Faculty Representative

Dr. Francisco Pedraza wears a dark suit and white dress shirt.
Dr. Francisco Pedraza
Associate Professor
School of Politics and Global Studies
fpedraz2@asu.edu

Francisco I. Pedraza is an Associate Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies. He examines political attitude formation and political behavior among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States, and the consequences these portend for public policy. His research uncovers links between immigration policy and health policy, and he specializes in the design of survey items in English language and Spanish language.

Francisco is also a first-generation high-school graduate, first-generation college graduate, and a product of public schools from pre-K through his PhD and Post-Doctoral programs. Francisco would not have arrived to ASU without support from state and federally funded programs, like the summer school program for children of migrant farmworker that let him catch up on reading and math skills for four years during K-6, and the TRIO and Upward Bound programs in high school that socialized and prepared him for college studies, and the College Assistance for Migrants Program or CAMP, that taught him fundamental skills in time management and study strategies during his first year in college at Boise State University.

Check out his personal website for more on his research efforts aimed at creating a fuller, deeper understanding of politics and governance in the United States by advancing thoughtful, innovative research on the political and policy circumstances of the nation’s Hispanic/Latina/o/x population.