Research Bio
G. Cristina Mora is a sociologist whose research investigates how racial and ethnic categories are constructed, institutionalized, and contested in the United States and beyond. Her work focuses on the sociology of race, organizations, media, and politics, with a particular emphasis on the Latinx population.
Mora is widely recognized for her book Making Hispanics: How Activists, Bureaucrats, and Media Constructed a New American, which traces how the category “Hispanic” emerged through the collaboration of government agencies, media institutions, and grassroots organizers. Her work offers critical insight into how panethnic identities are shaped by institutional forces.
An expert in racial classification and identity politics, Mora is Chancellor's Professor in the Department of Sociology at UC Berkeley, where she also serves as Co-Director of the Institute of Governmental Studies. She has received fellowships from the Russell Sage Foundation, Ford Foundation, and National Science Foundation.
Research Expertise and Interest
classification, organizations, race and ethnicity, Latino migration
