Emilio A. Parrado

Emilio A. Parrado is the Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology. His area of specialization is social demography, with particular emphasis on international migration and family and fertility behavior. His research explores multiple dimensions of Latin American immigration and adaptation to the United States as well as demographic behavior in Latin America. Most of his published work falls into five interrelated domains: 1) Hispanic migration to new areas of destination, 2) Hispanic fertility, 3) the new geography of Hispanic settlement, 4) determinants and consequences of international migration for sending and receiving regions; and 5) social and demographic change in Latin America. Underlying these foci is a common interest in issues of inequality, development, and stratification.