Patricia Sanchez-Connally

Bio

Patricia is a fifth year Ph.D. student. Her interests are: Race and Ethnicity, Latino/a Studies, Higher Education Attainment, and Qualitative Methods. Patricia completed her comprehensive exams in the areas of race, immigration and education. Currently, she is working on her dissertation which examines how academic support programs transmit social capital to underrepresented high achieving students. Patricia is a member of the American Sociological Association and ASHE (Association for the Study of Higher Education).

Education

B.A. 2001 Sociology, Framingham State College
M.A. 2005 Applied Sociology, UMASS Boston

Teaching

Instructor – Framingham State University

• Research Methods I (Fall 2011, Spring 2012)
• Research Methods II (Fall 2012)
• Introduction to Sociology (Spring 2011 & 2012, Fall 2012)
• Investigating Social Forces (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012)

Teaching Assistant – UMass Amherst

• Sociology 110, Introduction to Sociology (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)
• Sociology 241, Criminology (Fall 2009)
• Sociology 103, Social Problems (Spring 2010)
• Sociology 213, Data Collection (Fall 2010)