Edwin Lopez

Edwin Lopez is an Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Fullerton. Born in Los Angeles to Guatemalan immigrants, he earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara in 2010. His research examines racial justice dynamics in post-Katrina New Orleans and Central American child migration, focusing on how marginalized communities develop resistance strategies against systemic oppression.

Education

• Ph.D. Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara (2010)
• M.A. Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara (2004)
• M.A. Latin American and Iberian Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara (2000)
• B.A. Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara (1995)

His research explores the intersection of mass detention/deportation systems, mass incarceration, and their impacts on Latina/o immigrant and African American communities. He investigates how social control mechanisms paradoxically foster multiracial alliances for justice reform.

Recent publications analyze indigenous resistance movements and migration as forms of anti-capitalist resistance, emphasizing cultural dimensions of social justice struggles.

Dr. Lopez teaches courses on Gender/Sex/Society, Social Inequality, and Race/Ethnic Relations, employing pedagogies that connect structural analysis with community engagement.