David Badillo

David Badillo is a Professor in the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at Lehman College, City University of New York. His work bridges history, urban studies, and religious sociology, focusing on Latino civil rights, transnational migration, and ethnic identity formation in U.S. cities.

• Ph.D. in History, Graduate Center of the City University of New York (1988)
• B.A. in History, University of California, Berkeley (1980)

Badillo’s research explores the intersection of U.S. Latino history, religious institutions, and urban migration patterns. He has published extensively on topics like Mexican-American Catholicism, Latino civil rights litigation, and transnational parish communities, with a focus on Chicago, New York City, and Miami. His work traces how immigrant groups negotiate cultural identity through religion, education, and political activism.

Publications reveal a strong emphasis on ethnic identity in urban contexts, religious institutional roles in immigrant integration, and historical civil rights movements for Latinos. His expertise spans 20th-century migration, ethnic political movements, and transnational religious practices.

His teaching specialties include U.S. Latino History, Urban and Migration Studies, and Latin American World History, reflecting his cross-disciplinary approach to understanding diaspora communities.