Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro
Expert on political engagement, African American politics, black-Latino relations, and women in politics
Professor of Political Science, Gender Studies & Sociology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Faculty Master, New-North Residential College
Expertise
- Election 2016
- political psychology and engagement
- Barack Obama
- African American politics
- black-Latino relations
- the millennial generation and politics
- welfare reform
- California Proposition 8 and gay marriage
- women and politics
Additional Information
- Author of Beyond the Oppression Olympics: A Politics of Solidarity for the 21st Century (2011, Palgrave Macmillan) and The Politics of Disgust and the Public Identity of the “Welfare Queen” (2004, New York University Press)
- Co-producer of documentary Beyond the Oppression Olympics: What Columbia Maryland Got Right (And Wrong) About Diversity in America
- Staffer on numerous political campaigns, including the landmark 1989 David Dinkins mayoral campaign and for Adriano Espaillat, who became the first Dominican American elected to a State House in the U.S.
- Member: American Association of Political Consultants, American Political Science Association (APSA), National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS), Western Political Science Association (WPSA)
- Co-founder of the Intersectional Research section of the WPSA
- Recipient: W.E.B. DuBois Best Book Award from NCOBPS (2006); Best First Book Award, Race & Ethnic Politics Organized Section, from APSA (2006); Betty Nesvold Award for the Best Paper on Women & Politics, 2002 WPSA Conference
Languages
- French
Videos
Social Links
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/AngeMarieH