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.

A surge in hate crimes against Asians and Asian Americans prompted by racist rhetoric about the coronavirus pandemic has left people shocked across the country. There have been many reports of assaults on Asian Americans

President Joe Biden’s approach to the Trump administration’s aggressive stance on immigration policy has resulted in major policy reversals. On Biden’s first day in office, he introduced a bill that would give undocumented immigrants a

March 11, 2021 marks one year since the World Health Organization classified COVID-19 as a pandemic. So far, the virus has infected more than 117 million individuals and caused about 3 million deaths worldwide, with

Black evangelical Protestants and white evangelical Protestants share a core theological belief in considering themselves evangelical, or “born again,” but how those beliefs are expressed in voting behavior and policy preferences differs considerably. PRRI’s 2020

As the coronavirus spreads across the U.S., there is increasing evidence that minority groups are experiencing disproportionate impacts. Across the country, Hispanics are dying at 1.4 times the rate of whites, making up an increasing

For the first time in its history, Twitter refuted inaccuracies in President Trump’s tweets. The social media company has long remained uninvolved on the types of misinformation posted on its platform. Yet on Tuesday this

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