Biography

I am a Ph.D Candidate in Political Science at UCLA, with concentrations in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, American Politics, and Methodology. My research analyzes how Latinos’ racial identification influences their political attitudes, behavior, and pathways to incorporation. I analyze survey data and design experiments to study questions about ideology, party identification, candidate support, and racial discrimination. My dissertation applies this approach to study how institutions influence racial heterogeneity among Latinos in the United States and its implications for political attitudes and behaviors.

I earned my MA in Political Science at The Pennsylvania State University and my BA in Political Science at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. I have also studied discrimination patterns against Puerto Ricans in the housing market in Puerto Rico. My articles have been published in The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics.

Education

M.A. in Political Science – The Pennsylvania State University, 2020
B.A. in Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, 2018

Research Interests

Race and Ethnicity Politics

Selected Publications

Castro Irizarry, Giovanni. (2024). Discrimination Against Puerto Ricans in the Puerto Rican Housing Market: Evidence From a Preregistered Audit Experiment. The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 9(3), 488–511. doi.org/10.1017/rep.2024.25

Castro Irizarry, Giovanni. (2024). The Influence of Country of Origin in the Process of Party Identification Acquisition. The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 9(1), 80–98. doi.org/10.1017/rep.2023.34

Graduate Advisors

Dr. Natalie Masuoka