Helena Rodrigues is Assistant Professor of Political Science with a joint appointment in the Department of Political Science and the Center for Latin American Studies. She completed her graduate work in 2005 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. Her dissertation "Building Bridges or Blockades? Latinos and Coalitions with African-Americans" examines support for inter-group political alliances in different urban environments. Professor Rodrigues' research interests are within American politics and political behavior, including minority politics and minority political power in the United States. Her area of specialization is Latino politics, particularly Latino political participation and the political circumstances of Latino immigrants in the United States. Her two forthcoming publications include a chapter on Latino political participation in the Oxford University Press Encyclopedia on Latinos and Latinas in the United States, and a chapter entitled "A Seat at the Lunch Counter: Latinos, African-Americans, and the Dynamics of American Race Politics," in the volume Latino Politics: The State of the Discipline edited by Kenneth Meier, University Press of Virginia. Both pieces are co-authored with Gary M. Segura. Professor Rodrigues teaches courses on Latino politics in the United States, public opinion, and Latino Studies.
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