Research Interests

Racial and Ethnic Politics, American Politics, and Statistical Methodology
The Politics of the Criminal Justice System Gentrification, Social Control, and Municipal PoliticsRace, Inequality, and Policing in the United States and United Kingdom

Selected Publications

Laniyonu, Ayobami. (2017). “Coffee Shops and Street Stops – Police Practices in Gentifying Neighborhoods” Urban Affairs Review

Honors & Awards

Nationa Science Foundation – Law and Society Doctoral Fellowship $32,000 (2016)

UCLA Graduate Research Mentorship Award $21,000 (2015)

Center for European and Eurasian Studies Fellowship Award $6,000 (2015)

Social Science Research Council Dissertation Development Program $5,000 (2014)

Graduate Summer Research Mentorship $6,000 (2013)

Eugene V. Robles Fellowship $21,000 (2012)