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Ruben Espinoza
Instructor
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Department of Sociology
- Office Location:
- Roosevelt Hall 261
- Office Hours:
- TTH 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- Email:
- respinoza@chapman.edu
- Education
- California State University, Monterey Bay, Bachelor of Arts
University of California, Santa Cruz, Master of Arts
University of California, Santa Cruz, Ph.D.
- Biography
- Instructional assistant professor in the Department of Sociology. His research interests include social inequality, Latino/a and Latinx communities in the U.S., migration, housing insecurity and the food system. Co-author of the report "Working for Dignity," which analyzes social problems confronted by low-wage workers living in Santa Cruz County. Teaching Intro to Latinx and Latin American Studies at Chapman University.
- Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
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Terriquez, Veronica. Ruben Espinoza, Ana Mendoza, Uriel Serrano and Ana Mendoza. 2017. “MILPA’s Efforts to Promote Youth and Community Well-Being in Salinas.” University of Southern California Program for Environmental and Regional Equity. Available at: http://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/242/docs/MILPA_Report_July2017.pdf.
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McKay, Steve., Ruben Espinoza and Steven Carmona Mora. 2016. “Working for Dignity: The Santa Cruz County Low-Wage Worker Study.” Sponsored by UCSC Center for Labor Studies, UC Humanities Research Institute, and the Blum Initiative for Global and Regional Poverty. Available for download at: http://workingfordignity.ucsc.edu/.
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Espinoza, Ruben, Ana Mendoza, Jasmin Marquez and Veronica Terriquez. 2016. “Youth Civic Engagement and Community Well-Being in East Salinas.” Los Angeles, University of Southern California Program for Environmental and Regional Equity. Available at: http://dornsife.usc.edu/pere/bhc-youth-civic-eng-wellbeing/.