Yazmín A. García Trejo, M.A., ABD
Center for Latin America & Latino Studies, American University
4545 42nd Street NW, Suite 308 Washington, DC 20016
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PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:
American University, Center for Latin American & Latino Studies, Washington, DC.
Research Fellow In-Residence. June 2013 - present.
American Association of University Women, Washington, D.C.
American Dissertation Fellow. July 2013 - July 2014.
EDUCATION:
University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT.
Ph.D. in Political Science (expected Fall 2014).
Dissertation title: "Gender Differences in Political Knowledge: The Case of Mexico."
Fields of specialization: Comparative politics and American politics.
Research foci: Gender and politics, comparative public opinion, and survey research.
M.A. in Latin American Studies (2007).
M.A. in Survey Research (2005).
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.
B.A. in Economics, graduated with honors (2001).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
University of Connecticut, El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean and Latin American
Studies, Storrs, CT.
Instructor, August 2012 - December 2012
"Latin American Minorities in the United States" was a course covering the study of historical,
social and political experiences of the incorporation of various Latina/o groups in the U.S. (32
students).
University of Connecticut, Department of Political Science, Storrs, CT.
Instructor, July 2010 - August 2010
"Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Political Science" was an introductory course in which
students learned the applicability of statistics to study empirical questions in the social sciences
(15 students).
Teaching Assistant, August 2007 - December 2008
Graded papers and exams for: "Introduction to International Relations" (90 students);
"Introduction to Political Theory" (200 students).
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City, Mexico.
Teaching Assistant, August 2001 - August 2004
Assisted in class preparation, graded papers, held student office hours and discussed reading
assignments with students for "Political marketing and government communication" (9 students)
and "Policy Analysis" (20 students).
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
University of Connecticut, Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, Storrs, CT.
Graduate Assistant, August 2008 - May 2013
Assisted in the archival and curation of survey data (national and international) at one of the
world's leading archives of social science data. Evaluated and updated the Latin American
Databank (LADB) and served as liaison with Latin American universities. Translated survey
content from Spanish to English and conducted statistical analysis.
Colegio de Sonora, Centro de Estudios en Salud y Sociedad, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Visiting Scholar, August - September 2011
Designed the questionnaire, survey methodology and supervise the fieldwork of an original
survey to measure political knowledge among adolescents in public high schools.
University of Connecticut, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Storrs, CT.
Graduate Assistant, August 2005 - May 2007
Collected and analyzed public opinion surveys related to privatization and telecommunications in
Latin America. Prepared dataset for a project of agricultural workers in Connecticut.
University of Connecticut, Center for Survey Research and Analysis (CSRA), Storrs, CT.
Graduate Assistant/Research Specialist, August 2004 - August 2005
Conducted statistical analysis and prepared data for final survey reports. Translated
questionnaires and tested telephone surveys in Spanish. Collected data from self-administered
surveys via e-mail and self-administered surveys in classrooms.
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City, Mexico.
Research Assistant, August 2001 - August 2004
Collected political and economic data for a project of presidential approval in Mexico (1988 2000). Conducted literature reviews. Coordinated activities of faculty participating in CIDE’s
diploma of strategic and political analysis.
PUBLICATIONS:
Research reports:
2013. "Distribución de la Información Política en México," Latin American Public Opinion
Project/Americas Barometer 2012 (Individual Country Studies Series (Mexico), Vidal Romero and
Pablo Parás, eds.
2010. Evidence from the Connecticut Samples of the Latino National Survey-New England. Co-authored
with M. Abrahamson, et al. Univ. of Conn. and The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
Blog posts:
2014. "Equal Pay Day in Latin America." Aula Blog. Center for Latin America and Latino Studies.
American University. http://aulablog.net/2014/05/12/equal-pay-day-in-latin-america/.
2012. "Puerto Rico and Federal Status Legislation, 1952 - 2012," (with Charles R. Venator-Santiago).
Latino Decisions. http://www.latinodecisions.com/blog/2012/10/26/puerto-rico-and-federal-statuslegislation-1952-2012/.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
2013. "The Representation of Women’s Interests in the Puerto Rico’s Legislative Assembly 1993 - 2012."
Co-authored with Juhem Navarro-Rivera. Presented at the International Congress of the Latin
American Studies Association, Washington, DC.
2012. "The Roots of Gender Differences in Political Knowledge in Mexico." Presented at the annual
meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
2011. "Can't Buy Me Love (For Politics): Educational, Economic, and Technological Change and the
Distribution of Political Knowledge." Co-authored with Matthew. M. Singer. Presented at the
Survey Research in the Gulf: Issues and Policy Implications Conference, Doha, Qatar.
2011. "History, Society and Culture of Mexico: A political perspective." Featured speaker at the Prosser
Public Library for the Big Read program as part of an initiative of the National Endowment for the
Arts, Bloomfield, CT.
2010. "Low Knowledge Means Less Representation? Political Knowledge and Its Implications for Female
Representation in Mexico." Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies
Association, New Orleans, LA.
2009. "To Participate is to win? A Social Program and Public Participation in Mexico (1992 - 1994)."
Presented at the International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
2009. "A Never-Ending Gap? Political Knowledge and the Gender Gap in Mexico." Presented at the
annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
2009. "Left Behind: The Politics of No Religion in Latin America." Co-authored with Juhem NavarroRivera. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
2008. "Political Knowledge and the Gender Gap in Mexico." Presented at the annual meeting of the
Northeast Political Science Association, Boston, MA.
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS:
American Dissertation Fellow, American Association of University Women, 2013 - 2014.
Travel grant, Mini-Conference for Women of Color in Political Science, 2013.
Nathan Whetten Fellow, Univ. of Connecticut, El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean and Latin
American Studies, 2011 - 2012.
Doctoral dissertation fellowship and summer research award, Univ. of Connecticut, 2011.
Summer research fellowship, Univ. of Connecticut, Political Science Department, 2010; 2011.
Pre-dissertation grant, Tinker Foundation, 2010.
Travel grant, Latin American Studies Association (LASA), 2009.
Scholarship, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), workshop on
"Designing, Conducting, and Analyzing Field Experiments," 2008.
Warren J. Mitofsky Summer Research Award, Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, 2007.
Scholarship, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (National Council of Science and TechnologyCONACYT), 2007 - 2010.
Robert G. Mead, Jr. Award for Outstanding Graduate Students, Univ. of Connecticut, Center for Latin
American & Caribbean Studies, 2006.
Scholarship for undergraduate education, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 1998 - 2001.
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JOURNAL ARTICLES IN PROGRESS:
"A Never-Ending Gap? Political Knowledge and the Gender Gap in Mexico." (Preparing resubmission)
"Can't Buy Me Love (For Politics): Educational, Economic, and Technological Change and the
Distribution of Political Knowledge." Co-authored with Matthew. M. Singer.
"The Representation of Women’s Interests in the Puerto Rico’s Legislative Assembly 1993 - 2012." Coauthored with Juhem Navarro-Rivera.
"The Politics of No-religion in Latin America." Co-authored with Juhem Navarro-Rivera.
LANGUAGES:
English: Fluent speaking, reading and writing.
Spanish: Native speaker.
SOFTWARE:
SAS, SPSS, STATA, AMOS & HLM.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
2010. "Hierarchical Linear Modeling." Data Analysis Training Institute of Connecticut (DATIC).
University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT.
2008. "Designing, Conducting, and Analyzing Field Experiments." Inter-University Consortium for
Political and Social Research (ICPSR).Yale University, New Haven, CT.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Peer-review activities:
Manuscript reviewer for Political Behavior.
Member:
American Association of University Women.
American Political Science Association.
Latin American Studies Association.
Midwest Political Science Association.
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