Luis M. Falcón Professor of Sociology Northeastern University Department

Luis M. Falcón Professor of Sociology Northeastern University Department of Sociology and Anthropology 561 Holmes Hall 617-373-8519 (617) 893-1200 (cell) [email protected]

EDUCATION: PhD 1987 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Department of Sociology, Concentration in Population Studies. Advisor: Charles Hirschman MS 1978 University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. Social Work BA 1976 University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. Sociology

SCHOLARLY INTERESTS: Social Gerontology, Immigration, Mental Health, Psychosocial Stress

EMPLOYMENT: Assistant to Full Professor of Sociology, Northeastern University, 1989-

Vice-Provost for Graduate Education, Northeastern University, July 2004- June 2011 • Responsibilities: o Graduate policy and graduate education initiatives across the 7 university colleges. o Oversight over 125+ graduate programs o Responsibility for marketing and recruitment of graduate students o Managed over 18 million dollars in financial aid o Shared responsibility over new program development o Chaired University Graduate Council • Accomplishments: o Led the reorganization of financial aid programs, marketing, and recruitment of students into PhD and professional degree programs o Developed and implemented a plan to transition graduate admissions across the university to fully paperless—rolled out September 2007. By 2011, the system had managed about 45,000 completed graduate applications. o Implemented an electronic inquiry management system university wide. o Collaborated and managed the approval process for over 40 new graduate programs. o Reversed a declining graduate enrollment profile for the institution. From 2004 to 2011 graduate applications increased by more than 120%, the number of graduate students increased by 70%, and graduate revenue more than doubled. o Established the University Excellence Fellowship program for incoming PhD students o Established the Dissertation Writing Fellowship program for ABD PhD students o Established the Deans Scholarship program o Established the Outstanding Graduate Students Awards program. Vice-Provost for Faculty (held concurrently with Graduate Education position), December 2004 to November 2006 • Responsibilities: o Faculty related policy o Primary responsibility for the tenure and promotion process for 20-30 faculty Revised: February 20, 2012

members a year o Oversight over merit and market forces/equity salary reviews all of university faculty o Worked closely with the faculty senate and the University office of legal counsel in matters pertaining to faculty governance and resolution of grievances. o Liaison to the office of Affirmative Action • Accomplishments: o Worked with the Provost in the implementation of the University’s Academic Investment plan, which aimed to recruit 100 new faculty members to the University. o Collaborated with Deans and department chairs in the hiring of over 60 faculty members over 2 years. o Development of a junior faculty mentoring program o Collaborated in the development of a successful ADVANCE proposal to NSF

Associate Dean for Faculty and Director of the Graduate School, College of Arts and Sciences, September 2002 to June 2004 • Responsibilities: o Served as research officer within the college of Arts and Sciences. o Collaborated with the Dean in all matters having to do with the tenure and promotion process. o Responsible for oversight of all graduate programs within the college o Managed funding budgets for graduate students • Accomplishments: o Re-organized the graduate admissions process college wide

Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology: September 2000 to September 2002 • Responsibilities: o To lead an interdisciplinary unit of 20 faculty members, three undergraduate and two graduate degrees, plus close to 450 undergraduate majors and graduate students. • Accomplishments: o Led department through conversion of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum from a quarter-based academic calendar to a semester-based academic calendar. o Revised departmental tenure, merit, and promotion documents o Completed four faculty hires

Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 1994-2000 • Responsibilities: o Curriculum planning o Manage admissions o Monitor student performance • Accomplishments: o Re-defined and focused areas of concentration for PhD program from 12 areas to 5 areas o Implemented a targeted admissions process that reduced incoming cohorts but insured full funding and adequate mentoring o Implemented changes that have, over time, significantly reduced the time to completion of the PhD degree in Sociology

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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Fordham University 9/1987 – 12/1988

Research Associate/Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology and Hispanic Research Center, Fordham University. 9/1986 – 8/1987

LANGUAGES English, full fluency Spanish, full fluency

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AASCU Millennium Leadership Institute, class of 2008.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Member, Board of Trustees, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP). February 2012--

NEASC Substantive Change Evaluator for Endicott College, Spring 2012 (Boston area programs) and Fall 2013 Montevideo, Uruguay programs.

National Institute of Health, Social Science and Population Studies Review Panel, January 18-19, 2012. Santa Monica, CA

NEASC Re-accreditation visiting team for the University of Massachusetts—Amherst. In charge of Standards two and ten: Planning and Evaluation, Public Disclosure. November 1-4, 2009.

Council of Graduate Schools: Selection Committee for Social Science Dissertation Award 2008

NEASC Re-accreditation visiting team for the University of Rhode Island—in charge of Standard Four: The Academic Program. October 21-24, 2007

National Science Foundation, Dissertation Fellowships Proposal Review Committee, 2002, 2003

Social Science Research Council, Postdoctoral Fellowships on International Migration to the U.S. Committee. 2000--2002.

Ford Foundation and National Research Council Doctoral and PostDoctoral Fellowships Review Panel-- Social Sciences Panel Chair, March 10-13, 1999. Member, March 12-13, 1998 Member, March 13-14, 1997 Member, March 13-15, 1996 Member, March 8-10, 1995

National Institute of Aging of the National Institute of Health Review Panels Enhancing Family Caregiving for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, March 13-15, 1995.

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Minority Aging Research Centers, June 28-30, 1993. Minority Aging, June 3-5, 1992

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Research on Fertility and Demographics of Latino Populations: April 13-15, 1994.

American Sociological Association - Member Council Member, Section on International Migration, 2000-2003 Council Member, Section on Latina/Latino Sociology, 2000-2003 Chair, ASA Committee on the Minority Fellowship, 1998 Member, Committee on the Minority Fellowship, 1996-1998 Chair, Section on Latina/Latino Sociology, 1995-1996 Chair-Elect, Section on Latina/Latino Sociology, 1994-1995 Chair, Nominations Committee ASA Section on Latina/Latino Sociology – 1993

Gerontological Society of America

Eastern Sociological Society Chair, Minorities Committee, 1998-1999 Chair, ESS Conference Host Committee 2001-2002

Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy, U-Mass Boston Research Associate, 1992-1998

Association for Latino/Latina Sociology Treasurer, 1989-1992.

Research Advisory Committee of the National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc. Washington, D.C. Member, 1991- 1994

University-Wide Member, Faculty Senate 2004—2011 Chair, University Graduate Council, 2004-2011 Chair, Faculty Senate ad hoc committee to review graduate bylaws, 2010 Member, Faculty Senate Academic Policy Committee 2009-2010 Member, selection committee for the Klein Lectureship 2004-2007 Chair, Standard 4 Committee: Graduate, for Northeastern re-accreditation self-study, 2007-2008 Member of Board of Governors, University Press of New England, 2005-2007 Chair, University’s Executive Board on Diversity, 2001-2004 Member, College of Arts and Sciences Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2001-2004 Access Task Force, 1999 University Research Council, 1999 to 2002 University Graduate Council, 1998 to 2000 Search Committee for Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1998. Search Committee for Director Affirmative Action and Dean of Diversity, 1997 Acting Co-Director, Latino, Latin-American and Caribbean Studies Program, 1995. Standing Appeals Committee, Graduate School of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1995 University Standing Appeals Committee on Tenure, 1994-1995

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Search Committee for the Director of the Institute on Learning, Work, and the Workplace, 1994-95 Advisory Panel to the Office of the University Ombudsperson, 1994-1995 Arts and Sciences Planning Committee on Research and Scholarship - 1993 Search Committee for Associate Professor in Criminal Justice, 1993 President's Blue Ribbon Commission on the Undergraduate Experience - 1992-1993 Coordinator, Latino Studies Program - spring 1992. Committee on the Minority Freshman Experience - 1990-1991 Ad Hoc Committee to Formulate a Proposal for a two-year Alternative College - 1990-1991 Provost’s Minority Support Fund Proposal Review Committee - 1989-1995

Sociology Department: Department Chair – September 2000 to 2002 Director of Graduate Studies Program - 1994 to 2000 Chair, Assistant Professor Recruitment Committee – 1999-2000 Chair, Assistant Professor Recruitment Committee 1997-1998 Member, Department Chair Search Committee - 1993 Member, Graduate Committee - 1991 to present Member, Department Chair Search Committee - 1990 Member, Faculty Development Committee - 1989 to 1991 Member, Merit Review Committee – 1989

RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS: Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities. Project funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, 2010-2015. $10.2 million total funding--Principal Investigator for Project II, ($1.5 million total costs over 5 years)

ADVANCE: Institutional Transformation Grant Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers. Co-PI. National Science Foundation (3.7 Million dollars) 2008-2013. HRD-0811170

Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities. Project funded by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health, 2003-2008. Co-Principal investigator in main project core $8.0 million total (housed at the HNRC at Tufts University) and Principal Investigator for Project II, housed at Northeastern University ($480,000 over 5 years).

"Nutrition and Frailty Among Elderly Hispanic Groups in Massachusetts." Project funded by the National Institute of Aging of the National Institute of Health, 1996-1997. Co-Principal Investigator. (Katherine Tucker, Principal Investigator,Tufts University). Continuation Grant RO1AG10425-01A1 (Total costs $557,713).

“Poverty and Use of Food Assistance Programs, for Puerto Rican and Other Hispanic Elderly in Massachusetts” Funded by the Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1995- 1996, Principal Investigator ($15,000).

"Nutrition and Frailty Among Elderly Hispanic Groups in Massachusetts." Project funded by the National Institute of Aging of the National Institute of Health, 1992-1995. Co-Principal Investigator. (Katherine Tucker, Principal Investigator, Tufts University) RO1AG10425-01A1 (Total costs $750,000).

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"The Labor Market Experience of Puerto Ricans in Boston." Project funded by the Social Science Research Council's Committee for Public Policy on Contemporary Hispanic Issues and the Committee for Research on the Urban Underclass. 1992-1993. Principal Investigator $5,000.

"Hispanics in the Labor Market: Massachusetts and Boston, 1970-1989." Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy, UMass Boston. $3,000.

"Factors Affecting Female-Headship among Puerto Rican and Dominican Families." Principal Investigator (with Douglas T. Gurak) Social Science Research Council. October 1989 - September 1990. $36,907.

MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER FOR:

Demography American Sociological Review Social Science Quarterly The Dushkin Publishing Group International Migration Review Urban Affairs Quarterly Social Problems Sociological Focus American Educational Research Journal St. Martin’s Press Journal of Aging and Health Racial and Ethnic Studies Journal of Gerontology Aging and Mental Health

WORKS IN DRAFT

Castaneda-Sceppa C, Noel SE, Van Rompey M, Falcón LM, Tucker KL. Factors associated with poor lower extremity function in Puerto Rican older adults. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting (GSA) Nov, 2009.

MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED FOR JOURNAL REVIEW

Rodriguez M, Falcón LM. Aging Puerto Rican’s perceptions of depression treatment in Massachusetts: a qualitative study.

Falcón LM, Gorry de Puga A. ""Casitas y Balcones": Older Puerto Ricans' Perceptions of built and natural space and its relation to depression.” (submitted)

Gorry de Puga A, Falcón LM. "Sentiment in urban life: spaces for social support for older Puerto Ricans living in Boston" (submitted)

JOURNAL ARTICLES (peer reviewed):

Todorova I, Tucker KL, Pescador-Jimenez M, Lincoln A, Arevalo S, Falcón LM. Determinants of self-rated health and the role of acculturation: Implications for health inequalities. Ethnicity and Health (forthcoming)

Van Rompay MO, McKeow N, Castaneda-Sceppa C, Falcón LM, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. Acculturation and Sociocultural Influences on Dietary Intake and Health Status among Puerto Rican Adults in Massachusetts. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, V 112, 1, P 64-74, January 2012

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Henkin S, Tucker KL, Gao X, Falcón LM, Qawi I, Brugge D. Association of depression, psycho-social stress and acculturation with respiratory disease among Puerto Rican adults in Massachusetts. Journal of Immigration and Minority Health, 2011,13:214–223

Laugero KD, Falcón LM, Tucker KL. Life stress and patterns of food intake and physical activity in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Appetite 2010 Nov 8.

Rodriguez M, Falcón LM. “Patterns of Social Activities Engagement among Hispanic Elders in Massachusetts and their Relationship to Socio-demographic and Health Variables” Journal of Activities, Adaptation, and Aging, 2010, 34(4): 251-275

Tucker KL, Mattei J, Noel SE, Collado BM, Mendez J, Nelson J, Griffith J, Ordovas, JM, Falcón LM. The Boston Puerto Rican Health Study, a longitudinal cohort study on health disparities in Puerto Rican adults: challenges and opportunities. BMC public health 2010 Mar; 10(1).

Mattei J, Demissie S, Falcón LM, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. Allostatic load is associated with chronic conditions in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Social Science & Medicine 2010 70:12, 1988- 1996

Castaneda-Sceppa C, Price L, Noel SE, Bassett Midle J, Falcón LM, Tucker KL. Physical function and health status in aging Puerto Rican adults: The Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Journal of aging and health 2010 22:5, 635-672, August

Todorova I, Falcón LM, Lincoln A, Price LL Lincoln. Perceived discrimination, psychological distress and health among Puerto Ricans in Boston. Sociology of Health and Illness. 2010 Sep;32( 6):843-61

Falcón LM, Todorova I, and Tucker KL. Social support, life events, and psychological distress among the Puerto Rican population in the Boston area of the United States. Aging and Mental Health. 2009, Vol 6 Issue November , pages 863 – 873, 2009

Gao X, Scott T, Falcón LM, Wilde PE, Tucker KL. Food insecurity and cognitive function in Puerto Rican adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009; 89: 1197-1203.

Rodriguez M, Falcón LM. Perceived Problems With Access to Medical Care and Depression Among Older Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Other Hispanics, and a Comparison Group of Non-Hispanic Whites Journal of Aging and Health 2009; Vol. 21, No. 3, 501-518.

Merete C, Falcón LM, Tucker KL. “Vitamin B6 is associated with depression in Massachusetts elders”. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2008; Vol. 27, No. 3, 421-427.

Melendez E, Falcón LM, Bivens J. “Community College Participation in Welfare Programs :Do State Policies Matter?” Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2003; Vol 27 (#3) Pp. 203-223.

Lin H, Bermudez OI, Falcón LM, Tucker KL. Hypertension among Hispanic elders in Massachusetts. Ethnicity &.Disease 2002; 12:499-507

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Falcón LM. Tucker KL. "Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms among Hispanic Elders in Massachusetts." Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 2000; 55B (2) S108-S116.

Bermudez OI., Falcón LM, and Tucker KL. “Intake and Food Sources of Macronutrients Among Hispanic Elders: Association with Ethnicity, Acculturation, and Length of Residence in the United States.” Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2000; 100(6) 665-673

Tucker KL, Falcón LM, Bianchi L, Cacho E, Bermudez OI. “Self-reported Prevalence and Health Correlates of Functional Limitation and Disability Among Massachusetts Elderly Hispanics and a Non-Hispanic White neighborhood Comparison Group”. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 2000; 55A (2) M90-M97.

Falcón LM. "Social Networks and Earnings Outcomes for Latinos, Blacks, and Whites in Boston." The New England Journal of Social Policy (Spring/Summer) 1995; 2 (1) 17-28.

Falcón LM, Gurak DT. "Poverty, Migration, and the Underclass." Journal of Latino Studies 1994 (Spring).

Gilbarg D, Falcón LM. "Latinos in the Labor Market: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans." Journal of Latino Studies. 1992; (September). A condensed version of Falcón and Gilbarg (1994).

Falcón LM, Hirschman C. . "Trends in Labor Market Position for Puerto Ricans on the Mainland: 1970 - 1987." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1992; 14(1) 16-51.

Falcón LM, Gurak DT, Powers MG. "Labor Force Participation of Puerto Rican Women in Greater New York City." Sociology and Social Research, 1990; 74(2).

Fridman S, Lee S, Falcón LM. . "Estimating Income-Dependent Occupational Scores for 1940." Social Science Research, 1987; Vol. 16, 260-283 (September).

JOURNAL ARTICLES: Not peer reviewed

Falcón LM, Bermudez OI, Tucker KL. "The Use of Food Assistance Programs by Elderly Hispanic Immigrants in Massachusetts." Focus., (Fall/Winter 1996-97) 18 (2), 57-59.

BOOK CHAPTERS: Peer reviewed.

Falcón LM, Melendez E. "Racial and Ethnic Differences in Job Searching in Urban Centers.” P 341-371 in Urban Inequality: Evidence from Four Cities , edited by Alice O'Connor, Chris Tilly, and Lawrence Bobo. 2001; Russell Sage Foundation.

Falcón LM. "Economic Growth and Increased Inequality: Hispanics in the Boston Labor Market" Pp. 78-103 in Latino Poverty and Economic Development in Massachusetts. Edited by Edwin Melendez and Miren Uriarte Boston: 1993 ; University of Massachusetts, Press

Falcón LM. "Migration and Development: The Case of Puerto Rico." Pp. 145-187 in Determinants of Emigration From Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, edited by Sergio Diaz-Briquets and Sidney Weintraub. 1991. Westview:Boulder. (also a report to the Commission on International

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Migration and Cooperative Economic Development, Washington, DC. 1990)

Hirschman C, Falcón LM. ."The Educational Attainment of Religio-Ethnic groups in the United States," in Research in Sociology of Education and Socialization, Alan Kerckhoff, (editor), 1985; JAI Press.

BOOK CHAPTERS: Editor reviewed

Falcón LM. “Social Networks and Latino Immigrants in the Labor Market: A Review of the Literature and Evidence.” In M. Montero and E. Melendez (Ed.), Latinos in a Changing Society Greenwood Publishing Group. 2007

Melendez E, Falcón, LM, Suarez Boulanger C, McCormick L, de Montrichard A. Community Colleges, Welfare Reform, and Workforce Development.” In E. Melendez (Ed.), Communities and Worforce Development; Kalamazoo: Upjohn Institute. Pp. 293-330. 2004

Melendez E, Falcón LM, Alexandra de Montrichard. “Lessons from Community Colleges Targeting Welfare Recipients.” In B.V. Laden (Ed.), Serving Minority Populations : New Directions for Community Colleges; San Francisco : Jossey Bass Publishers. 2004

Melendez E. Falcón LM. Closing the Social Mismatch Gap: Lessons from the Latino Experience. P 186-209 in Moving up the Economic Ladder: Latino Workers and the Nation’s Future Prosperity; National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC. 2000

Tucker KL, Falcón LM, Bermudez OI. “Diet and Nutrition Among Hispanic Elders. Pp. 235-267 in Minority Aging and Health, edited by K. Markides and M. Miranda; Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. 1997

Falcón LM, Gilbarg D. "Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and Cubans in the Labor Market: A historical Overview." In Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States, edited by F. Padilla; San Antonio: Arte Publico Press. 1994

Gurak DT, Falcón LM. "The Puerto Rican Family and Poverty: Complex Paths to Poor Outcomes." in Puerto Ricans: Breaking out of the Cycle of Poverty. Washington, D.C.:National Puerto Rican Coalition Inc.1990

Gurak DT, Falcón LM. "The Social and Economic Situation of Hispanics in the United States and New York City in the 1980s." in Hispanics in New York: Religious, Cultural and Social Experiences,; Vol. II. Office of Pastoral Research.1989

RESEARCH REPORTS

“Boston; Diversity and “Living the Dream.” United Way of Greater Boston: Living the Dream Series: Framing paper for Diversity Panel Discussion on October 25th 2006.

Policy Shock: Welfare to Work, TANF, and Hispanic Serving Community Colleges (with Edwin Melendez). Report to the U.S. Department of Labor. 2001

Networking and Best Practice in Workforce Development. Edwin Melendez, Luis M. Falcon, Michael Stoll,

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and Alexandra de Montrichard. Report to the Ford Foundation, July 2002.

BOOK REVIEWS:

“Puerto Rican Women’s History: New Perspectives.” Edited by Felix Matos-Rodriguez and Linda Delgado. M.E. Sharpe. Racial and Ethnic Studies. 2000.

"Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965." By Marilyn Halter. University of Illinois Press. Journal of American Ethnic History. 1994.

"Inequality at Work: Hispanics in the U.S. Labor Force." by Gregory DeFreitas. Oxford University Press. International Migration Review. 1993.

"New Immigrants in New York." Edited by Nancy Foner. Columbia University Press. American Journal of Sociology. 1988.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (last 13)

Todorova I, Tucker KL, Pescador-Jimenez M, Lincoln A, Arevalo S, Falcón LM. Determinants of self-rated health and implications for health inequalities for older adults. Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Nov. 2011.

Castaneda-Sceppa C, Noel SE, Van Rompey M, Falcón LM, Tucker KL. Factors associated with poor lower extremity function in Puerto Rican older adults. Gerontolog Society of America (GSA) Nov. 2009

Tucker KL, Noel S, Falcón LM. Dietary pattern is associated with allostatic load and physical disability in older Puerto Rican adults. International Assoc Gerontol & Geriatrics. Paris, France, Jul. 2009

Falcón LM, Todorova I, Tucker KL. Perceived social support is associated with allostatic load differently by men and women. International Assoc Gerontol & Geriatrics. Paris, France, Jul. 2009

Mattei J, Demissie S, Falcón LM, Ordovas J, Tucker KL. Allostatic load is associated with chronic conditions in Puerto Rican older adults. Am Pub Health Assoc, Philadelphia, PA. Nov. 2009

Falcón LM, Rodriguez M, Tucker KL. “Social Networks and Depression among Older Puerto Ricans.” Paper presented in session on “Risk Factors, Social networks, and Depression as a Predictor and Result in Older Cohorts” at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 2007, San Francisco, CA. .

Tucker KL, Bassettmidle J, Castaneda-Sceppa C, Falcón LM. “Allostatic Load: Definition and Relation to Disability in Hispanic Elders.” Paper presented in session on “Migration, Acculturation, and Physical Health Among Latinos” at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 2007, San Francisco, CA.

Falcón LM, Rodriguez M, Cortes E. “Stress and Social Support Among Older Puerto Ricans: A Qualitative Study.” Poster presentation in session 2301 at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of

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America. November 2006. Dallas, Texas.

Falcón LM, Tucker KL. “Patterns of Social Activity Participation among Hispanics and Non-Hispanic whites.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November, 2006. Dallas, Texas.

Falcón LM, Tucker KL. “Social Isolation, Living Arrangements, and Depressive Symptoms among Immigrant Hispanic Elders.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 19-23, 2004. Washington, DC.

Falcón LM, Arsenault L, Scott T, Tucker KL. “Omega3 Fatty Acids are associated with less depressive symptomatology and better memory in a group of Hispanic and non-Hispanic elders in Massachusetts.” Paper presented at the 4th European Congress on Nutrition and Health in the Elderly. Toulouse, France. November 4-5, 2004.

Falcón LM, Rodriguez M, Tucker K. “Use of Formal and Informal Support Systems by Hispanic Elders”. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November, 2002. Boston, MA.

Melendez E, de Montrichard A, Falcón LM. “Collaborations, Partnerships, and Networking among Employment and Training Service Providers.” Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Industrial Relations Research Association in Atlanta, GA. January 4-6, 2002.

Falcón LM. and Tucker K. "Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Elders in Massachusetts." Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco. November, 1999.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

”Job searching among Immigrants in Urban Centers.” Thematic Session on “Immigration” at the Eastern Sociological Society Meetings, Baltimore, MD. March, 2000

“Latino Workers and Social Networks.” Presentation at the Latinos 2000 Interdisciplinary Conference. Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. February 3-6, 2000.

“Access and Quality of Social Networks and the Labor Market Outcomes of Latinos, Blacks, and Whites in Boston and Los Angeles". Thematic Session on the "Greater Boston Renaissance" at the Eastern Sociological Society Meetings, Boston, MA. March, 1999

”Social Networks and Immigrant Incorporation into the Labor Market.” Thematic Session on “Immigration” at the Eastern Sociological Society Meetings, Philadelphia, PA. March, 1998.

"Immigrants in the U.S. Economy." Immigration Reform: Consequences & Impact in our Communities Seminar organized by CITY LIFE/VIDA URBANA, Boston MA. March 15, 1997.

OTHER CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES:

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Session Organizer

“Diversity through the Life Course.” Session organized for the Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, Illinois. August, 1999.

“College Students and Diversity Issues.” Annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, Boston, MA. March, 1999.

“Studies on Mexican-Americans.” Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York City, 1996.

Spotlight on New York Special Session: “Transnational Latino Communities in Nueva York.” Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York City, 1996.

Refereed Roundtables on Latina/o Sociology. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York City, August 1996.

“Labor Markets, Employment, and Latinos." Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, 1994.

"Latina Women: Gender, Migration, and Politics." Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, 1994.

Section on Latina/Latino Sociology Refereed Roundtables. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, 1994.

"Latino Migration in the United States.” Annual meeting of the Population Association of America, 1994.

Session Presider

Presider, Session on Immigrants in the United States at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. August 2000

Spotlight on New York Special Session: “Transnational Latino Communities in Nueva York.” Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York City, 1996.

"Latinos in the U.S. Labor Market.” Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, 1993.

“Life Course Transitions Among Young Adults in the Contemporary United States.” Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Baltimore. 1989.

Session Discussant

"Puerto Ricans in the United States: A Changing Reality" at the first meeting of the Puerto Rican Studies Association, Waltham, MA. October, 1994.

"Immigration: Gender and Labor Force Issues.” Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association,

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San Francisco, CA. 1989

“Income Attainment.” Employment Policy, Puerto Ricans, and Jobs seminar held at M.I.T., Cambridge, MA. March 18, 1988.

PH.D. DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED

Marta B. Rodriguez-Galan, (2007). Depression among Aging Hispanics in Massachusetts: The Role of Informal and Formal Social Support Systems, Assistant Professor, St. John Fisher College

Ozlem Sari, (2003). Prejudice as a Response to Group Threat: Evidence from the European Union Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Sociology, Saskatoon, Canada

Claudia Mora, (2002). The Meaning of Womanhood in Chile: Virgin, Mother, Worker? Assistant Professor of Sociology, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile.

Jeb Booth, (2002). The Influence of Family and Neighborhood Context on Crime Among Juvenile Offenders. Assistant Professor, Salem State College

Felicia Wiltz, (2002). The Role of Human Capital in the Occupation, Job Tenure, and Salary of Former Welfare Recipients. Associate Professor and Chair, Suffolk University.

Paul Lopez, (1999). A Study of Industry Location and Occupational Segmentation of Mexican and non-Latino White Workers in the Los Angeles Labor Market, 1980-1990: A Comparative Analysis. Associate Professor of Sociology, Cal-State Chico.

Daniel Gilbarg, (1995). Divergent Experiences : the economic status of white, black and Latino single mothers. Professor of Sociology, Bristol Community College

Zhao Sun, (1995). Family Caregivers and their experiences helping the elderly relative.

REFERENCES ON REQUEST.