Sonia Vargas is a fourth-year PhD student in American Politics at the University of Maryland. Her research interests are race and identity politics in the United States, with a focus on second-generation immigrants. Prior to beginning at UMD Sonia received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in Political Science and Anthropology. 

Degrees

  • Degree Type
    MA
    Degree Details
    University of Maryland, 2024
  • Degree Type
    BA
    Degree Details
    University of Florida, 2021

Awards

  • 2023-2024 APSA Diversity Fellowship
  • Rapoport Family Foundation Summer Research Collaborative Award

Conferences

  • Southern Political Science Association
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Email
svargas [at] umd.edu