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NAEP-Education Statistics Services Institute 2000 K Street NW, Suite 300 American Institutes for Research Washington, D.C. 20006 U.S.A. 202.403.6553 srivas at air dot org |
EDUCATION
| 2004 |
Ph.D. Department of Sociology, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor |
| 1997 |
B.A. in Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Title: “Educational Attainment as a Function of Delayed Acculturation.” |
RESEARCH & ACADEMIC INTERESTS
• Social Stratification • Race and Ethnicity |
• Technology & Society |
• Public Policy • Demography |
PUBLICATIONS
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• Manfreda, Katja L., Mick Couper, Mateja Vohar, Salvador Rivas, and Vasja Vehovar. 2002 “Virtual Selves and Web Surveys” Developments in Social Science Methodology, 18: 187-213. |
WORK UNDER REVIEW
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• Pedraza, Silvia and Salvador Rivas. “Immigrant Self-Employment: The Role of Social Resources and Social Context Among Immigrants from Latin America and Asia in the U.S. in 1990.” Invited to revise and resubmit. |
WORK IN PROGRESS
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• Rivas, Salvador. “The Divide in the Digital Divide: Race and Ethnic Differences in Computer Ownership, 1984-2003.” • Rivas, Salvador. “Determinants of Computer and Internet Adoption: Panel Data Evidence from the Current Population Survey.” • Rivas, Salvador, Gilbert Brenes, and Julieta Perez Amador. “Analfabetismo Cibernético: Una Nueva Dimensión de la Desigualdad Social en Latinoamérica” [“Cybernetic Illiteracy: A New Dimension of Social Inequality in Latin America.”] • Rivas, Salvador, Gilbert Brenes, and Beatriz Novak. “What's Discrimination Got To Do With It?: The Link Between Perceived Discrimination and Mortality” • Rivas, Salvador and Jeremy Freese. “The Effect of Literacy on Computer and Internet Use: Evidence from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy study.” • Rivas, Salvador and Robert M. Hauser. “A New Index of Socioeconomic Status using the American Community Survey, 2000-2006” • Rivas, Salvador and Robert M. Hauser. “Measuring Socioeconomic Status in NAEP: A Match & Link Approach.” • Rivas, Salvador and Kate Williams. “Computer and Internet Use Among So-Called 'Technology Have-Nots' in the Latino Community of Toledo, Ohio.” |
RESEARCH GRANTS
| 2004 |
Co-Principal Investigator with Kate Williams. “Computer and Internet Use Among So-Called “Technology Have-Nots” in the Latino Community of Toledo, Ohio.” Grant from the National Poverty Center, $9,284. |
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
| 2007-present |
Research Analyst NAEP-Education Statistics Services Institute (N-ESSI), Washington D.C. Help support and oversee Background Variable Item Development for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) study by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). |
| 2004-2007 |
Postdoctoral Fellow Center for Demography and Ecology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Audited and participated in various demography and statistics courses. Continued dissertation research and initiated new projects with various CDE faculty members. |
| 2003-2004 |
Research Associate Professor Yu Xie, University of Michigan. Population data research for General Motors. Responsible for preparing and presenting summary reports of demographic, social and economic trends based on CPS, GSS, Survey of Consumer Expenditure, and Census data. |
| 2003 Summer |
Research Associate Professor David Lam, University of Michigan. South Africa Distance Learning Project. Coordinated the processing and analysis of data for the purposes of developing Stata-focused teaching modules using project data. Responsible for updating and maintaining project website. http://saproject.psc.isr.umich.edu/index.html |
| 2002 Summer |
Research Assistant Professor James L. Levinsohn, University of Michigan. South Africa Distance Learning Project - provides training in the use and analysis of survey data to population researchers and students in southern Africa. Responsible for updating and maintaining project website. |
| 2001-2003 |
Research Assistant Professor Patricia A. Peyser, University of Michigan. Genetic Epidemiology Network of Atherosclerosis (GENOA) - study of coronary artery disease as it relates to coronary artery calcification - assisted with data entry and data analysis. |
| 2001 |
Research Associate Associate Professor Mick Couper, University of Michigan. Web Surveys & Virtual Selves – study of social desirability on the web and its effects on web survey data – reviewed and analyzed Slovenian based web survey data and helped draft conference paper. |
| 1999-2001 |
Research Associate Associate Professor Silvia Pedraza, University of Michigan. Immigrant Entrepreneurs – study of social capital and social context and their effects on immigrant self-employment using U.S. Census data – updated bibliography, managed and analyze data, and helped draft conference paper. |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| Winter 2003 |
Co-Instructor. “Analysis of Survey Data
for Social Science Research” Department of Economics, University of Cape Town, South Africa in collaboration with the School of Public Policy, University of Michigan January 20- January 31, 2003. |
| Winter 2002 |
Co-Instructor. “Analysis of Survey Data
for Social Science Research” Department of Economics, University of Cape Town, South Africa in collaboration with the School of Public Policy, University of Michigan January 21- February 1, 2002. |
| Winter 2000 |
Graduate Student Instructor. “Introduction
to Research Methods” Department of Sociology, University of Michigan |
| Fall 1999 |
Graduate Student Instructor. “Elementary
Statistics” Department of Sociology, University of Michigan |
PRESENTATIONS
2007 |
Rivas, Salvador. “Digital Inequality Among U.S. Latinos: What do we know? What do we want to know?” Invited presentation at eChicago: Understanding and Implementing Local Community Use of Information Technology symposium hosted by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University on April 20, 2007. |
2006 |
Rivas, Salvador, Julieta Perez Amador and Gilbert Brenes. “Analfabetismo Cibernético: Una Nueva Dimensión de la Desigualdad Social en Latinoamérica.” [“Cybernetic Illiteracy: A New Dimension of Social Inequality in Latin America.”] Paper presented at the 2nd Congress of the Population Association of Latin America (ALAP) in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico held September 3-5, 2006. |
2006 |
Freese, Jeremy, Salvador Rivas, and Eszter Hargittai. “Cognitive Skills and Internet Use among Older Adults.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association in Montreal, Quebec, Canada held August 10-14, 2006. |
| 2006 |
Rivas, Salvador and Jeremy Freese. “Income
and Digital Inequalities in the United States.” Invited presentation
at the annual IRP Summer Research Workshop: “Current Research
on the Low-Income Population” in Madison, Wisconsin held June
19-22, 2006. |
| 2005 |
Freese, Jeremy and Salvador Rivas. “Cognition,
Personality, and the Sociology of Response to Social Change: The
Case of Internet Adoption.” Paper presented at the annual
meetings of the Gerontological Society of America in Orlando, Florida. |
| 2005 |
Pedraza, Silvia and Salvador Rivas. “Immigrant Self-employment Among Latin American and Asian Immigrants in the U. S. in 2000: A Tale of Resources, A Tale of Cities.” Invited presentation at “Mexican Immigrant Entrepreneurs” mini-conference hosted by the UCLA Latin American Center, Los Angeles, California. |
| 2005 |
Rivas, Salvador. “Exploring the Divide in the Digital Divide: The Effect of Race/Ethnicity on Computer Ownership in United States, 1984 – 2003.” Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Poster Session-2 Winner. |
| 2003 |
Rivas, Salvador and Justin L. Thomas. “Data in the Classroom: South Africa Distance Learning Project.” Presented at the Biennial Meeting of ICPSR Official Representatives, Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
| 2003 |
Rivas, Salvador. “The U.S. Digital Divide: Race, SES, and Social Context as Predictors of Computer Ownership, 1997-2001.” Paper presented in round table session at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 2001 |
Rivas, Salvador. “The Digital Divide.” Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Annual Conference, University of Michigan. |
| 2001 |
Rivas, Salvador and Mateja Vohar. “Virtual Selves and Web Surveys.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Methodology & Statistics, Ljubljana, Slovenia. |
| 2001 |
Rivas, Salvador. “Measuring the U.S. Digital-Divide.” D3 Workshop: Digital Divide Doctoral Student Conference, University of Michigan. |
| 2001 |
Rivas, Salvador. “A Closer Look at the U.S. Digital-Divide.” Graduate Student Webshop, University of Maryland. |
| 1999 |
Pedraza, Silvia and Salvador Rivas. “Immigrant Self-Employment: A Reassessment of the Role of Social Capital Among Immigrants from Latin America and Asia in the U.S. in 1990,” (with Silvia Pedraza) paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Chicago. |
| 1997 |
Rivas, Salvador. “Educational Attainment as a Function of Delayed Acculturation.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Toronto, Canada. |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2007 |
University of Colorado Population Center Award |
| 2005 |
RAND Summer Institute Award |
| 2004-present |
CDE Postdoctoral Fellow University of Wisconsin, Center for Demography and Ecology |
| 2004 |
Dissertation Fellowship University of Michigan, Department of Sociology |
| 2002 |
Social Science Training Award University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research |
| 2000 |
Sweetland Writing Center Fellow University of Michigan, Department of English Language and Literature |
| 1997-2002 |
Horace H. Rackham Merit Fellowship University of Michigan, Rackham School of Graduate Studies |
| 1997 |
Social Science Training Award University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research |
| 1997 |
Minority Fellowship Award, American Sociological Association (declined) |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2006-present |
Asociación Latinoamericana de Población (ALAP) |
| 2005-present |
Gerontological Society of America |
| 2005-present |
Population Association of America |
| 2004-present |
Center for Demography and Ecology University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 2000-present |
Population Studies Center University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 1996-present |
American Sociological Association Section Memberships • Communication and Information Technology • Latino/a Sociology • Racial and Ethnic Minorities • Evolution and Sociology |
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2008 |
Reviewer |
| 2007 |
Session Organizer |
2007-present |
Reviewer |
2006-present |
Reviewer |
2004-present |
Reviewer American Sociological Review |
OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE
| 2006-2007 |
Consultant National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Washington, DC Through the American Institutes for Research (AIR) we are working to improve the measurement of socioeconomic status in the National Assessments of Educational Progress project (NAEP). |
REFERENCES
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DAVID R. HARRIS, PH.D. |
YU XIE, PH.D. Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of Sociology and Statistics University of Michigan 426 Thompson Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248 (734) 936-0039 yuxie at umich dot edu |
| ROBERT M. HAUSER, PH.D. Vilas Research Professor of Sociology Director, Center for Demography of Health and Aging University of Wisconsin-Madison 4430 Social Science Bldg. 1180 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 (608) 262-4715 hauser at ssc dot wisc dot edu |
FRANKLIN D. WILSON, PH.D. |
JEREMY FREESE, PH.D. |
SILVIA PEDRAZA, PH.D. |
(last updated:30.05.2007)
