About
Jocelyn Solis, Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York was a scholar of vision and social commitment.
Dr. Solis’ 2002 dissertation, “The (trans)formation of illegality as an identity: A study of the organization of undocumented Mexican immigrants and their children in New York City” defined and created a theoretical analysis of globalization as it affects the development of children and families. Jocelyn’s research on the socio-political nature and consequences of undocumented status among the children of Mexican immigrants in New York City created a unique line of inquiry on identity development of young people who walk into the label “illegal” and the attendant unjust negative consequences of that formulation at the same time that they and their parents contribute to the social and economic life of the U.S. This dissertation and publications that followed are foundational in immigration psychology and revolutionary in their implications for practice and policy. When Jocelyn passed away at age of 30, she was a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on leave from her assistant professorship at Brooklyn College.
We are writing to tell you about plans to continue Dr. Jocelyn Solis’ legacy and your opportunity to participate. Jocelyn’s intellectual contributions have been so special, moreover because of her unique integration of personal integrity, joy, and social activism in her research.
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