Miguel A. Carranza

Miguel A. Carranza (mcarranza1@unl.edu) is Professor of Sociology and Ethnic Studies (Latino and Latin American Studies) having joined the UNL faculty in 1975. He received his B.A. from Kearney State College, NE and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. His current research interest focuses on the integration of Mexicano/Latino immigrants into communities in the northern Great Plains region. This research encompasses the factors that influence the 'quality of life' that long-time and recent Latino immigrants experience in these rural and urban communities. He was a founding member of the Midwest Consortium for Latino Research, a partnership of ten Midwestern universities focused on Latino research issues, as well as one of the founding members of the Latino Research Initiative, a university-community collaborative effort here at UNL, whose primary goal is to address the needs of Nebraska's Latino population through research.