Diana Orcés, Ph.D.

Diana Orcés (she/her) is an experienced research professional with a versatile skill set in design and analysis of experiments and observational studies, including a background in survey research and migration.

Diana has held positions in academia and nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining PRRI, she was a Research Analyst at the American Immigration Council (AIC) in Washington, DC, where she focused on understanding receiving communities in the United States. Diana was also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Oakland University in Michigan, and was a researcher for the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP). She has published in journals such as The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Latin American Politics and Society, Latin American Research Review, and Studies in Comparative International Development.

Diana holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University. She teaches graduate-level research design and methods at American University as an adjunct professor.

Works By Diana Orcés, Ph.D.

On August 26 of each year, Americans celebrate Women’s Equality Day, established in 1973 to commemorate the date the 19th Amendment passed, guaranteeing American women the right to vote. Women’s Equality Day remains a symbol

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision on June 24, 2022, to reverse the constitutional right of women to obtain an abortion, which had been in place since 1973, the vast majority of women continue

PRRI previously reported that some Americans shifted their views regarding racial justice and racism during the widespread protests in the summer of 2020, but checking back two years later, the progress appears to have been

As Congress remains gridlocked on the implementation of gun control measures after a mass shooter killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas on May 24—only 10 days after the murder

Plenty of antiabortion measures have been introduced recently, from Texas’ Supreme Court ruling against abortion providers to Oklahoma’s Senate approving six anti-abortion measures and numerous antiabortion proposals in Missouri and Louisiana. We know that certain

The completion of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of August 2021 escalated the need to resettle Afghans across the United States. Roughly 76,000 Afghans were brought to the U.S., most of whom

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