Jose Prado
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
jprado@csudh.edu
(310)243-3498

Education
2006-Ph. D., Sociology
University of Southern California
Dissertation Title: A Critical Social Capital Analysis of Educational Tracking in the West San Gabriel Valley (Dissertation Committee: Ricardo Stanton-Salazar, Ph. D., Chair of Committee; Leland Saito, Ph. D., Robert Rueda, Ph. D.)

1997-M. A., Education
Option: Educational Foundations
California State University, Los Angeles

1990-B. A., Anthropology, Religious Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara

Credentials and Certificates
1991-Single Subject Teaching Credential
Bilingual Cross Cultural Emphasis: Spanish
California Lutheran University

Fellowships and Awards
2004-2005 Graduate Student Final Year Fellowship, The Graduate School
University of Southern California

2003-Graduate Student Dissertation Research and Development Grant
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California

2002-Summer Dissertation Workshop, Center for American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California/James Irvine Foundation

1997-California State University Forgivable Loan/Fellowship

1996-Diane Watson Scholarship, California State University, Los Angeles

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND INTEREST
Research Experience
2003—2004-During this time I collected interview data, observational data, textual data and other qualitative data for my dissertation. The research followed a critical network analysis protocol. While I collected observational and textual data I first conducted structured interviews. Following the structured interviews were semi-structured and un-structured interviews of high school students, parents, community professionals, public school teachers and administrators.

2001—2002- Research Assistant to Ricardo Stanton-Salazar, Ph. D.
University of Southern California
During this time I collected, categorized and reviewed literature in the area of education, social support and social capital for Dr. Stanton-Salazar.

Summer 1999-Research Assistant to Robert Rueda, Ph. D.
University of Southern California
During this time I collected interview data concerning literacy and the relationships that fostered literacy development in and out of school for a group of language minority elementary school students. I interviewed teachers, students and parents.

Research Interests
Chicano Studies/Latino Studies/Ethnic Studies: Education; Language Policy in Schools; Immigration and Education; Educational Tracking; Urban Studies

Education: Bilingual Education; Multicultural Education; Critical Education

Sociology: Institutional Analysis; Critical Network Analysis; Education; Race/Ethnicity & Class Analysis; Community Studies; Urban Economies; Urban Politics

PUBLICATION EXPERIENCE
Prado, Jose. 2008. “Social Capital and the Educational Trajectories of Two Chinese Students and One Latina Student.” The High School Journal (In press)

Prado, Jose. 2007. “An Interview with Ilan Stavans.” Journal of Latinos and Education.

Copy Editing & Translation for Irazabal, Clara (Ed). 2006. Ordinary Places, Extraordinary Events: Citizenship, Democracy and Public Space in Latin America. Routledge: NY.

Prado, Jose. 2000. “‘English for the Children’: The Sentencing of Spanish Speaking Students.” Latino Studies Journal 11: 100-130.
Articles in Progress
Prado, Jose, Stanton-Salazar, Ricardo. “Cultural Capital as Institutional Expertise: Parental Institutional Intervention ”

Prado, Jose. “A Comparative Review of the Social Networks of Asian and Latino High School Students”

TEACHING INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE
Teaching Interests
Chicano Studies/Latino Studies/Ethnic Studies: Multicultural/Bilingual Education, Contemporary Issues in Chicano Studies

Sociology: Sociology of Race, Sociology of Education, Sociology of the Family, Sociology of Immigration

University Courses Taught
Spring 2008-Assistant Professor, Sociology: Urban Sociology, Minority Racial/Ethnic Relations

Fall 2007-Assistant Professor, Sociology: Sociology of Education, Social Environment of Education, Minority Racial/Ethnic Relations

Spring 2007-Adjunct Lecturer, Education: Multicultural Education, Whittier College

Fall 2006-Adjunct Lecturer, Sociology: Introduction to Sociology
Whittier College

Winter 2006-Adjunct Lecturer, Chicano Studies: Cultural Diversity and Chicanos
California State University, Los Angeles

Spring 2005-Adjunct Lecturer, Chicano Studies: Cultural Diversity and Chicanos
California State University, Los Angeles

Summer 2004-Adjunct Lecturer, Liberal Studies: Multicultural Education
California State University, Dominguez Hills

Summer 2003-Adjunct Lecturer, Liberal Studies: Multicultural Education
California State University, Dominguez Hills

Undergraduate Teaching Assistance
Spring 2004-Teaching Assistant, Social Problems
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California

Fall 2003-Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociology
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California

Spring 2003-Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociology
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California

Fall 2002-Teaching Assistant, Social Problems
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California

Spring 2001-Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociological Theory
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California; Research Assistant to Ricardo Stanton-Salazar, Ph. D.
University of Southern California

Fall 2000-Teaching Assistant, Immigrant America
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California

Spring 2000-Teaching Assistant, Deviant Behavior
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California

Fall 1999-Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociology
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California

Spring 1999-Teaching Assistant, Diversity and Racial Conflict
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California

Fall 1998-Teaching Assistant, Marginal Groups in America
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California

Public School-Teaching Experience
1998 Teacher, Social Studies, Spanish, English as a Second Language
Foshay Learning Center, Los Angeles Unified School District

1994-1997-Teacher, English, (Bilingual) History, English as a Second Language, Citizenship Instruction
Lincoln High School, Los Angeles Unified School District

1993-1994-Assistant Director
The Boyle Heights Elementary Institute

1992-1993-Teacher, (Bilingual) History, English as a Second Language
Fremont High School, Los Angeles Unified School District

1991-1992-Teacher, Spanish
Pasadena High School, Pasadena Unified School District

1991-Teacher, Social Studies (Summer School)
Rio Mesa High School, Oxnard Unified School District

1991-Student Teacher, (Bilingual) History
Channel Islands High School, Oxnard Unified School District
1990 Student Teacher, (Bilingual) History, English as a Second Language
Ocean View Middle School, Oxnard Unified School District

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION AND PARTICIPATION
Professional Affiliations
American Educational Studies Association—1995
National Association of Chicana & Chicano Studies—1996, 2001, 2005, 2006
National Association of Multicultural Education—1999
Sociology of Education Association—2000 – 2004, 2006
University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute—2000

Selected Papers and Presentations
Prado, Jose. 2007. “Social Capital: A Theoretical Construct Not a Theory.”
Guest Lecturer in Doctoral Seminar in Education (Dr. Etta Hollins), Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California

Prado, Jose. 2007. “Dissertation Workshop.” Guest Lecturer in Doctoral Seminar
in Education (Dr. Reynaldo Baca), Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California

Prado, Jose. 2007. “Comparative Social Capital Analysis of Chinese and Latino High School Students in the West San Gabriel Valley.” Sociology of Education Association, Asilomar Bay, California

Prado, Jose. 2006. “Alianzas claves en la educación de estudiantes de familias inmigrantes.” Association of Mexican American Educators Professional Development Conference. Ontario, California.

Prado, Jose. 2006. “The Post-High School Plans & Post-High School Planning of Two Students from Immigrant Families.” Education 558, Culture Learning in Schools, Latino. University of Southern California.

Prado, Jose. 2005. “Social Network and Organizational Practices of Support among Chinese and Latino High School Students, A Critique of the Meritocracy.”
National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies, Miami, Florida.

Prado, Jose. 2005. “The High School Counselor as a Critical Agent of Change.”
Educational Counseling 551, Cross Cultural Counseling: Research and Practice. University of Southern California.

Prado, Jose. 2004. “Escuela, padres y madres: una alianza clave en el proceso de aprendizaje.” Jornada Pedagógica Internacional para la Educación Bilingüe: Un Futuro sin Fronteras. Los Angeles, California.

Prado, Jose. 2003. “Bilingual Education as One Form of Multicultural Education: The Case of Chicana/o Students.” Introduction to Sociology, University of Southern California. Los Angeles, California.

Prado, Jose. 2002. “Educational Policies in Southern California Schools and the Chicano/Latino Community.” Ethnic Studies 142, The Chicano-a/Latino-a in Contemporary Society. Fullerton Community College. Fullerton, California.

Prado, Jose. 2001. “Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language and Assimilation.” Chicano Studies 100, Chicano Cultures, Chicano Studies 202, Racism and Critical Thinking California State University, Northridge. Northridge, California.

Prado, Jose. 2001. “The Mexican American Education Commission and Chicana/o Educational Politics in Los Angeles.” National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies. Tempe, Arizona.

Prado, Jose. 2000. “English for the Children: The Sentencing of Spanish Speaking Youth.” U.C. Language Minority Research Institute Conference, Irvine, California

Prado, Jose. 2000. “English Only Education as a Colonialist Policy?”
Sociology 323, Sociology of Minority Communities, California Polytechnic University, Pomona. Pomona, California.

Prado, Jose. 2000. “The Education/Instruction of Linguistic Minority Students in Post 227 California.” Sociology of Education Association. Asilomar Bay, California

Monzo, Lilia and Jose Prado. 1999. “Power and Pedagogy: Contextual Factors Defining the Language and Literacy of Inner-City Latina/o Language Minority Students.” The National Association of Multicultural Education. San Diego, California

Prado, Jose. 1996. “El Chupacabras: From Mask of Oppression to Symbol of Resistance.” The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies. Sacramento, California

Prado, Jose. 1995. “Silencing Resident Aliens: A Critical Analysis of Citizenship Training.” American Educational Studies Association. Montreal, Canada.

PROFESSIONAL, COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE
Professional Service
Reviewer for the Journal of Latinos and Education
Reviewer for the American Journal of Sociology

Organizational Service
2005 - 2007, Alhambra High School Catalyst Committee, Parent Member

2005 – 2007, Padres Unidos al Futuro de Nuestros Hijos, Founding Member

2003 - 2007, Alhambra Latino Association, Board Member

1999 - 2001, Bilingual Advisory Committee/English Language Advisory Council Granada Elementary, Alhambra School District

1998 - 2001, El Sereno Center for Boys and Girls, Board Member

Selected Media Presentations and Participation
Interview, Bilingual and Multicultural Education, KPFK Radio, January 2004
Interview, Latino Parent Involvement in Education, KPFK Radio, April 2005

Community Presentations
2006-You Made History, We Documented It

2005-Brújula familiar: Ayuda efectiva para la tarea

2004-Brújula familiar: Proyecto de formación de padres

PERSONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
I speak, read and write Spanish and English fluently.