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 Journal on Migration and Human Security, International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 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 is a research fellow at Centro Cultural Mexicano and teaches graduate-level research design and methods at American University as an adjunct professor.

Works By Diana Orcés, Ph.D.

PRRI’s 2023 Gender and Politics survey finds that majorities of Americans support LGBTQ rights, including supporting laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing (79%),

On Sept. 15, the world celebrates the International Day of Democracy. In the past decade, the democracy score of the United States fell by 14 points, according to Freedom House measures. Freedom House cited several

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

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