Daniel E Martinez
- Associate Professor, Sociology
- Assistant Professor, School of Geography and Development
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
- Associate Professor, Mexican American Studies
- Distinguished Scholar
Contact
Degrees
- Ph.D. Sociology
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- The Crossing Experience: Unauthorized Migration along the Arizona-Sonora Border
- M.A. Sociology
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- M.S. Mexican American Studies
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- B.A. Business Economics and Spanish
- St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Work Experience
- School of Sociology, University of Arizona (2017 - Ongoing)
- Department of Sociology, George Washington University (2013 - 2017)
- Department of Sociology, Catholic University of America (2012 - 2013)
Awards
- SBS Borderlands Research Award
- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona, Spring 2026
- Public Sociology in International Migration Award
- International Migration Section, American Sociological Association, Summer 2025
- 5-Star Teaching Award (Semi-Finalist)
- The Honors College, University of Arizona, Spring 2025 (Award Finalist)
- 2024 Immigration Fellow
- FWD.us, Spring 2024
- Coramae Richey Mann Award
- American Society of Criminology’s (ASC) Division of People of Color and Crime (DPCC), Fall 2022
- 5-Star Teaching Award (Award Nominee)
- The Honors College, University of Arizona, Spring 2022 (Award Nominee)
- Distinguished Scholar Award
- Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of Arizona, Spring 2022
- Louis Wirth IM Best Article Award (Honorable Mention)
- International Migration Section, American Sociological Association, Summer 2021
- HSI Faculty Fellow
- Office of the Provost, University of Arizona, Fall 2020
- Donal MacNamara Award
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Spring 2020
- Morris Rosenberg Award
- DC Sociological Society (DCSS), Spring 2016
- Crime and Justice Summer Research Institute
- Racial Democracy, Crime, and Justice Network, Summer 2015
Interests
Research
Immigration; Unauthorized Migration; Criminology; Race and Ethnicity; Drugs and Society; Transnational Crime; Juvenile Delinquency
Teaching
Immigration; Unauthorized Migration; Criminology; Race and Ethnicity; Drugs and Society; Transnational Crime; Juvenile Delinquency
Courses
2026-27 Courses
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Criminology
PA 342 (Fall 2026) -
Criminology
SOC 342 (Fall 2026) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2026) -
Independent Study
SOC 699 (Fall 2026) -
Transnational Crime
LAS 440 (Fall 2026) -
Transnational Crime
MAS 440 (Fall 2026) -
Transnational Crime
SOC 440 (Fall 2026)
2025-26 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2026) -
Punishment & Society
POL 617 (Spring 2026) -
Punishment & Society
SOC 617 (Spring 2026)
2024-25 Courses
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Adv Topics in Research
SOC 596A (Spring 2025) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2025) -
Practicum
SOC 394 (Spring 2025) -
Research
SOC 900 (Spring 2025) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2024) -
Independent Study
GEOG 699 (Fall 2024) -
Research
SOC 900 (Fall 2024) -
Transnational Crime
LAS 440 (Fall 2024) -
Transnational Crime
MAS 440 (Fall 2024) -
Transnational Crime
SOC 440 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2024) -
Honors Thesis
PPEL 498H (Spring 2024) -
Race and Ethnicity
SOC 560 (Spring 2024) -
Criminology
PA 342 (Fall 2023) -
Criminology
SOC 342 (Fall 2023) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2023) -
Honors Thesis
PPEL 498H (Fall 2023) -
Research
MAS 900 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Criminology
PA 342 (Spring 2023) -
Criminology
SOC 342 (Spring 2023) -
Honors Thesis
SOC 498H (Spring 2023) -
Independent Study
SOC 499 (Spring 2023) -
Criminology
PA 342 (Fall 2022) -
Criminology
SOC 342 (Fall 2022) -
Honors Thesis
SOC 498H (Fall 2022) -
Independent Study
MAS 699 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Criminology
PA 342 (Spring 2022) -
Criminology
SOC 342 (Spring 2022) -
Independent Study
MAS 599 (Spring 2022) -
Criminology
PA 342 (Fall 2021) -
Criminology
SOC 342 (Fall 2021) -
Transnational Crime
LAS 440 (Fall 2021) -
Transnational Crime
SOC 440 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Criminology
PA 342 (Spring 2021) -
Criminology
SOC 342 (Spring 2021) -
Honors Thesis
SOC 498H (Spring 2021) -
Criminology
PA 342 (Fall 2020) -
Criminology
SOC 342 (Fall 2020) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2020) -
Honors Thesis
SOC 498H (Fall 2020) -
Independent Study
MAS 599 (Fall 2020) -
Independent Study
SOC 599 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Criminology
PA 342 (Spring 2020) -
Criminology
SOC 342 (Spring 2020) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2020) -
Race and Ethnicity
SOC 560 (Spring 2020) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Criminology
PA 342 (Fall 2018) -
Criminology
SOC 342 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Ethnic Relations/U S
AFAS 260 (Spring 2018) -
Ethnic Relations/U S
SOC 260 (Spring 2018) -
Honors Thesis
SOC 498H (Spring 2018) -
Special Topics in Sociology
SOC 496 (Spring 2018) -
Race and Ethnicity
SOC 560 (Fall 2017)
