Patricia Somers
Job Title
Associate Professor
Research Interests

Helicopter parents; impact of 9/11 on students; college student choice and persistence; cyberactivisim; free speech and academic freedom; films about high school and college students; higher education law; student loans; Brazilian education

Regions of Academic Interest
Latin America
Middle East
North America
Countries of Academic Interest
Brazil
United States
Research Units
Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
Center for Women's and Gender Studies
Affiliated Departments
Educational Leadership and Policy
Center for Women's and Gender Studies
Tags
behavior
gender
identity
policy
education
adolescence
human rights and social justice
inequality
popular culture
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