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.

President Joe Biden met with Pope Francis in late October, the first time in more than half a century that a Catholic American leader met with the head of the Catholic Church at the Vatican.

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Since 2001, World Refugee Day has been celebrated on June 20 to honor refugees around the world. At the end of 2019, it was estimated there were nearly 80 million forcibly displaced people around the

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have suffered disproportionately high COVID-19 death rates and hospitalizations as many vulnerable members of the AAPI community have low-wage jobs where they cannot work from home, in locations such

PRRI–IFYC data shows that women are more likely than men to be worried that the long-term effects of COVID-19 vaccines are unknown (64% vs. 52%), that they will experience serious side effects from the vaccines

Each year in early May, the United States celebrates Mother’s Day, created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and officially recognized in the United States as a holiday in 1914 to honor women raising children. As

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