William Perez

	Education
	B.A. Pomona College Ph.D. Stanford University
	Biography
	William Perez is an applied developmental psychologist.  His program of research focuses on immigrant adolescent social development (e.g., ethnic identity development, self-esteem, acculturation), academic achievement, Hispanic education, and child and adolescent well-being.  He has studied how cultural brokering, family obligation, acculturation, biculturalism and ethnic identity are related to academic engagement among immigrant adolescents.  A second line of work examines how physical characteristics like skin color and physiognomy are associated with the acculturation patterns of immigrant youth. In a parallel line of work, he has also studied how minority adolescents' experiences with discrimination and social stereotypes influences their academic identities.  A third line of work has examined the achievement motivation and civic engagement patterns of college-ready undocumented immigrant students. Before joining CGU, professor Perez worked at various research institutes including the RAND Corporation, the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, and the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research.
	Teaching Interests
	Immigrant youth in schools Educational Social & Cultural Capital Prejudice and Discrimination in Educational Settings Minority student access to higher education
	Research Interests
	Immigration and acculturation Ethnic identity development Academic achievement, achievement motivation Minority student access to higher education Effect of discrimination and stereotypes on academic achievement of minority students Education of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Populations
	Publications, Projects, and Presentations
	Finch, B. K., Lim, N., Perez, W., Do, P. (forthcoming).  Towards a Population Health Model of Segmented Assimilation: The Case of Low Birth-Weight in Los Angeles.  Accepted for publication in Sociological Perspectives. Valdés, G., Fishman J.A., Chavez, R.M, Perez, W. (2006).  Towards the Development of Minority Language Resources: Lessons from the Case of California.  Multilingual Matters: London. Padilla, A. M., Perez, W. (2003).  Acculturation, Social Identity and Social Cognition: A New Perspective.  Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 25 (1), 1-21. Perez, W., Padilla, A. M.  (2000).  Cultural orientation across three generations of Hispanic adolescents.  Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 22 (3), 390-398. Buriel, R., Perez, W., DeMent, L., Chavez, D., Moran, V. (1998).  The Relationship of Language Brokering to Academic Performance, Biculturalism and Self-Efficacy Among Latino Adolescents.  Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 20 (3), 283-297. Perez, W., Ramos, K., Coronado, H., Cortes, R. (2007).  Loss of Talent:-High Achieving Undocumented Students in the U.S.  Symposium presented at the Annual  American Educational Research Association Conference, Chicago, IL. Perez, W., Ramos, K., Coronado, H., Cortes, R. (2006).  Loss of Talent: Highly gifted undocumented students in the U.S.  Symposium to be presented at the Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Anaheim, CA. Padilla, A. M., Perez, W. (2003).  New Theoretical Perspectives on Acculturation Based on Social Cognition and Social Identity.  Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, Canada. Perez, W. (2002).  Perceived Injustice and Psychological Disengagement Among ethnic minority adolescents with opposite academic stereotypes. Paper presented at the Biannual Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, New Orleans, LA. Perez, W., Coronado, H., Ramos, K. (2007).  Civic Engagement Patterns of Undocumented Latino Immigrant Youth: Model Citizens at the Margins of Society.  Poster presented at the Biannual Society for Research on Child Development Conference, Boston, MA.
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