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William Velez

  • Professor Emeritus, Sociology

Education

PhD, Sociology, Yale University

Office Hours

By appointment only

Courses Taught

  • Fall 2022
    • Course SOCIOL 323-201: Perspectives on Latino Communities

Research Interests

  • Sociology of Education
  • Social Stratification
  • Race and Ethnic Relations
  • Sociology of Latinos

Related Activities

  • 2016 - present, Professor Emeritus
  • 1997 - 2016, Professor
  • 1989 - 1997, Associate Professor
  • 1981 - 1989, Assistant Professor

Selected Publications

Goldsmith, P. R., Britton, M. L., Reese, B. , & Velez, W. (2017) Will Moving to a Better Neighborhood Help? Teenage Residential Mobility, Change of Context and Young-Adult Educational Attainment. Urban Affairs Review , 53(2), 305–337.
Britton, M. L., & Velez, W. (2015) Boricuas, Barrios and Birth Outcomes: Residential Segregation and Preterm Birth among Puerto Ricans in the United States. CENTRO Journal , 26(1).
De Jesus, A. , Burgos, G. , Almenas, M. , & (2014) “Bifurcated Boricuas: A Multilevel Analysis of Cultural and Economic Factors Influencing Marriage Patterns of U.S. Puerto Ricans.”. Velez, W. (Ed). The Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment , 24, 156-178.
Velez, W. (2013) Review of The Selma of the North: Civil Rights Insurgency in Milwaukee, by Patrick D. Jones. 12(1), 84-86. City & Community.
Antrop-Gonzalez, R. F., Garrett, T. , & Velez, W. (2012) “What have we learned from our research?: Making sense of the impact of protestant religiosity on the academic achievement of urban Latina/o youth. Jeynes, W. , & Robinson, D. (Eds). International Handbook of Protestant Education , 417-430. New York, NY: Springer.
Velez, W. , & Goldsmith, P. A. (2011) Transitions to Wage Labor and Postsecondary Education Among Puerto Rican Youth. Centro Journal , 23(2), 20-37.
Velez, W. , Martin, M. E., & Mendez, E. (2009) Segregation Patterns in Metro Areas: Latinos and African Americans in 2000. Centro Journal , 21(1), 118-137.