Diego Leal

Diego F. Leal is an associate professor in the School of Sociology at the University of Arizona. He is affiliated with the Binational Migration Institute and the Center for Latin American Studies. He was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. He is broadly interested in the analysis of social network dynamics. He focuses on the social network aspects of relational inequalities, mostly as they manifest in the emergence and evolution of international migration systems and minority health outcomes. He uses a variety of methods, from focus groups to agent-based computational models.  His work has been published in the American Journal of Sociology, Social Networks, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, PLoS ONE, and several other outlets. He received the James S. Coleman Outstanding Publication Award from the Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society section of the American Sociological Association. Among others, his research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the American Cancer Society (ACS). Dr. Leal and his collaborators have been awarded over $1.5 million in research grants. For more information on Dr. Leal's latest research, please visit: www.diegoleal.info. 

El doctor Diego F. Leal nació y creció en Bogotá, Colombia. Para más información en español sobre sus investigaciones, puede contactarlo al correo dflc@arizona.edu o ir a la página web: www.diegoleal.info