Francisco Pedraza

Francisco I. Pedraza is an Associate Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies. He examines political attitude formation and political behavior among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States, and the consequences these portend for public policy. His research uncovers links between immigration policy and health policy, and he specializes in the design of survey items in English language and Spanish language.

Francisco is also a first-generation high-school graduate, first-generation college graduate, and a product of public schools from pre-K through his PhD and Post-Doctoral programs. Francisco would not have arrived to ASU without support from state and federally funded programs, like the summer school program for children of migrant farmworker that let him catch up on reading and math skills for four years during K-6, and the TRIO and Upward Bound programs in high school that socialized and prepared him for college studies, and the College Assistance for Migrants Program or CAMP, that taught him fundamental skills in time management and study strategies during his first year in college at Boise State University.

You can learn more about his recent work on the 2022 Midterm Elections, featuring a survey of 1,000 Arizona voters, including an oversample of Latino voters, here: https://clapr.asu.edu/research. The survey was crafted in collaboration with Stephen Nuño of Northern Arizona University, and Univision, and covered views on candidates in the upcoming 2022 midterm elections for office of Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and U.S. Senate. The survey also gauged Arizona voters’ attitudes towards a selection of state ballot initiatives and public policy debates on a range of topics like the economy, education, gun control, abortion, immigration, views regarding voter suppression, and beliefs in conspiracies about our election systems and processes, among many other issues.

Check out his personal website for more on his research efforts aimed at creating a fuller, deeper understanding of politics and governance in the United States by advancing thoughtful, innovative research on the political and policy circumstances of the nation’s Hispanic/Latina/o/x population.

https://clapr.asu.edu/research

Personal website: www.franciscoipedraza.com

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