Dr. Rios is author of many scholarly articles and reports on issues related to juvenile justice and gangs. He is author of Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys and Street Life: Poverty, Gangs, and a Ph.D.
About Dr. Rios
Victor Rios is an Associate Professor of Sociology. His research interests include urban ethnography, policing, criminal justice, resilience, motivation, and youth culture. Prof. Rios' recent book, Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys, analyzes how punitive juvenile crime policies and criminalization affect the everyday lives of urban youth. He has published on juvenile justice, masculinity, and race and crime in scholarly journals such as The Annals of the Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Latino Studies, and Critical Criminology.
In 2010 Prof. Rios received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research, The Margaret T. Getman Service to Students Award, and the Office of Residential Life Outstanding Faculty Award. He also received the "Young Scholar Award" from the American Society of Criminology Division on People of Color. In 2011 Professor Rios received the Harold J. Plous award at UCSB and in 2010 he received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research. Each award is given to only one member of the entire UCSB faculty per academic year. In 2012 he won the Distinguished Teaching Award from UCSB's Academic Senate.
In 2010 Prof. Rios received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research, The Margaret T. Getman Service to Students Award, and the Office of Residential Life Outstanding Faculty Award. He also received the "Young Scholar Award" from the American Society of Criminology Division on People of Color. In 2011 Professor Rios received the Harold J. Plous award at UCSB and in 2010 he received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research. Each award is given to only one member of the entire UCSB faculty per academic year. In 2012 he won the Distinguished Teaching Award from UCSB's Academic Senate.
WINNER OF THE 2012
Distinguished Book Award,
American Sociological Association,
Section on Latina/o Sociology.
Finalist for the 2012 C. Wright Mills Book Award.
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Award Winning Professor, Author, and Motivational Keynote Speaker
Dr. Rios speaks to high school students, college students, k-12 teachers, parents, and academics about his inspirational life story, from poverty, juvi, and gangs to a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and a Professorship at UCSB
He uses his research on motivation, aspirations, and resilience among high school and college students to provide powerful keynote presentations to students, teachers, and parents to overcome adversity and work towards social justice. |
Dr. Rios is an award-winning professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He conducts research on the experiences of students placed at risk. He develops evidence-based presentations, training, curriculum, and programs that address gang violence prevention, bullying, the achievement/opportunity gap, and effective teaching and motivational strategies.
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