Marcos Lopez, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, Ca, Us

Davis, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Revising manuscripts for publications on labor inequalities within California’s farmworker communities- Enrolled in UCLA’s Management Development Certification- Member of the Human Resource Roundtable’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Network

Sacramento, California, United States

Brunswick, Maine, United States

- Advocated to senior leadership to commission the first campus climate study- Successfully facilitated two campus-wide forums following bias incidents- Designed and facilitated three DEI workshops for faculty to improve student mentoring - Collaborated with senior leadership to promote faculty of color retention and equity strategies- Co-founded the Faculty of Color Caucus- Developed synergies between resource centers to tackle barriers to retention for students- Revamped curriculum for the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship- Delivered keynote on strategies to undo the imposter syndrome at the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Men of Color Summit- Successfully mentored 100+ underrepresented students, leading them into careers in education, law, medicine, policy, and social work- Supervised and supported research led by underrepresented students, boosting their acceptance into graduate programs such as at Yale and Michigan, and recognition through scholarships/ fellowships such as the Truman, Marshall, Watson, and Fulbright- Promoted DEI across curricula by designing and teaching seven new Sociology courses- Collaborated with faculty to redesign the Latin American Studies program curriculum to incorporate inclusive practices and expand its focus to cover Caribbean and Latinx Studies- Designed and taught mixed-methods courses preparing students to become culturally competent to do independent projects- Promoted restorative teaching practices that empower students to take ownership of their learning - Trained students to do focus groups with African asylum seekers that generated data to support their immigration cases - Published book chapter analyzing how systemic racism in international agriculture limits access to water for Indigenous farmworker communities in Baja California- Generated expert content for articles published by the LA Times examining the economic disparities and racism within farmworker communities in the San Quintin Valley

Middlebury, Vermont, United States

- Designed and successfully taught two mixed-methods research courses to 40 students in Sociology and Anthropology, preparing them to conduct ethical and culturally competent research for their senior theses- Coordinated with underrepresented students to plan a campus-wide symposium that hosted Latinx immigration experts, such as Robyn Rodriguez and Sonia Nazario, author of Enrique’s Journey- Generated recommendations for inclusive college curricula as a member of the Poverty and Privilege Working Group- Collaborated with Migrant Justice – a nonprofit advocating for immigrant rights – to build a student advocate network assisting Mexican dairy workers in Middlebury to obtain basic needs, food, housing, and medical attention

Santa Cruz, California, United States

- Managed the development of a $1.5 million NSF proposal that brought together international environmental scholars from the US, Mexico, China, and Spain to examine changes in global strawberry-producing communities - Designed three courses on Latinx communities, labor, and immigration in the Sociology and Latin American and Latino Studies Departments, where eighty percent of enrollees were from historically underrepresented backgrounds - Mentored 15 undergraduates at UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College, which led to post-graduate career opportunities- Carried out multiyear dissertation research in Watsonville, California, and San Quintin, Baja California, examining how changes in the strawberry industry impacted Indigenous farmworker communities- Awarded the University of California Pre-Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship - Authored 15 successful research grant and fellowship proposals totaling $85,000- Invited by the UC Office of the President to speak on the impact of pesticide exposure in farmworker communities- Awarded the graduate student prize for teaching and student mentorship in Sociology

San Francisco, California, United States

- Directed a program evaluation of a three-year $54 million farmworker initiative involving 17 nonprofits that improved health outcomes in six low-income multicultural/multilingual Mexican communities in California- Designed, implemented, and managed a culturally competent mixed-methods evaluation that explained the low program buy-in among farmworker communities- Generated equity reports advising the funder on strategies to overcome racism and implicit bias within the initiative- Advised the California Endowment on methods to improve its current strategies to develop its future initiatives- Provided regular expert advice and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations on how to leverage their resources and build organizational capacity- Hired, trained, and supervised four full-time culturally competent field evaluators

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Sociology (Designated Emphasis In Latin American And Latino Studies)

Dissertation Title: “Places in Production: Nature, Farm Work and Farmworker Resistance in U.S. and Mexican Strawberry Growing Regions”.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Sociology

Thesis Title: “Redeveloping the Shaken City: Two Cities Recovering from the Loma Prieta Earthquake” Description: Examines how to two.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Community Studies

Activities and Societies: Graduated with HonorsConducted six-month of independent field research in Irapuato, Mexico that examined how.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Anthropology

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies