s Career Panel: Keynote Speaker, Latino Students Association. Pace
University, Pleasantville, New York.
Spring 1999“Skin Deep: Race and Racism.” Office of Minority Affairs. Columbia University- College
of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.
MEDIA
Fall 2009StoryCorps Historias, held atCenter for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College-
CUNY. Participant in national oral history project, sponsored by NPR and the American Folklife Center. Oral History recorded and preserved at the Library of Congress.
Winter 2008Horowitz, Michael.2008. City News: The Newspaper of Co-op City, Bronx, NY.
Local newspaper commentary about my scholarly research on the Black Middle Class:
-“ ‘Scholarly paper says: Integration here attracted Black pioneers;’” February 16. pp. 1, 4 & 10.
-“Beach Club Recalled as Jewish Bastion.” February 23. pp. 1& 10.
-“Jews Say that Blacks not Excluded from Club.” March 1. p. 1.
-‘Black-Jewish Relations are Called Exceptional.” March 22. p. 12.
Perez, Judith. 2008. City News: The Newspaper of Co-op City, Bronx, NY.
-Letter to the Editor. March 8. (3 pages).
-“Don’t Take Views of Blacks out of Context.” - Letter to the Editor. March 22. pp. 4 & 21.
Spring 2006Bronxnet Channel 67, Lehman College (CUNY), New York: “Bronx Talk AM with
Gary Axelbank” Interview: “Research on Co-op City, an Integrated Community in the Bronx.”
HONORS
2012 Alumni Spotlight, Canisius College Magazine
2009-2010Alumni Dissertation Fellowship, Fordham University
Fall 2008Dissertation Research Support Grant, Fordham University
2004 - 2009Presidential Scholarship, Fordham University
2004Pioneer of Latino Recruitment Affairs Award – INROADS, Incorporated
2004Excellence Award – Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), City College
of New York (CUNY)
2004Certification- “How to Win Cooperation and Influence People”, Dale Carnegie Training
2002 - 2004 Certificates of Appreciation - Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALFA)- Baruch College (CUNY); National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)- Pace University and St. John's University; Achievement and Accountability: Children at the Heart National Migrant Education Conference; The Accounting Society- Baruch College (CUNY); Career Day Explorer - Health Opportunities Secondary School; Hispanic Organization of Students in Technology - New Jersey Institute of Technology.
1998 - 1999 Minority Scholarship,Teachers College, Columbia University
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2012-presentCohort, “The Commons”; Racial Equity Roundtable, Search for Common Ground
Initiative on Race
2012Reviewer,Irene B. Taeuber Graduate Student Paper Award,District of Columbia
Sociological Society
2011-present Alumni Speaker- Washington, D.C., Office of Admission, Teachers College, Columbia
University
2010Scholarship Selection Reviewer, Hispanic College Fund
2007-2009Advisory Board, Scholarship Committee - Quest Educational Diversity Initiatives.
2006 & 2011Class of 1996 reunion committee, Canisius College
2006 Chair, ALANA Alumni Networking Reception (African American, Latino, and Native
American Alumni Association), Canisius College
2003-2005 Board of Directors, Secretary - Achieving Leadership’s Purpose (ALP), Inc. f.k.a. the
Archbishop’s Leadership Project for youth of the African Diaspora