Kristen is a doctoral candidate researching U.S.-Latinx populations using qualitative methods. Her dissertation focuses on the lived experiences of Central American immigrants living in the United States and analyzes their forms of identity construction through in-depth interviewing. Kristen applies a critical approach to Latinx immigration through a lens of neocolonialism and considers the historical and political contexts that have led to the present-day border “crisis.” Her master’s research explored Latinx-Americans who do not speak Spanish and the interactive strategies they use to communicate their ethnoracial identities.
Her teaching experience includes Introductory Sociology, Sociology of Marriage and the Family, Sociological Theory, and Special Topics: Sociology of U.S. Latinos.
Email: kma14d@fsu.edu