Conner Martinez

Areas of Interest: Racial and Ethnic (Latinx) Politics; American Culture and Politics; (Im)migration; Social Capital; Political Participation.

Conner Martinez (he/him) is a third year Ph.D. student at the University of Notre Dame. His research centers around racial and ethnic (Latinx) politics, immigration, social capital, political participation, and American culture and politics. His work examines how Latinx communities have and are involved in politics, resist anti-immigrant policies, and build political power at the grassroots level.

Prior to attending Notre Dame, Conner received a B.A. in International Political Economy from Pitzer College, and an M.A. in Political Science from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has also worked with various immigrants’ rights groups such as Freedom for Immigrants and Puente Human Rights.