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<br />RESEARCH EXPERIENCE <br /> <br />Sep 1997- <br />Aug 1999 <br /> <br />July-Dee 2002 Research Associate <br />Cultural Ethnography of Civic Information: Delhi Neighborhood's Sodal Networks, Information, <br />And Civic Involvement. Principal Investigators: Rick PuUen, Ph.D., Cal State FuUerton, & Dennis <br />Foley, M.A., OC Register. Funded by the Pew CMc Trust. <br />· I conducted 18-1n depth key informant interviews, 4 focus groups, and extens1ve f1eld work to <br />understand how indMduals and groups in the Delhi neighborhood find out about neighborhood <br />issues and get involved in neighborhood civic action. <br /> <br />Research Assistant <br />The Sodo- Spatial Facets of Social Networks of People of Color with HIV I AIDS. <br />Priocipallnvestigator: Lois Takahashi, Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, UC Irvine. <br />· I conducted 20 in-depth intervfews and 8 focus groups with persons IMng with HIV I AIDS, and <br />coordinated team of 17 students who conducted 60 interviews and a survey of over 200 people <br />IMng with HIV / AIDS. <br /> <br />Sep 1993- <br />Aug 1994 <br /> <br />Research Assistant <br />Mexican Immigrants and Public Service Utilization in Orange County <br />Priocipallnvestigator: Manuel Garda y Griego, Ph.D., Politics & Society, UC Irvine. <br />· I collected demographfc data on public service utilization rates of Latino immigrants in Orange <br />County, and conducted an analysis of prominent fiscal impact studies of 1mmigrants. <br /> <br />PUBLICATIONS <br /> <br />VVork-in-Progress <br /> <br />Rodriguez, R. (2005). "This Is Now My Neighborhood: Mexican Imm1grant Place-Maklng Practices And <br />Civic Action" <br /> <br />Rodriguez, R. 12005). "Building Strengths: Organizational Capadty Building Among latino Immigrant <br />Transnational Grassroots OTganizations." (In collaboration with other authors.) <br /> <br />Co-Authored Academic Articles <br /> <br />Takahashi, L. and R. Rodriguez (2DOl). "Access Redefined: service pathways of persons living with HIV and <br />AIDS" Culture, Health & Sexual1ty, Vol. 4, No.1: 67-83 <br /> <br />Takahashi, lo, Douglas Wiebe, and R. Rodriguez (2001). "Navlgating the time-space context of HIV and <br />AIDS: dally routines and access to care" Social Science & Medidne, Vol. 53: 845-863 <br /> <br />Professional Reports 6: Articles <br /> <br />Rodriguez, R. (2(02). "Cultural Ethnography of CMC Information: Delhi Neighborhood's Social Networks, <br />Information, And CMC Involvement:' Prepared for the Orange County Reg1ster and the Pew Civic Trust. <br /> <br />Rodriguez, R. (2000). "Who wm Be At Your Funeral? De-M1stify1ng Evaluation." Future Searching, Fall <br />2000. <br /> <br />Rodriguez, R. (1999). Delh1 Healthy Ne1ghborhood In1tiative. Prepared a Professional Report for Master's <br />Program that develops a framework for launch1ng a healthy ne1ghborhood 1n1tiative 1n the Delhi <br />ne1ghborhood in Santa Ana. Key recommendations were 1mplemented by agency. <br /> <br />Rodriguez, R. (1998). Pr~ram Evaluation Plan: Humanities Out There (H.D.T.). Prepared for Julia R. <br />lupton, Ph.D., Director for program rendering supplemental academk (human1ties) 1nstruction in Santa Ana <br />elementary schools. <br /> <br />Book Reviews <br /> <br />Rodriguez, R. (2001). "On Alba Gaspar de Alba, Chtcano Art: Inside/OUtside the Master"s House: Cultural <br />Pol1ties and the CARA Exhibit" Etrnes, Place and Envlronment Yo14, No.2: 191-195 <br /> <br />Rodriguez, Rigoberto-Resume <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br />