Deisy Del Real

Deisy Del Real, assistant professor of sociology, was awarded the RC31 Best Scholarly Article Award from the International Sociological Association (ISA) for her article “The Impact of States’ Legal Structures and Bureaucracies on Immigrant Legalization and Livelihoods,” published in January 2024 in International Migration Review. Established in 2016 by the ISA’s Research Committee on the Sociology of Migration (RC31), the award honors outstanding research articles that advance the field of migration studies. Del Real’s article examines how legal and bureaucratic structures shape immigrant integration and economic stability.