Andres Villatoro is a doctoral student in the department of Sociology.
His research interests lie in the areas of urban sociology, urban historical sociology, poverty, gentrification, inequality, and social class within the United States and Latin America. He is particularly interested in how social class manifests itself in urban space, communities, and the built environment. This includes an interest in looking at gentrification and poverty in U.S. and Latin American cities.
Prior to attending Penn, Andres worked as research assistant with the Metropolitan Planning Council in Chicago, The University of Chicago Survey Lab, and as a research and academic specialist at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
MA, Social Sciences, The University of Chicago
BA, Sociology, Wheaton College
urban sociology, urban historical sociology, inequality, poverty, gentrification, social class, Latin America, higher education, qualitative research methods