Michael Bernabé Aguilera

Curriculum Vitae

 

Department of Sociology

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR 97403-1291

mba@uoregon.edu

Office: 541-346-5059

Fax: 541-346-5026

 

Education

1999                 Ph.D. Sociology, Stony Brook University

1995                 M.A. Sociology, Stony Brook University

1994                 B.S. Sociology, University of California at Irvine

 

Employment

2008-Present     Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Oregon

2004-2008        Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Oregon

2006                 Visiting Professor, Universidad Latina de América. Morelia, México

2002-2004        Postdoctoral Fellow, Sociology, Rice University

1999-2002        Turner Postdoctoral Fellow, Sociology, Stony Brook University

 

Research and Teaching Interests

Economic Sociology; Social Networks; U.S.-Mexico Border Issues; International Migration;

Social Inequality; and Race and Ethnicity

 

Refereed Publications

Aguilera, Michael B. 2009. “Ethnic Enclaves and the Incomes of Self-Employed Latinos.” Small Business Economics. 33(4):413-426.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2008. “Personal Networks and the Incomes of Men and Women in the United States: Do Personal Networks Provide Higher Returns for Men or Women?” Research in Social Stratification and Mobility: 26(13):221-33.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2005. “The Impact of Social Capital on the Wages of Puerto Rican Migrants,” The Sociological Quarterly 46(4): 569-92. (Lead article)

 

Donato, Katharine, Michael B. Aguilera, and Chizuko Wakabayashi. 2005. “Immigration Policy and Employment Conditions of US Immigrants from Mexico, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic,” International Migration 43(5): 5-29. (Lead article)

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2004. “The Effect of Legalization on the Labor Markets of Latin American Immigrants: A Gendered Comparison,” Sociological Focus 37(4): 349-69.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2004. “Deciding Where to Retire: Retirement Location Choices of Formerly Undocumented Mexican Migrants,” Social Science Quarterly 85(2): 340-60.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2003. “The Impact of the Worker: How Social Capital and Human Capital Influence the Job Tenure of Formerly Undocumented Mexican Immigrants,” Sociological Inquiry 73(1): 52-83.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. and Douglas S. Massey. 2003. “Social Capital and Wages of Mexican Migrants: New Hypotheses and Tests,” Social Forces 82(2): 671-701.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2002. “The Impact of Social Capital on Labor Force Participation: Evidence from the 2000 Social Capital Benchmark Survey,” Social Science Quarterly 83(3): 853-74.

 

Catanzarite, Lisa and Michael B. Aguilera. 2002. “Working with Co-Ethnics: Earnings Penalties for Latino Immigrants at Latino Jobsites,” Social Problems 49(1): 101-27.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 1996. “The Effects of Disadvantage in the Residential Choices of Elderly Hispanic Women in the United States,” Family Perspective 30(1): 85-101.

 

 

Other Publications

Aguilera, Michael B. 2008. “Ethnic Enclave Theories.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, edited by Richard T. Schaefer. NY: Sage Publications.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2007. “The Impact of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and IRCA on Migration Patterns,” City & Community 6(3): 239-42.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2001. “Labor Markets for Recent Immigrants: A Statistical Portrait.” Pp. 629-640 in The Encyclopedia of American Immigration, edited by J. Ciment. New York: M.E. Sharpe Publisher.

 

Conference Presentations and Participation

Aguilera, Michael B. 2008. “Personal Networks and the Incomes of Men and Women in the United States: Do Personal Networks Provide Higher Returns for Men or Women?”  American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2007. “Ethnic Enclaves and the Incomes of Self-Employed Latinos”

American Sociological Association annual meeting, New York, NY.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2005. “Explaining the Gender Gap in the Division of Household Labor: Bargaining/Resource Theory, Time Availability, and Gender Ideology.” Round Table. American Sociological Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. and Michael S. Emerson. 2005. “Inter-Racial and Intra-Racial Trust: The Determinants of Trust.” Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting, Portland, OR.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2004. “Obligation at Work: Social Capital within Mexican Firms and the Earnings of Mexican Migrants.” American Sociological Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2003. “The Impact of Social Capital on Informal Labor Market Participation of Undocumented and Documented Mexican Migrants.” American Sociological Association annual meeting, Atlanta, GA.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2003. “The Impact of Social Capital on the Wages of Puerto Rican Migrants.” American Sociological Association annual meeting, Atlanta, GA.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2002. “The Impact of Social Capital on Labor Force Participation: Evidence from the 2000 Social Capital Benchmark Survey.” American Sociological Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2001. “Transnational Decisions: Transnationalism and the Adaptation of Immigrants into U.S. Society.” Round Table. American Sociological Association annual meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Catanzarite, Lisa., and Michael B. Aguilera. 2000. “Working with Co-Ethnics: Earnings Penalties for Latino Immigrants at Latino Jobsites.” American Sociological Association annual meeting, Washington, D.C.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 1999. “The Social Process of Keeping a Job: Job Tenure of Undocumented and Documented Immigrants.” American Sociological Association annual meeting, Chicago.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 1998. “Job Tenure and Hours Worked of Legalized Immigrants: A Human and Social Capital Comparison.” National Social Science Association annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 1998. “Labor Market Outcomes among Legalized Immigrants in the United States: Human Capital and Social Capital Determinants of Success.” Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. and Frank P. Romo. 1997. “The Social Embeddedness of Earnings among Legalized Immigrants: Human Capital versus Social Structural Explanations of Income Attainment.” Eastern Sociological Association annual meeting, Baltimore, MD.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 1994. “Extended Families in Five Hispanic Groups: Economic or Cultural?” Southern Demographic Association annual meeting, Atlanta, GA.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 1994. “Demographic Characteristics of Cuban and Mexican Immigrants: 1980-1990.” Campus-wide Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of California, Irvine, CA.

 

Nguyen Quan, Michael B. Aguilera, and Judith Treas. 1993. “Tale of Two Cities: Santa Ana and Westminster.” Gerontological Society of America annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 1991. “The Labeling of Mexican Street Gangs: Conflicts between Mexican Street Gangs and the Orange County Police.” University of California at Santa Cruz Undergraduate Conference, Santa Cruz, CA.

 

Invited Presentations

Aguilera, Michael B. 2008. “Ethnic Enclaves and the Earnings of Self-Employed Latinos.”  Research Conference on Entrepreneurship among Minorities and Women, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2007. Critic of Deflecting Immigration Networks, Markets, and Regulation in Los Angeles by Ivan Light, in “Author Meets Critic” session. Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting, Oakland, CA.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2006. “Mexican Migration to the United States and Global Governance.” Conference on Global Governance, Universidad Latina de América, Morelia, México.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2005. Discussant, “Occupational Differences in Work-Family Arrangements.” Family and Work Section, American Sociological Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. 2003. “The Impact of Social Capital on the Wages of Puerto Rican Migrants.” International Conference on the Latin American Migration Project, Tarcoles, Costa Rica.

 

Donato, Katharine, Michael B. Aguilera, and Chizuko Wakabayashi. 2003. “Immigration Policy and the Wages of U.S. Immigrants from Mexico, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.” International Conference on Latin American Migration Project, Tarcoles, Costa Rica.

 

Aguilera, Michael B. and Douglas S. Massey. 2002. “Social Capital and the Wages of Mexican Migrants: New Hypotheses and Tests.” Third Binational Conference on Mexico-U.S. Migration. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

 

Awards, Fellowships, and External Grants

2007                 Junior Professorship Development Award ($750), University of Oregon

2006-07            Kauffman Foundation Grant ($25,000)

2006                 Junior Professorship Development Award ($750), University of Oregon

2005                 Junior Professorship Development Award ($1,000), University of Oregon

2005                 New Faculty Award ($5,000), University of Oregon

2002-04            Postdoctoral Fellowship, Sociology, Rice University

1999-02            Turner Postdoctoral Fellowship, Sociology, Stony Brook University

1997-99            Visiting Scholar, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UC San Diego

1994-99            Burghardt Turner Graduate Fellowship, Stony Brook University

1996-99            Burghardt Turner Summer Research Fellowship, Stony Brook University

1996                 Social Science Research Council Dissertation Workshop Fellowship

1996                 Department of Education Statistics Workshop Fellowship

1996                 H.C. Selvin Research Paper Award, Stony Brook University

1993                 Pre-graduate Mentorship Program, UC Irvine

1993                 Summer Academic Enrichment Program, UC Irvine

1991                 The Robin Williams Award, UC Irvine