Hello! My name is Camila Alvarez, and I am an assistant professor of sociology at the University of California, San Diego. My areas of expertise are environmental sociology, environmental justice, and critical quantitative methodology. My research addresses the question: How are social inequalities reinforced through environmental problems? My background training in mathematics and passion for numbers draws me to use statistical methods in my research. I contextualize my work using theoretical frameworks from political economy and sociology of race and ethnicity. 

I have published in a variety of sociology and environmentally focused journals including Social Problems, Social Science & Medicine, Environmental Justice, and Sociological Perspectives. 

In 2022, I was the recipient of the Career Enhancement Fellowship funded by the Mellon Foundation. Currently, I am working on funded grant projects from the National Science Foundation and the University of California, Office of the President.