In 2019, more than 270 million people globally were on the move. Push and pull factors, such as the demand for both skilled and unskilled laborers, declining fertility rates in the global North, as well as economic, political, and environmental crises in the global South, have contributed to increase...
Ismail Nooraddini received his PhD in Sociology from George Mason University (GMU) in fall 2022. He is a survey and methodology consultant for the Department of State (DOS). He received his B.A. in Sociology from the University of Maryland College Park in 2009 and earned his M.A. degree in Sociology ...
I am PhD student in Sociology at George Mason University. I came to Mason after obtaining my M.A. in Sociology from the University of Houston. I currently work for AARP as a PhD Research Intern for their Advocacy, Community, and Engagement team within the Policy Research International department. S...
Dr. Michelle S. Dromgold-Sermen is Assistant Director of the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR). Her areas of expertise include U.S. immigration law and policy, legality and membership, refugee resettlement, and global migration management. Her research is interdisciplinary and adopts multiple ...
Upcoming Event
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Join us on May 1st to discuss research from: Kellie Wilkerson, Institute for Immigration Research Graduate Research Assistant and PhD Candidate, Sociology and Anthropology Department, George Mason University Dr. Lisa Gring-Pemble, Associate Professor, Costello College of Business, George Mas...
A minor in immigration studies provides an interdisciplinary and comparative understanding of the immigrant experience, ethnic identity, assimilation, ethnic exclusion and conflict, and refugee situations. This minor will prepare students to contribute to the ongoing national debate about immigration...
Kellie S. Wilkerson is a doctoral candidate in the Public Sociology program at George Mason University. She is currently a Graduate Research Assistant at the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) and has had opportunity to work on projects with the Center for Social Science Research (CSSR) and Nex...
James Witte is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Director of the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR). Witte, who earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1991, has been a professor at Clemson University and Northwestern University. He was a postdoctoral fellow at...
Past Event
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Join us on April 3rd to discuss research from: Umida Hashimova, Institute for Immigration Research Graduate Research Assistant and PhD Student, Sociology and Anthropology Department, George Mason University Dr. Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, School ...
