2023 - Present | Interim Director, Boise State University ‐ Department of Human-Environment Systems | |
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2013 - Present | Assistant Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of Sociology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2022 - 2022 | Pilot study comparing pesticide levels in male and female Latinx farmworkers. The team hopes to then deduce why differences in pesticide exposure may exist. |
University of Washington - Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center | |
Colleague(s): Carly Hyland, Cynthia Curl, and Lisa Meierotto | |
$45,000 | |
2019 - 2019 | Assessment of Risk Factors for Health Disparities Among Latina Farm Workers |
Mountain West IDeA Clinical and Translational Research – Infrastructure Network (CTR-IN) | |
Colleague(s): Cynthia Curl, Lisa Meierotto, and Jennifer Schneider | |
$5,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2022 - Present | Council member representing non-land grant universities, Rural Sociological Society |
Honors and Awards
- 2015 - Governor's Proclamation on Hunger & Food Security, Idaho
- 2012-2013 - Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women Research Grant
- 2009-2012 - United States Department of Agriculture National Needs Fellowship, Social Responsibility Initiative, The Ohio State University, Ph.D. Fellowship
- 2008 - Rural Sociological Society Master's Thesis Award
Courses
- Introduction to Sociology
- Introduction to Rural Sociology
- Food, Agriculture and Society
- Research Methods
B.A. - Interdisciplinary Studies, Western Washington University | ||
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M.A. - Sociology, University of Kentucky | ||
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Contact Information
E-mail: rsomcastellano@boisestate.edu
Peer-Reviewed Articles (15)
Contributions to Books (2)
Reports (2)
Datasets (1)
Thesis (1)
Popular Press (2)
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