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My Global Research

My Global Research. Rhacel Parreñas Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies Chair, Department of Sociology. Presented at Provost - Academic Senate Retreat on “USC’s Global Enterprise: Opportunities and Engagement” February 28 – March 1, 2014, Fairmont Hotel, Santa Monica, CA. My Research.

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My Global Research

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  1. My Global Research Rhacel Parreñas Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies Chair, Department of Sociology Presented at Provost - Academic Senate Retreat on “USC’s Global Enterprise: Opportunities and Engagement” February 28 – March 1, 2014, Fairmont Hotel, Santa Monica, CA

  2. My Research • I study the labor migration of Filipinos and its social consequences • Filipino migrant workers are located in 160+ destinations • By 2011, approximately 4.5 million temporary contract workers • Approximately 50 percent of migrant contract workers are women

  3. My Global Research • Italy and United States (1995-1996) Comparative study of Filipino migrant domestic workers in Rome and Los Angeles Funding: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship + 3 year non- teaching fellowship from UC Berkeley • Philippines (1999-2000, 2001-2002) A gender comparative study on the lives of the children of migrant workers who stay behind in the Philippines Funding: UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship + sabbatical from University of Wisconsin, Madison • Japan (2005-2006) A study on the labor and migration of Filipina hostesses in Tokyo’s nightlife industry Funding: Visiting Professorship at OchanomizuUniversity + leave from University of California, Davis • United Arab Emirates and Singapore (2013-2017) A comparative study on the labor and migration of Filipino and Indonesian domestic workers in Dubai and Singapore Funding: National Science Foundation (SES 1346750)

  4. Funding Sources • Visiting Professorships • Non-Geographically Restrictive Postdoctoral Fellowships(e.g. Fulbright Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement, Ford Postdoctoral Fellowship) • Grants (e.g. NSF [International Office], NIH, CDC, US Department of State, etc)

  5. Visiting Professorships and Invited Lectures • Visiting Professorships: Australia, Japan, Brazil, Switzerland (declined), Israel, South Korea • Invited Lectures: Australia, Philippines, South Korea, Japan, India, Singapore, Canada, Brazil, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, England, Spain, Germany, France, Greece, Poland.

  6. How can USC situate itself in the global circuit of knowledge exchange? • One Week Visiting Professorships for Foreign Scholars at USC • Provide Nominal Research Support to Faculty who sponsor Postdoctoral Fellows from abroad (e.g. Marie Curie [EU], SSHRC [Canada], Fulbright, Sao Paolo Research Foundation [Brazil]) • Encourage Pursuit of International Scholarship thru Internal Grants • Encourage Faculty Participation in International Professional Conferences

  7. International Collaborations • Two examples: • Invitation to conduct workshop on “Intimate Labor in Asia” from faculty in University of Toronto • Invitation to establish a visiting professor exchange program with the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany

  8. My Future Priorities for Encouraging Global Research • Continue to conduct international research • Encourage PhD students to pursue international research • Encourage administration to provide small grants for international collaborations (e.g. joint conferences, workshops, one week visiting professorships, etc.)

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