Mariam Ashtiani Department of Sociology University of California at Irvine 3151 Social Science Plaza A, Irvine, CA

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1 Mariam Ashtiani Department of Sociology University of California at Irvine 3151 Social Science Plaza A, Irvine, CA EDUCATION Curriculum Vitae (June 2016) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Irvine Ph.D., Sociology, June 2016 Dissertation: Derailed: Racially Disparate Consequences of Juvenile Drug Arrests on Life Outcomes Committee: Cynthia Feliciano (chair), Andrew Penner, Geoff Ward, Charis Kubrin, Kristin Turney M.A., Demographic and Social Analysis, December 2011 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor B.A., magna cum laude, Sociology, April 2006 RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Crime, Law, and Deviance; Race and Ethnicity; Inequality and Stratification; Education; Immigration AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS President s Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of California, Irvine 2015 Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, National Research Council, 2015 (alternate) Graduate Dean s Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Irvine 2015 (declined) Pedagogical Fellowship, University of California, Irvine 2015 Department of Sociology Summer Research Fellowship, University of California, Irvine 2010, Public Impact Fellowship, University of California, Irvine 2014 Associate Dean s Fellowship, University of California, Irvine 2011 Outstanding Graduate Research Award, University of California, Irvine 2012 Nagoya American Studies Summer Seminar Travel Grant, Nanzan University, Japan 2010 Robert M. Williams Graduate Paper Award, University of California, Irvine 2010 James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan University Honors, University of Michigan Wade McCree Jr. Scholarship, University of Michigan Michigan Merit Award Scholarship,

2 PUBLICATIONS Ashtiani, Mariam and Cynthia Feliciano (Forthcoming) Access and Mobilization: How Social Capital Relates to Low-Income Youth s Postsecondary Educational Attainment. Youth & Society. Ashtiani, Mariam, Edelina Burciaga and Cynthia Feliciano Labor Market Outcomes and the Postsecondary Educational Attainment of Low-Income Youth. Los Angeles, CA: UC ACCORD Pathways to Postsecondary Success: Maximizing Opportunities for Youth in Poverty, October. Feliciano, Cynthia and Mariam Ashtiani How Low-Income Origins Affect Postsecondary Entry and Degree Completion International Journal of Sociology of Education. 1(2): Ashtiani, Mariam and Cynthia Feliciano Mentorship and the Postsecondary Educational Attainment of Low-Income Youth. Los Angeles, CA: UC ACCORD Pathways to Postsecondary Success: Maximizing Opportunities for Youth in Poverty, October. Feliciano, Cynthia and Mariam Ashtiani Postsecondary Educational Pathways of Low-Income Youth: An Analysis of Add Health Data. Los Angeles, CA: UC ACCORD Pathways to Postsecondary Success: Maximizing Opportunities for Youth in Poverty, May. Ashtiani, Mariam and Cynthia Feliciano Low-Income Young Adults Continue to Face Barriers to College Entry and Degree Completion. Los Angeles, CA: UC ACCORD Pathways to Postsecondary Success: Maximizing Opportunities for Youth in Poverty, January. UNDER REVIEW Ashtiani, Mariam The Racially Disparate Effects of Juvenile Drug Arrest on High School Dropout WORKS IN PROGRESS Ashtiani, Mariam Derailed: Racial Differences in the Impact of Juvenile Drug Arrest on College Enrollment Ashtiani, Mariam Negative Credentials: The Racialized Long-Term Effects of Juvenile Drug Arrest on Labor Market Outcomes CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Derailed: Racial Differences in the Impact of Juvenile Drug Arrest on College Enrollment Presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA, 2015 Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Washington DC, 2015 The Effects of Juvenile Arrest on Educational Outcomes: Does Arrest Type Matter? Presented at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2015 Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA,

3 Social Capital and the Postsecondary Educational Attainment of Low-Income Youth (w/cynthia Feliciano) Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Juvenile Drug Arrests, High School Dropout, and the Significance of Race Presented at the Sociology of Education Association Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, Criminal Justice or Injustice? The Racial Effect of Drug Arrest on High School Dropout Presented at the annual Nagoya American Studies Summer Seminar, Nanazan University, Nagoya Japan, 2010 Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Poverty and Postsecondary Educational Pathways (w/cynthia Feliciano) Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, Pipeline Out of Poverty? School Trajectories of Low-Income Youth (w/cynthia Feliciano) Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, TEACHING POSITIONS Pedagogical Fellow: Teaching Learning and Technology Center, University of California, Irvine, Teaching Assistant Professional Development Program, Department of Sociology, Instructor: (University of California, Irvine) Ethnic and Immigrant America 2014 Department of Sociology/Chicano & Latino Studies Teaching Assistant: (University of California, Irvine) Statistics 2013, 2014 Department of Sociology Race & Ethnicity 2008, 2009, 2012 Department of Sociology Introduction to Sociology 2011 Department of Sociology Ethnic & Immigrant America 2012, 2013 Department of Sociology/Chicano & Latino Studies RESEARCH POSITIONS Research Assistant: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Irvine, CA 2015: Performed research under the supervision of Professor Gilberto G. Conchas towards the project: The State of Latinos and Education. Funded by The Center for New Racial Studies at UC-Santa Barbara. 3

4 MDRC, New York City, NY : Performed in-depth interviews and detailed interview analysis for the Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration Project. Funded by US Department of Health and Human Services. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Irvine, CA : Performed research under the supervision of Professor Cynthia Feliciano towards the project: Pathways to Postsecondary Success: Maximizing Opportunities for Youth in Poverty. Funded by UC ACCORD/The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation : Performed research under the supervision of Professor Andrew Penner and Aliya Saperstein (Stanford University) towards the paper: "Racial Fluidity and Inequality in the United States." (American Journal of Sociology) Funded by the Russell Sage Foundation. BAHA I WORLD CENTRE, Haifa, Israel : Performed research under the supervision of Professor Hoda Mahmoudi. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI : Performed interviews and legal research under the supervision of Professor Carol Jacobson for the Michigan Women s Justice & Clemency Project. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE Reviewer: American Journal of Criminal Justice (since 2014) Sociological Quarterly (since 2012) Social Inquiry (since 2011) Member: American Sociological Association Section Membership: Inequality, Poverty and Mobility Racial and Ethnic Minorities Crime, Law, and Deviance American Society of Criminology Society for the Study of Social Problems Pacific Sociological Association Population Association of America UC Irvine Center for Law, Society, and Culture Associate Mentor, UCI Sociology Graduate Student Peer Mentoring Program (2014) Graduate Student Representative, UCI Sociology Department Admissions Committee (2014) Contributor, DECADE Social Science Graduate Division Resource Project (2014) Guest Speaker, UCI Sociology Department Professional Seminar ( ) Panelist, UCI Sociology Department Open House Workshops ( ) Welcoming Committee, UCI Sociology Department Graduate Student Association (2010) 4

5 COMMUNITY SERVICE Animator, Jr. Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program ( ) Mentor/Tutor, Boys and Girls Club ( ) Tutor, Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility, University of Michigan Project Community ( ) 5