Education
Ph.D. Sociology, Washington State University, 2017
M.A. Sociology, CSU Dominguez Hills, 2011
B.A. Sociology & Behavioral Science (double major), CSU Dominguez Hills, 2010
Biography
José Luis Collazo Jr. is an Assistant Professor of Sociology. He is a first-gen college graduate and a child of Mexican immigrant parents from Michoacán, Mexico. His parents and community are his greatest inspiration in pursuing higher education. He earned a BA and MA in Sociology at CSU Dominguez Hills and his PhD at Washington State University. He contributes a lot of his success to the mentoring and training he received in the CSU system and the McNair Scholars Program. Prior to CI, he worked at CSU San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona.
Dr. Collazo’s teaching and research interests includes health, immigration, Latin America, race & ethnicity, research methods, social inequality, and work & organizations. Currently, Dr. Collazo's research focuses on the social inequalities Latin Americans face in their country of origin and abroad. For instance, he is qualitatively investigating Latin American immigrants' integration and experiences of discrimination in Italy. Another body of research (quantitatively) he focuses on is how organizational factors affect third-party observers’ perception and reaction toward discrimination.
Dr. Collazo is originally from South Los Angeles and he is very excited to be part of the Ventura County community. Beyond academics, Dr. Collazo likes traveling, comedy shows, concerts, sporting events, and most importantly spending time with family and friends. He is always looking for new things to try out, like places to eat, music to hear, etc., so provide suggestions.
Representative Courses Taught
- SOC 300 Social Inequalities
- SOC 311 Classical Sociological Theory
- SOC 315 Contemporary Sociological Theory
- SOC 325 Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences
- SOC 450 Seminar in Sociology
Scholarship
Keywords
Development, Discrimination, Immigration, Latin America, Social Inequality, Work & Organizations