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Raquel R. Marquez is a Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio where she teaches in the Department of Sociology. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, and her M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. Her teaching expertise centers on issues of race relations, immigration, border and Latino Studies. Her research has addressed Latina issues related to labor, the border and immigration, and community change in San Antonio.
In 2008, her co-edited book Transformations of La Familia on the US-Mexico Border (with Harriett Romo) was published by Notre Dame Press. She currently is the post-production stage of a film project, a feature length documentary on the United Farm Workers of Texas. She is also part of a research team examining social, political and cultural issues related to UTSA and UT Austin students being impacted by the lack of Dream Act legislation. Along with Dr. Rhonda Gonzales, she is studying the impact of women’s leadership development on the UTSA campus, and they will be presenting a paper "Between Women: Reflecting on Mentor/Mentee Initiatives and Outcomes at UT San Antonio” at the 2012 Mentoring Conference.
Dr. Marquez was a member of the 2009-2010 Provost Leadership Development Program. In Spring 2011, she participated in the Oxford Round Table: Women in the Academy, Oxford University, Oxford, England.
Dr. Marquez served as department chair for the department of Sociology, a position she held for 8 years.
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