New York University

A sociologist by training, René Francisco Poitevin holds intellectual interests in the areas of local labor markets, gentrification, race and ethnicity in the United States, and Geographic Information Systems. His courses include "Urban Space and Resistance," "Mapping for Social Change," "Latinos and the Politics Race in the United States," and "Gentrification and Its Discontents." He is currently doing research on undocumented Latino workers and the social regulation of local labor markets.