Luis Romero

Assistant Professor, Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies

Rees-Jones Hall 206

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
M.A., Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, 2014
B.A., Sociology, Certificate in Race and Ethnicity, Texas A&M University, 2012

Areas of Focus

Immigration enforcement and detention; Racial inequality; Crimmigration; Immigration policy; Latina/o/x studies

American Sociological Association (ASA)

Sections: Comparative and Historical Sociology, International Migration, Latina/o Sociology, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, and Sociology of Law

Global Studies Association (GSA)

Southern Sociological Association (SSS)

Romero, Luis A. and Amina Zarrugh. 2018. “Islamophobia and the Making of Latinos/as into Terrorist Threats.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 41(12): 2235-2254.

Media Coverage: The Guardian, American Sociological Association, The University of Texas at Austin, Pacific Standard, Estadão Internacional (Brazil)

Gilman, Denise L. and Luis A. Romero. 2018. “Immigration Detention, Inc.” Journal on Migration and Human Security. DOI: 10.1177/2311502418765414.

Romero, Luis A. and Néstor Rodriguez. 2016. “Inmigración de menores centroamericanos y reacciones en Estados Unidos.” (The Immigration of Central American Minors and Reactions in the United States). Ecuador Debate 97:123-141.