LEILA RODRIGUEZ Assistant Professor

LEILA RODRIGUEZ Assistant Professor The University of Cincinnati Department of Anthropology 481 Braunstein Hall Cincinnati, OH 45221 Office: 513.556.5783 Email: leila.rodriguez@uc.edu Web: http://homepages.uc.edu/~rodrigla/ RESEARCH INTERESTS Immigrant economic adaptation, particularly job transitions and self-employment; global restructuring, local labor markets and migration in Central America; transnationalism; migration and development; social networks; quantitative, qualitative and spatial (geographic) analysis. EDUCATION 2009 PhD in Anthropology and Demography, the Pennsylvania State University 2008 Teaching with Technology Certificate, the Pennsylvania State University 2004 Master of Arts in Anthropology and Demography, the Pennsylvania State University 2002 Baccalaureate of Arts in Anthropology, the University of Costa Rica TEACHING EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, 09/2009 - present Courses: Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of International Migration, Fundamentals of Anthropology, Economic Anthropology Guest lectures: Globalization; International Migration; Demography; Social Network Analysis; Research Design in the Social Sciences Instructor, Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, 01-05/2009 Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, 08-12/2008 Instructor, Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, 05-08/2008 Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, 08/2006 12/2006 Course: Comparative Social Organization Instructor, Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, 05/2006 06/2006 Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, 08/2005 05/2006 1

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Coordinator, Taft Global Humanities Research Group, University of Cincinnati Principal Investigator, Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, 2010 Project: Accumulation, Inequality and Migration in Two Central American Communities Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, 01/2008 05/2008 Project: North Orkney Population History Project Doctoral dissertation research, New York City, January December 2007 Topic: Economic Adaptation of Nigerian Immigrants in New York City Social Science Analyst, Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch, NICHD (NIH), 06-08/2005 Research Assistant, Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, 07/2004 05/2005 Project: Context, Identities, and Outcomes: A Pilot Study of Dominicans in Reading, Pennsylvania Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, 08/2002-05/2004 Project: Transnational Migration and Remittances: a Longitudinal Study of Rural Oaxaca Research Assistant, Central American Population Center, University of Costa Rica, 01-07/2002 Assistant, Central American Population Center, University of Costa Rica, 01-07/2002 Project: Nicaragua- Costa Rica- United States Migration Ethnosurvey (associated with the Latin American Migration Project) Research Assistant, Paniamor Foundation, Costa Rica, 12/2001-01/2002 Project: Child Domestic Workers in Costa Rica (associated with International Labor Organization) PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles: 2011 Rodriguez, Leila A Research Note on Accumulation, Social Obligations, and the Anti-Cyclical Property of Immigrant Remittances International Journal of Humanities and Social Science 1(10)52-54 2008 Rodríguez, Leila Flujos Migratorios y Contextos de Recepción: Guatemaltecos en Cuatro Destinos Revista Centroamericana de Ciencias Sociales 5(1)5-42 2008 Cohen, Jeffrey, Leila Rodriguez, Margaret Fox and Maria Puente Gender and Migration in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca International Migration 46(1)79-101 2006 Jensen, Leif, Jeffrey H. Cohen, Jacqueline Almeida Toribio, Gordon F. DeJong, and Leila Rodriguez Ethnic Identities, Language, and Economic Outcomes of Dominicans in Reading, Pennsylvania: a Research Note Social Science Quaterly 87(5)1088-1099 2005 Rodriguez, Leila and Jeffrey H. Cohen Generations and Motivations: Russian and Other Former Soviet Immigrants in Costa Rica International Migration 43(4)147-65 2

2005 Cohen, Jeffrey H. and Leila Rodriguez Remittance Outcomes in Rural Oaxaca, Mexico: Challenges, Options and Opportunities for Migrant Households Population, Space and Place 11(1)49-63 Book chapters: 2006 Cohen, Jeffrey H, and Rodríguez, Leila. "Comunidad, Economía y Cambio Social en Oaxaca, México: vida rural y lógica de cooperación en la economía global." in México en Transición: globalismo neoliberal, Estado y sociedad civil., edited by Otero, Gerardo. 2005 Cohen, Jeffrey H., and Rodríguez, Leila. "Consecuencias de las remesas en las zonas rurales de Oaxaca, México: retos, opciones, y oportunidades para los hogares de emigrantes." in Migración Internacional y Remesas en México, edited by Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Empresariales Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Morelia, Michoacán, México Reports: 2005 Rodriguez, Leila Culture, Structure, Identity, and Family Change Report from the Explaining Family Change Project/NICHD Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch [www.soc.duke.edu/~efc] Under Review: Rodriguez, Leila The Transnational Political Participation of Nigerians in New York City: Motivations, Means and Constraints Rodriguez, Leila Structural and Individual Determinants of Naturalization Patterns among African Immigrants in the United States Rodriguez, Leila Too Close for Comfort? The Social Network Structure of Nigerian Business Owners in New York City INVITED TALKS 2011 Development and Emigration in the Costa Rican South Invited talk given at the University of Cincinnati Sociology Department speaker series. January 14, 2011. 2009 Identity and the Transnational Political Participation of Nigerian Immigrants in New York City Invited talk given at the Pennsylvania State University Africana Research Center Brownbag Series. January 2009. PRESENTATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS 2011 Rodriguez, Leila Traces of Home, Legacies of Culture: Business Development among Nigerian Immigrants in New York City. To be presented at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, CA, Nov. 2011 2010 Rodriguez, Leila Circulating People and Money: Accumulation, Status and Migration in a Costa Rican Community Presented at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Nov.2010 3

2009 Rodriguez, Leila Gender and Household Effects on Employment Transitions Among Nicaraguan Immigrants in the U.S. Presented at the XXVI International Union for the Scientific Study of Population International Population Conference, Marrakech, Morocco, Sep.2009 2009 Rodriguez, Leila Undocumented to Naturalized: How Legal Status Affects Nicaraguan Immigrant Employment Transitions Poster presented at the Population Association of American Annual Meeting Detroit, MI, Apr.2009 2008 Rodriguez, Leila Transnational Political Involvement of Nigerian Immigrants: Motivations, Means, and Constraints Paper presented at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 2008 2008 Rodriguez, Leila Flujos Migratorios y Contexto de Recepción: Análisis de Guatemaltecos en Cuatro Destinos Paper presented at the 4th Latin American Anthropology Congress, San José, Costa Rica, Jul. 2008 2008 Rodriguez, Leila Using Respondent-Driven Sampling to Study Self-Employed Nigerians in New York City: Applicability for Immigrant Populations Poster presented at the Population Association of American Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Apr.2008 2008 Rodriguez, Leila Using Respondent-Driven Sampling to Study Self-Employed Nigerians in New York City: Applicability for Immigrant Populations Poster presented at The Pennsylvania State University Graduate Exhibition, Mar. 2008 2006 Rodriguez, Leila Using GIS to Define Research Site and Sampling Strategy in Migration Research Poster presented at The Pennsylvania State University Graduate Exhibition, Mar. 2006 2005 Rodriguez, Leila and Mira Hidajat Diasporic Migrations: A Comparative Analysis of Guatemalans in Costa Rica, Belize, Mexico, and the United States Paper presented at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Apr. 2005 2004 Rodriguez, Leila and Jeffrey H. Cohen Generations and Motivations: Russian and Other Former Soviet Immigrants in Costa Rica Paper presented at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Boston, Apr. 2004 2004 Rodriguez, Leila and Jeffrey H. Cohen The Role of Generations and Motivations in the Social Networks of Russian Immigrants in Costa Rica Poster presented at the Society for Economic Anthropology Annual Meeting, Decatur, Georgia, Apr. 2004 2004 Rodriguez, Leila The Role of Generations and Motivations in the Social Networks of Russian Immigrants in Costa Rica Poster presented at The Pennsylvania State University Graduate Exhibition, Mar. 2004 2004 Rodriguez, Leila The Role of Social Networks in the Migration of Russians to Costa Rica Paper presented at the V Central American Anthropology Congress, Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 2004 2003 Rodriguez, Leila and Juan Carlos Vargas Network Migration: Nicaraguans in Costa Rica and United States Poster presented at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, May. 2003 2003 Rodriguez, Leila Structure and Meaning of Social Networks among Costa Rica s Russian Community Poster presented at the Society for Economic Anthropology Annual Meeting, Monterrey, Mexico, Apr. 2003 4

RESEARCH GRANTS 2010 University of Cincinnati Taft Research Center Travel for Research Grant 2010 University of Cincinnati Taft Research Center Faculty Summer Research Fellowship 2010 University of Cincinnati University Research Council faculty research grant 2007 National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant 2006 Research and Graduate Studies Office (Penn State) dissertation support grant 2005 Africana Research Center (Penn State) dissertation research grant 2005 Hill Fellowship for dissertation research (Anthropology Dept.) 2003 National Science Foundation REG Supplemental Research Grant OTHER AWARDS 2008 Penn State Spirit of Internationalization Award 2007 Penn State Graduate Student Service Award 2006 Penn State Norman and Ardeth Frisbey International Student Award 2004 Harold K. Schneider Student Paper Prize (Society for Economic Anthropology) Honorable Mention PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2010 Social Network Analysis course, University of Cincinnati 2010 Human Rights Education Associates course: Project Development and Management in the NGO Sector 2010 Human Rights Education Associates course: Monitoring and Evaluation in the NGO Sector 2010 University of Cincinnati Writing Winning Grants workshop 2009 University of Cincinnati Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2009 Summer Methodology Workshop: Methodological and Theoretical Advancements in Measuring Inequality 2008 Summer Methodology Workshop: Age-Period-Cohort Models, Population Research Institute, Penn State 2006 National Science Foundation Summer Institute for Research Design in Cultural Anthropology (NSF-SIRD) PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2011 University of Cincinnati Taft Research Center grant proposal reviewer 2011 University of Cincinnati A&S Decanal Search Committee member 2011 Grant proposal reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 2009- Peer-reviewer, Migration Letters; Journal of International and Global Studies; Southern Anthropologist; Human Organization MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Anthropological Association (AAA) Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA) Population Association of America (PAA) International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Society for Anthropological Sciences (SASci) LANGUAGES Spanish (native language) French, English (fluent) Russian (intermediate command) 5