Tanya Nieri

Assistant Professor

BA Political Science 1992 Columbia University
MA Sociology 1998 Arizona State University
PhD Sociology 2007 Arizona State University

Office: 1216 Watkins Hall
Phone: (951) 827-5854
Fax: (951) 827-3330
E-mail: tanya.nieri@ucr.edu

Curriculum Vitae

BIOGRAPHY
Tanya's research interests include causes and consequences of acculturation, particularly among immigrant families and youths; youth problem behaviors, particularly substance use and violence; and community-based prevention interventions. Her research, which is primarily quantitative, tends to focus on Latinos, particularly those of Mexican-heritage in the United States and in Mexico. Tanya examines the resiliencies in a person's original ethnic culture and the risks associated with the loss of that culture and acquisition of American culture. At UCR, Tanya is affiliated with the Presley Center for Crime and Justice Studies and the Center for Family Studies.

AWARDS

Regents Fellowship, UC Riverside, 2009-2010

Fellow, Preparing Future Faculty Program, Arizona State University 2005-2007

Fellow, National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse-National Institute on Drug Abuse 2004

PUBLICATIONS

Messenger, A., Nieri, T., Villar, P., & Luengo, M.A. (2012). Acculturation stress and bullying among immigrant youths in Spain. Journal of School Violence, 11, 306-322.

Nieri, T. (2012). School context and individual acculturation: How school composition affects Latino students’ acculturation. Sociological Inquiry, 82(3), 460-484.

Nieri, T., Hoffman, S., Marsiglia, F.F., & Kulis, S. S. (2011). Interpersonal violence and its association with migration desires and plans among youths in Guanajuato, Mexico. Journal of International  Migration and Integration, 13(3), 365-381.

Hodge, D.R., Marsiglia, F.F., & Nieri, T. (2011). Religion and substance use among youth of Mexican Heritage: A social capital perspective. Social Work Research, 35(3), 137-146.

Nieri, T., Lee, C., Kulis, S.S., & Marsiglia, F.F. (2011). An analysis of latent acculturation classes in a sample of Mexican-heritage 5th graders. Social Science Research, 40, 1236-1248.

Marsiglia, F.F., Kulis, S., Yabiku, S.T., Nieri, T., Parsai, M., & Becerra, D. (2011). The influence of linguistic acculturation and gender on the initiation of substance use among Mexican/Mexican American preadolescents in the borderlands. Journal of Early Adolescence, 31, 271-299.

Marsiglia, F.F., Kulis, S., Yabiku, S.T., Nieri, T., & Coleman, E. (2011). When to intervene: Elementary school, middle school or both? Effects of keepin’ it REAL on substance use trajectories of Mexican heritage youth. Prevention Science, 12(1), 48-62.

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