Camila Alvarez

Camila Alvarez is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. Her research focuses on environmental sociology, environmental justice, and critical quantitative methodology, particularly examining how social inequalities are reinforced through environmental problems. She employs statistical methods combined with theoretical frameworks from political economy and the sociology of race and ethnicity.

Her notable work includes analyzing military contributions to environmental disparities, structural racism's impact on air toxics exposure, and intersectional approaches to climate action. In 2022, she received the Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Mellon Foundation.

Key research themes include militarized riskscapes, fenceline community dynamics, and the environmental consequences of urbanization. Her publications appear in journals like Social Problems, Social Science & Medicine, and Environmental Justice.

Alvarez’s scholarship bridges quantitative rigor with critical social theory, addressing gaps in environmental justice research and advocating for policy interventions that center marginalized communities.