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Associate Professor of Sociology, Occidental College
Richard Mora is the child of immigrants from
Mexico
Fellowship awarded to support work towards a PhD
in Sociology and Social Policy
at Harvard University
RICHARD MORA is an assistant professor of sociology at Occidental College in Los Angeles.
Richard is the son of Mexican immigrants. He was born and spent his childhood in Los Angeles, California.
Richard graduated magna cum laude in sociology from Harvard University. His senior honors thesis focused on how Mexican-American mothers who lost children in gang-related homicides were transformed by the experience. In June 2000, he received an MA in education with teaching certification in social studies and sociology from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He holds a PhD in sociology and social policy from Harvard University.
Returning regularly to his neighborhood to promote the importance of education, Richard had the honor of speaking at the June 2001 graduation ceremony of Nightingale Middle School, of which he is an alumnus.
Education
PhD
Sociology, Social Policy |
Harvard University
2009
MA
Education |
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
2000
AB
Sociology |
Harvard University
1999
Work History
Occidental College, Associate Professor of Sociology