Alexia L. Palomino-Cortez
Graduate Student
Sociology
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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About
Previous Degrees:
B.A. Sociology, Loyola University Chicago
Specialty Areas:
Criminology, Law, Race and Ethnicity
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Alexia Palomino-Cortez (she/ella) is a Sociology PhD student and 2023-2024 Mellon Crossing Latinidades Fellow at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She was born and raised in Los Angeles to a family from Puebla, Mexico. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Loyola University Chicago and a Masters in Sociology from UIC. Her work explores questions of Latinx ethno-racial identities, youth organizations, occupations, and law. Her current project focuses on Latinx youth participation in law enforcement “explorer” programs and how this influences future occupational paths.