Elementor #741

Shania Montúfar

MY WORK

Research on immigration, race, place, population health, and the lives of children of immigrants.

01 / Current Research
Dissertation / In Progress

Children of Immigrants in the United States

Demographic change, regional contexts, and well-being.

My dissertation looks at how place shapes the lives and well-being of children of immigrants in the United States.

My current work centers an original survey of young adults who grew up in immigrant families. I’m interested in the things that are hard to see in Census data: belonging, identity, political climate, experiences of discrimination, and what those experiences mean for mental health and well-being.

Children of Immigrants Place Mental Health Original Survey
UC Berkeley / 2026 Latino Social Science Pipeline Initiative Junior Scholars Symposium
I developed this project further through feedback and workshops with scholars at UC Berkeley.
Dissertation visual
map / survey / data / collage
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Selected Publications

Research / Writing
03

News

Recent
Berkeley / 2026

Selected for the Latino Social Science Pipeline Initiative Junior Scholars Symposium

UC Berkeley

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Health Policy Research Scholar

Research and training focused on health equity and population health.

Point Foundation

Point Foundation Scholar

Scholarship and professional development supporting LGBTQ+ scholars and leaders.

Austin, Texas