Gabriel Aquino

 

Office Address:

Home Address:

Westfield State College

Department of Sociology and Social Work

577 Western Avenue

Westfield, MA 01086

Phone:413-572-8266

Fax: 413-572-8050

gaquino@wsc.ma.edu

103 Strong Street

Easthampton, MA 01027

413-203-1020

 

 

 

Education:

 

Present (ABD):           Ph.D. (Sociology), University at Albany, SUNY. 

                                    Dissertation:  “Intermarriages and Ethnic Identity: An Empirical Study of Puerto Rican Ethnic Identity in the United States.”

                                    Dissertation Chair:  Christine Bose Ph.D.

Dissertation Committee: Hayward Horton Ph.D. and Angie Chung Ph.D.

 

2003:                           M.A. (Latin American and Caribbean Studies), University at Albany, SUNY.

 

1999:                           Certificate of Graduate Studies (Urban Policy), University at Albany, SUNY.            

 

1999:                           Certificate of Graduate Studies (Demography), University at Albany, SUNY.            

 

1995:                           B.A. (Dual Degree: Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Political Science), Cum Laude, University at Albany, SUNY.

 

Areas of Interest:

 

Demography, Consumption and Culture, Globalization, Latin America and the Caribbean, Race and Ethnicity, Puerto Rican Studies, Research Methods (Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis and Methodologies), Social Inequality, Urbanization and Urban Policy.

All areas are traverse by race, gender, and class using a global perspective.      

 

Teaching Experience

 

Present            Assistant Professor in Sociology, Westfield State College, Department of Sociology and Social Work.

 

2003-2007       Visiting Lecturer in Sociology (Full-Time Faculty Member) Skidmore College, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work.

 

2006                Adjunct, College of Saint Rose, School of Math and Science, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department.

 

1998-2002       Lecturer, University at Albany, SUNY, Department of Sociology and the Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

 

2000-2001       Lecturer, Siena College, Department of Sociology.

 

2000-2001       Teaching Associate, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University at Albany, SUNY.

 

1996-1999       Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY.

 

1997                Assistant to the Orientation Coordinator of Academic and Faculty Advisors, and Academic Advisor, University at Albany, SUNY.

 

1995-1996       Academic Advisor, Advisement Services Center/Undergraduate Studies, University at Albany, SUNY.

 

Courses Taught: (* Denotes original course development)

 

Sociology Courses

·         Introduction to Sociology

·         Social Problems

·         Statistics

·         Race and Ethnicity

·         Urbanization

·         Latino Sociology*

·         Culture: Sociology of Consumption and the Media*

·         Demography: Globalization and Migration*

·         Supervised: Independent Studies, Internships in Sociology, Internships in Demography

 

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Courses:

·         Cultures of Latin America

·         Hispanics in the United States

·         Class and Gender in Latin American Development

·         Supervised: Independent Studies

 

Professional Research Experience

 

2002-2005       Statistical Consultant, Veteran Administration Health Care Network, Stratton VA Medical Center Albany, NY.  (Mixed Model Regression Analysis and Interpretation)

 

2003-2005       Statistical Consultant, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, SUNY.  (Data Analysis for Professor Starr Wood; Path Analysis)

 

2002-2003       Statistician (Health G12), Health Education Program, and Fair-Care projects, Veteran Administration Health Care Network, Stratton VA Medical Center Albany, NY, Project Titles: "Effectiveness of a Health Education Program in a Primary Care Setting" IIR 95-118-3 and, "Effectiveness of the Faircare System for Patients with Advanced Illness" CHI 99071-3.

 

2001-2003       Research Scientist II (Sociologist-Grade 22), Bureau of Evaluation and Targeted Studies, Center for Information Technology and Evaluation Research (CITER), New York State Office of Mental Health.

 

2000-2001       Statistical Analyst and Consultant, Children’s Minimum Data Set Project, Center for Performance, Evaluation, and Outcomes Management, Office of Mental Health, New York State.

 

1999                Research Assistant, Latino Caregivers Project, Institute of Gerontology, University at Albany, SUNY.

 

Publications:

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2008.  “Race and Ethnicity.”  The Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology, Sage Publishing.   Edited by Neil J. Salkind.  Sage Publications.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  Book Review: 2008.  Transforming Politics, Transforming America:  The Political and Civic Incorporation of Immigrants in the United States, Edited by Taeku Lee, S. Karthick Ramakrishnan, and Ricardo Ramirez.   Contemporary Sociology.  37:1.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  Book Review:   2008.  The Sociology of Organizations: An Anthology of Contemporary Theory and Research by Amy S. Wharton.  Journal of Teaching Sociology. 36:2.

 

Morales-Díaz, N. Enrique and Gabriel Aquino with Michael Sletcher.  2004.  “Ethnicity.” The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: New England.  Editor Michael Sletcher CT: Greenwood Press, 105-130.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2001.  “Distinctions in the Economic Integration of Puerto Rican Women in New York's Metropolitan Statistical Area.”  Phoebe: A Journal of Feminist Scholarship, Theory, and Aesthetics.  13:2.

Technical Publications:

 

“2003 Progress Report.”  2003. New York State Office of Mental Health, the Center for Information Technology and Evaluation Research.

 

Aquino, Gabriel, and Hideki Morooka.  2002.  “A Factor Analysis of the 25 items scale on the Children Disposition Form (CDF) and Post Discharge Form (PDF).”  New York State Office of Mental Health, Center for Performance Evaluation and Outcomes Management.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2002.  “Mobile Mental Health Team Pilot Study Project: Statewide Analysis” New York State Office of Mental Health, Center for Performance Evaluation and Outcomes Management.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2002.  Mobile Mental Health Team Pilot Study Project: State Facilities.”  New York State Office of Mental Health, Center for Performance Evaluation and Outcomes Management.

 

Bott, Patricia, and Gabriel Aquino.  2002.  “Mobile Mental Health Team Pilot Study Project: An analysis of Service Sites.”  New York State Office of Mental Health, Center for Performance Evaluation and Outcomes Management.

 

Works Under Review:

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  “African Americans and Latinos: An Assessment of Intermarriages and Assimilation.”  (Chapter Under Editorial Review for Manuscript on African Americans and Latinos in the US).

 

Papers in Progress:

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  Mexican and Chicana/o geographic mobility patterns in the United States: Internal migration trends 1999-2002.”  Paper being prepared for publication.

 

Awards and Honors:

 

Paul Meadows Excellence in Teaching Award.  2003.  Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY.

 

Consortium for a Strong Minority Presence, Teaching Fellowship.  August 2003 through May 2006.

 

Under-represented Teaching Assistantship Scholarship.  August 1996 through May 1998.  University at Albany, SUNY.

 

Spellman’s Achievement Award for Scholarship.  1995.  University at Albany, SUNY.

 

Travel Grants (Competitive):

 

Travel to Present Award.  2004.  Puerto Ricans Studies Association.  $500.

 

Travel to Present Award.  2003.  Graduate Student Organization, University at Albany, SUNY.  $400.

 

Presentations at Professional Meetings:

 

Aquino, Gabriel, Enrique Morales- Díaz, Mai-leen Colon, and Ngari Kabia.  2006. “Ethnic and Racial Identity Formation through On-Campus Dating.”  76th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society.  Boston, MA.

 

Colon, Mai-leen, and Gabriel Aquino.  2005. “Social life postponed: Women of color and social choices in a small liberal arts campus.”  35th Annual Conference of the Association of Black Sociologists.  Philadelphia, PA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2005. “Why do we move?  An analysis of migration patterns for Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans.”  100th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.  Philadelphia, PA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2005. “Differences between Chicanos and Mexicans internal migration patterns.”  100th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.  Philadelphia, PA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2005. “Mexican and Chicano geographic mobility patterns: Internal migration trends 1999-2002.  75th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society.  Washington D.C.

 

Morales-Díaz, N. Enrique and Gabriel Aquino.  2005. “Claiming ‘Puertoricanness’: The Gay ‘Diasporican’ (A Research Agenda).”  75th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society.  Washington D.C.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2004. “An investigation of the reasons for Latino migration: Current Population Survey 1999-2003.”  52nd Annual Conference of the New York State Sociological Association Conference.  Oswego, NY.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2004. “Puerto Rican out-group marriages and identity: The implications of assimilation measures on Puerto Ricans.”  6th Biennial Meeting of the Puerto Rican Studies Association.  New York, NY.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2004. “Puerto Rican identity in the United States: How US Puerto Ricans view their identity through out-group marriages.”  99th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.  San Francisco, CA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2004. “How Puerto Rico’s Post-coloniality changes identity for Puerto Ricans in the United States.”  Informal Roundtable.  99th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.  San Francisco, CA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2004. “Out-group cohabitation among Puerto Rican women and Puerto Rican men in the United States, 1990.”  74th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society.  New York City, NY.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2003. “Out-Group marriages among Puerto Ricans in the United States: An examination of Trans-coloniality.”  Conference of the Consortium for a Strong Minority Presence at Liberal Arts Colleges (CSMP).  Grinnell College.  Grinnell, IA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2003. “Puerto Ricans and intermarriages with African Americans: an

examination of Puerto Rican adaptation in the United States.”  33rd Annual Conference of Association of Black Sociologists.  Atlanta, GA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2003. “Patterns of exogamy for Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico; 1990.”

98th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.  Atlanta, GA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2003. “Puerto Rican community development: The role of

occupational opportunities” (Round Table).  98th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.  Atlanta, GA.

 

Aquino, Tamara Smith, and Gabriel Aquino.  2003. “The writing’s on the desk: an ignored form of sexual harassment.”  73rd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society.  Philadelphia, PA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2003. “Cohort effects of Latinos: Measuring successful integration.”  73rd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society.  Philadelphia, PA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2002. “The dynamic patterns of exogamy for Latinos in the New York metropolitan area.”  50th Annual Conference of the New York State Sociological Association.  Albany, NY.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2002. “Puerto Rican exogamy in the United States: A look at national trends.”  5th International Conference of the Puerto Rican Studies Association.  Chicago, IL.

 

Marzan, Gilbert, and Gabriel Aquino.  2002. “Puerto Rican migration in the United States: Explaining divergence in social economic outcomes.”  5th International Conference of the Puerto Rican Studies Association.  Chicago, IL.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2002. “Latinos and U.S. regional migration: Attitudinal responses to regional economic stressors.”  72nd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society.  Boston, MA.

 

Bott, Patricia, Chip Felton, Blair Maddy, Steve Huz, and Gabriel Aquino.  2001.  “Children's Care Coordination Systems: A comparison of three different models of care coordination for children in New York State.”  129th Annual Meeting of American Public Health Association.  Atlanta, GA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2000. “U.S. born Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico: Successful transitions.”  4th International Conference of the Puerto Rican Studies Association.  Amherst, MA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2000. “Puerto Rican ethnic niches: in the New York Metropolitan Economy, 1980 - 1990.”  22nd International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association.  Miami, FL.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2000. “An analysis of Puerto Rican internal and external migrants: New York or San Juan?”  70th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society.  Baltimore, MD.

 

Ramos, Blanca, Vincent Ramos, Sheri Roff, and Gabriel Aquino.  1999. “Caregiving among Latinos: Recruitment and instrumentation development.”  52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  San Francisco, CA.

 

Bose, Christine, Gilbert Marzan, and Gabriel Aquino.  1999. “Puerto Rican women in the United States and Island economy.”  95th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.  Chicago, IL.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  1998. “The ecological model and the new urban sociology: A case study on where Puerto Ricans fit.”  68th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society.  Philadelphia, PA.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  1998. “The racial paradox: Puerto Rican ethnicity challenged through racial stratification.”  3rd International Conference of the Puerto Rican Studies Association.  Brooklyn, NY.

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  1997. “Puerto Rican settlement in non-traditional communities in the

United States: A look at how education policies must change in order to accommodate the new settlers.”  15th Annual conference of the Society for Applied Sociology.  Chicago, IL.

 

Guest Presentations and Workshops:

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2005. “Latino families”   National Latino Collegiate Conference.  The Changing Face of the Latina/o Family.  University at Albany, SUNY.  (Workshop).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2005. “Crossing Borders.”  Residential Life, Skidmore College.  (Panelist).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2004. “Discussion on cultural identity, language, religion, immigration: A Respond to Samuel Huntington.”  Intercultural Center Skidmore College.  (Panelist).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2004. “Sociologists' Careers—The timing of children in graduate school and beyond: Dads.”  74th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society.  New York, NY.  (Panelist).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2003 “Caribbean Education: Puerto Rican National Identity through Education.”  Caribbean Awareness Week Discussion.  Ujima, Skidmore College.  (Guest Speaker).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2003 “Latino Identity: A sense of self and its fragmented mirrors.”  Voices: A Library Lecture Series.  Hudson Valley Community College.  (Guest Speaker).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2003. “Second Generation Latinos.”  Organized by the Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.  University at Albany, SUNY.  (Workshop).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2002. “Decline of the Latino family: Myths and realities,” Northeastern Conference of Latinos Students.  University at Albany, SUNY.  (Workshop).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2002. “Ethnicity and race issues for Latinos in the United States,”

SUNY Oneonta.  (Guest Speaker).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2002. “Introduction to SPSS,” University at Albany, SUNY.  (Workshop).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2002. “Latinos Identity in the United States,” Greene County Medium Security Correctional Facility Latino Association.  Greene County, New York.  (Guest Speaker).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2000. “Cheating on Campus: How to deal with it in your classroom,” Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.  University at Albany, SUNY.  (Guest Speaker).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  2000. “Group Teaching Seminar.”  Graduate Teaching Assistant

Orientation.  Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University at Albany, SUNY.  (Guest Speaker).

 

Aquino, Gabriel, and N. Enrique Morales Diaz.  2000. “Puerto Rico 100 years, what

now?”  Presented at Caribbean Day.  Sponsored by the Multicultural Affairs Affirmative Action Committee, GSO, University at Albany, SUNY.  (Guest Speaker).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  1999. “How to use the internet.”  Latina/o Elderly Caregivers Project.

El Centro Cívico, Amsterdam, New York.  (Workshop).

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  1998. “Urbanization and its social problems.”  University at Albany, SUNY.  (Guest Speaker).

 

Professional Service:

 

Present            Chair, Permanent Organization and Strategic Planning Committee, Society for the Study of Social Problems.

                       

2006-2007       Committee Member, Permanent Organization and Strategic Planning Committee, Society for the Study of Social Problems.

                       

2006-2007       Committee Member, Status on Minorities, Eastern Sociological Society.

 

2006                Presider, Regular Paper Session—Case Studies on Race and Ethnicity, 76th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society.  Boston, MA. 

 

2005                Panelist, Graduate School Faculty and Alumni Panel, Graduate School Week October 17-21, Skidmore College, NY. 

 

2005                Session Chair, Impact of W.E.B. Du Bois on Latino Scholarship, 35th Annual Conference of the Association of Black Sociologists.  Philadelphia, PA.

 

2005                Committee Member, Cox Award Committee, Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section, American Sociological Association.

 

2002-2003       Reviewer, Gender & Society.  Official Publication of Sociologists for Women in Society.

 

2002-2003       Committee Member, Cultural Competence Committee, New York State Office of Mental Health.

 

2002                Session Chair, Social Demographic and Economic Perspectives aquí y allá, 5th International Conference of the Puerto Rican Studies Association.  Chicago, IL.

 

2000-2001       Treasurer, Society for the Advancement of Latino Americans (SALA), University at Albany, SUNY.

 

1998-1999       President & Co-founder, Society for the Advancement of Latino Americans (SALA), University at Albany, SUNY.

 

1997-1999       Committee-Member of University-wide Council on Research, University at Albany, SUNY.

 

1998-1999       Grants Chair, Graduate Student Organization, University at Albany, SUNY.        

 

1997-1998       Treasurer, Graduate Student Organization, University at Albany, SUNY.

 

1996-1997       Latino Studies Research Group, University at Albany, SUNY.

 

1995                Session Chair, Education Policy, Society for Applied Sociology, 15th Annual Meeting.  Atlanta, GA.

 

Research in Progress:

 

Aquino, Gabriel.  “Ethnic and racial minority identity formation in college: The impact and challenge interracial dating has on minority identities.”  Research using a mixed method approach combining the use of surveys, personal interviews, and focus groups. 

 

Aquino, Gabriel and Enrique Morales-Díaz. “Homosexual identity at the periphery of Puerto Rican identity.”  Research currently in the process of operationalization.

 

Current Professional Memberships:

 

American Sociological Association, Association of Black Sociologists,

Eastern Sociological Society, Latin American Studies Association,

New York State Sociological Association, Population Association of America, Puerto Rican Studies Association, Society for the Study of Social Problems, Society for Research on Identity Formation, and Sociologists for Women in Society.

 

Research Methodologies (Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis and Methodologies)

 

Categorical Dependent Variable Regression Analysis

Content Analysis

Factor and Cluster Analysis

Focus Group Interviewing

Hierarchical Equation Modeling

Meta Analysis

Mixed Methods Analysis

Personal Interviewing

Qualitative Analysis (ATLAS.ti 5.0)

Repeated Measures

Structural Equation Modeling

Survey Construction and Analysis

 

Research and Software Skills:

 

Research:         Native Spanish speaker; Quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques.

Software:        ATLAS.ti; AMOS; Dreamweaver; FrontPage; HLM; MPlus; SAS; SPSS; STATA; ArcView; WebCT; Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook); Visio; Oracle Discoverer; Seagate’s Crystal Reports.