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Jose P

- Research Program Mentor

PhD candidate at Ohio State University - Columbus

Expertise

Political Science, Social Sciences, Migration Policies and Politics, Global Health Politics, Race and Gender in International Politics, National Security Studies

Bio

Jose Perez is a PhD candidate in Political Science at The Ohio State University (OSU). I hold an MA in Political Science from OSU and an MA in International Strategic Studies from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil. I also hold BAs in Political Science and Latin American Studies from the University of Florida. My research is primarily centered on migration politics, national security studies, and global health politics. My approach to research is ethnographic and qualitative, where I have worked with: interviews, archives, discourse analysis, and participant observations. I have published research in "Security Studies," "Security Dialogue," the "International Feminist Journal of Politics," and "Latin American Perspectives." My current research examines migrant/refugee resettlement policies in Brazil aimed at Venezuelan migrants, and its impacts on local government services. I lived in Brazil for 3 years after finishing undergraduate and taught English there to elementary and high school students. I am fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and trying to learn Russian via Duolingo (not particularly successfully). I have interned for consulting firms in Washington, D.C., local and federal politicians, and have experience with numerous volunteering organizations. I love to travel and have visited every continent except Australia and Antartica.

Project ideas

Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.

How is technology employed at the border?

This research project would develop a literature review and facts about the growing usage of technology, specifically biometrics and surveillance technologies, at the Southern U.S. border. Students would learn about research articles for a literature review and then writing a literature review based on combining these multiple sources. Students would also learn about the differences between sources and document types, and how to search and find statistical and document evidence to support a research project.

Art and Politics in your Town

In this project, students would select a neighborhood in their city with numerous pieces of graffiti or public art and map out these pieces. Then they would work with me to interpret the political meaning of these pieces, and what they say about art and politics in their town. The purpose of this project would be to practice using political theory to make sense of real world objects and learn about the production of research methods.

Coding skills

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Languages I know

Spanish, Portuguese, French

Credentials

Education

University of Florida (UF)
BA Bachelor of Arts (2014)
Political Science and Latin American Studies
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
MA Master of Arts (2018)
International Strategic Studies
Ohio State University - Columbus
MA Master of Arts (2022)
Political Science
Ohio State University - Columbus
PhD Doctor of Philosophy candidate
Political Science

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