College of Arts and Sciences

ABOUT Jacob Rivera is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). His research focuses on how social inequality affects the lived experiences of middle-class Puerto Ricans. Drawing on qualitative methods, his dissertation research examines how race, class, and neighborhood social dynamics shape daily life...

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Education: B.S., Geography, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria M.A., Geography and Planning, University of Toledo Bio/Research Interests: My research interests include medical sociology, health policy, housing & homelessness, GIS, social inequality, aging and lifecourse, social gerontology, urban planning, and quantitative methods. My research interest is centered on neighborhood effects, how the effects of place,...

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