Elevating Voices Through Scholarship and Collaboration

The Team

Building Knowledge Through Partnership

Meet Our People

PRIEC is a collective of scholars, organizers, and community advocates committed to advancing equity and representation in education, media, and policy. Our team brings diverse expertise and lived experience to support critical inquiry, collaboration, and public engagement around issues affecting all American communities.

Mentorship and Collective Vision

Admin Team of PRIEC

Francisco I. Pedraza

Director of PRIEC | Director Center for Latina/os and
American Politics Research (CLAPR) At
Arizona State University

Chas R. Walker

Consortium Research Affiliate

Keyur Thakkar

Consortium Digital Strategist & Data Scientist

Roxanna Figueroa

PRIEC Co-ordinator

Anchoring PRIEC Across the United States of America

Our Advisory Board & Campus Collaborators

Kim Yi Dionne

UC Riverside

Davin Phoenix

UC Irvine

Benjamin F. Gonzalez O’Brien

San Diego State University

Brad Jones

UC Davis

Lisa Sanchez

University of Arizona

Regina Branton

UNC Charlotte

Eric Juenke Gonzalez

Michigan State University

Nazita Lajevardi

University of Michigan

Alexandra Filandra

University of Illinois Chicago

Valerie Martinez-Ebers

University of North Texas

Jeronimo Cortina

University of Houston

Hannah Walker

University of Texas at Austin

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