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<br />RIGOBERTO <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />RODRIGUEZ <br /> <br />918 E. Park Lane <br />Santa Ana, CA 92705 <br />714.289.1062 (home) <br />714.504.7446 (mobile) <br />riqoberto. rodriquez(G)att. net <br /> <br />Department of Geography <br />University of Southern California <br />Kaprielian Hall, Room 416 <br />Los Angeles, CA <br />90089-0255 <br />213.740.0050 <br /> <br />EDUCATION <br /> <br />1999-Present <br /> <br />Doctoral Candidate in Urban Political Geography <br />University of Southern California <br /> <br />Dissertation Title: "Fadlitating Active Citizenship: local Governance And Mexican <br />Immigrants in Santa Ana, California" <br /> <br />Research Interests: immigrant political incorporation; race and immigration in urban areas; <br />community-based nonprofit organizations; the local state; multi-stakeholder community <br />planning; neighborhood community development. <br /> <br />1997-1999 <br /> <br />Masters in Urban ft Regional Planning <br />University of California, Irvine <br />Pr~ram Emphasis: community health and community development; inclusive community <br />planning processes for inner -dty neighborhoods. <br /> <br />1988-1994 <br /> <br />Bachelors of Art in Comparative Literature ft Spanish Literature <br />University of California, Irvine <br /> <br />Double Major, Magna Cum Laude &: Phi Beta Kappa <br />Interests: Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, race and ethnicity, and Chicano/a history, <br />culture, and literature <br /> <br />SELECTED AWARDS & HONORS <br /> <br />· Recipient, Diversity Fellowship, University of Southern California (2002 to 2004) <br /> <br />· Senior Irvine Fellow, University of Southern California, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, <br />Dissertation Workshop (2003) <br /> <br />· Recipient, Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship for Minorities (1999 to 2002) <br /> <br />· Executive Officer of the Year, USC Graduate &: Professional Student Senate 12ooo-2oo1} <br /> <br />· Continuing Graduate Student Award, California Planning Foundation (1998-1999) <br /> <br />· Scholarship, CORD Orange County leadership Program, (1992) <br /> <br />· Selected Undergraduate Awards: Dan &: Jean Aldrich Scholarship, UC Irvine Undergraduate Fellowship <br />(1992-93); Howard Lawson Memorial Scholarship, UCI School of Humanities (1991); Chancellor's <br />Research Fellowship, UC Irvine (1991-1992); Minority Summer Research Institute Program, UC Irvine <br />(1992); National Hispanic Scholarship Fund (1991). <br /> <br />13C-3 <br />