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Cathleen Mejico, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate
Cathleen Mejico, Ph.D.
Pronouns She / Her / Hers Email ccaldero@usc.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California, 2025
  • M.A. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California, 2022
  • B.A. Ethnicity, Race, and Migration, Yale University, 2017
    • Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate, University of Southern California, 2025-2026

  • Other Employment

    • Research Assistant (Inaugural), USC Center for Latinx and Latin American Studies, 04/2021 – 05/2025

  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    Dr. Cathleen Mejico is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Southern California, managing The First 100: Chicanas Changing History initiative. Mejico’s research broadly focuses on questions of racialized geographies, community institutions, and collective well-being. Her upcoming book project, Neighborhoods and Livelihoods: Using and Creating Public Space in the Northeast San Fernando Valley, investigates how working-class, migrant communities use everyday spaces to create relationships of mutual support, cultural affirmation, and political strength in the face of civic neglect and racialized subjugation.

    Research Keywords

    Ethnic Studies, 20th Century U.S. History, Urban & Suburban History, Cultural Geography

    • (fall 2020) AMST 101. Race and Class in Los Angeles
    • (fall 2020) AMST 101. Race and Class in Los Angeles
    • (spring 2021) AMST 101. Race and Class in Los Angeles
    • (spring 2021) AMST 101. Race and Class in Los Angeles
    • (fall 2021) AMST 101. Race and Class in Los Angeles
    • (fall 2021) AMST 101. Race and Class in Los Angeles
    • (spring 2022) AMST 101. Race and Class in Los Angeles
    • (spring 2022) AMST 101. Race and Class in Los Angeles
    • (fall 2024) AMST 101. Race and Class In Los Angeles
    • (fall 2024) AMST 101. Race and Class in Los Angeles
    • (spring 2025) ENGL 174. Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities
    • (spring 2025) ENGL 174. Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities
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