Maricruz Osorio

Maricruz Osorio

  • Assistant Professor Global Studies, Global Studies
  • Ph.D. in Political Science, UC Riverside

Teaching Interests

Immigration, Race and Ethnic Politics, Political Behavior

Research Interests

Immigration, Gender and Politics, Political Behavior, Race and Ethnic Politics

Consulting/Practice Interests

Voter Registration; Voter Turnout

Bio

Maricruz is an Assistant Professor in the Global Studies department at Bentley University. Broadly, her work examines political engagement and behavior of marginalized groups, with a focus on the political behavior of women and immigrants. Her book project argues that immigrants participate in politics after a series of risk assessments shaped by gender, and citizenship status. She has published in Aztlan and has contributed to other forms of publicly available scholarship including policy reports, blogs, encyclopedia entries, and public radio.

Professional Memberships

  • American Political Science Association 2014-09-01 - Present
  • Western Political Science Association 2013-03-01 - Present

    • Awards and Honors

  • Emerging Scholar Award, APSA Latino Caucus
  • Best Paper Award, APSA Civic Engagement Section

    • Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

    Journal Articles

  • Osorio, M. A., Michelson, M., DeMora, S., Carter, L., Jackson, J. (2024). Motivating Student Voter Registration. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Forthcoming)
  • Michelson, M. R., DeMora, S. L., Osorio, M. A., Jimenez, J. (2024). High-traffic relational pledge collection: results from a pre-registered randomized controlled trial. Journal of elections, Public Opinion and Parties (Link) (Forthcoming)
  • Osorio, M., DeMora, S., Lindke, C., Merolla, J., Long, S. (2023). The Effect of the Political Environment on Women’s Political Ambition. Political Research Quarterly 1987-2003.

    • Books

  • Osorio, M., Michelson, M. R., DeMora, S. (2024). Family, Friends, and Political Beliefs Bloomsbury Publishing (In Progress)

    • Book Chapters

  • Osorio, M. A., Lemi, D., Hayes, S. (2023). Theorizing Kamala Harris Distinct Identities: Minority Women in US Politics.
  • Osorio, M., Bauer, K., Brown, C., Sands, M. (2022). Making a Statement: Research, Teaching, and Diversity Statements for the Academic Job Market . American Political Science Associatoin (Forthcoming)
  • Osorio, M., Cantwell, D., Kirkland, S., Rojas, N., Rubio, R., Shugars, S., Torres, R., Winters, R. (2022). No Rapunzel in This Ivory Tower: Finding Your Collective and Overcoming Academic Isolation Strategies for Navigating Graduate School and Beyond. American Political Science Association (Forthcoming)
  • Osorio, M. (2019). Salazar, Rubén (1928-1970) . Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
  • Osorio, M., DeMora, S. (2019). Election of 2016 and Latinos . Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

    • Conference Proceedings

  • Osorio, M. (2024). “"Playing State Politics: How Immigrant Serving Organizations Respond to State Government"” American Political Science Association Philadelphia
  • Osorio, M. (2024). “"Playing State Politics: How Immigrant Serving Organizations Respond to State Government"” Western Political Science Association Vancouver

    • Presentations

  • Osorio, M. (2023). “Coming Together: Politics of Solidarity, Community, and the Duty to One Another” Presented at the American Political Science Association American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Los Angeles
  • Osorio, M. (2023). “Coming Together: Politics of Solidarity, Community, and the Duty to One Another” Presented at the Western Political Science Association Western Political Science Association Annual Conference San Francisco
  • Osorio, M. (2022). “‚ÄúCourageous Citizenship: Risk Assessment and Citizenship Status in Immigrants‚Äô Political Participation‚Äù” Presented at the Political Science New Directions in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration University of Notre Dame

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Committee Member for Curriculum Committee 2023-09-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for Anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion committee 2022-09-30 - Present
  • Committee Member for Anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion committee 2022-09-30 - 2023-08-31

    • Service: Professional

  • Committee Member for Status of Latinos and Latinas - Present
  • Conference/Workshop Organizer for New Research on Gender in Political Psychology 2023-05-01 - Present
  • Chairperson for First-Generation Scholars in the Profession 2022-03-01 - Present

    • Service: University

  • Committee Member for First-Gen Committee 2023-05-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for Women's History Month Working Group 2022-12-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for Women's History Month Working Group 2022-12-01 - 2023-03-31
  • Mentor (Faculty) for First Falcons Celebration 2022-11-08 - 2022-11-08