Amaury J. Rijo Sánchez

Post Doctoral Fellow

Photo: Amaury J.  Rijo Sánchez
Email: 
arijosanchez22@unm.edu
Phone: 
505-277-2501

Curriculum vitae

Education: 

PhD in Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2025
MA in Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
BA in Sociology, University of Central Florida, 2019

Research Interests: 

Transnational Feminist Movements, Queer Nightlife, Qualitative Methods, Latinx Populations, LGBTQ+ Violence

Research Statement: 

As a Latinx, transfeminist sociologist, my work explores the intersections of decoloniality, activist coalitions, and cultural and creative expressions, with focus on Latinx populations. Guided by a decolonial feminist lens, I investigate how feminist organizing and queer artivism resist colonial infrastructures and generate alternative modes of community-building and survival. My research draws from ethnographic methods and critical theory to highlight the significance of mobilization from the margins in shaping more just futures. 

Recent/Select Publications: 

  • Tillewein, Heather, and Namrata Shokeen, Presley Powers, Sasha Sandles Palmer, Amaury J. Rijo Sánchez, Kristen Desjarlais. 2024. “LGBTQ+ students and the epidemiology of violence in education.” Sexuality, Gender, & Policy 1-16.
  • Rijo Sánchez, Amaury J. 2023. “‘Festival y Protesta’: The Integral Role of Protesting State Violence in Celebrating Puerto Rican Women and Feminists.” Societies 13: 251.
  • Tillewein, Heather, and Namrata Shokeen, Presley Powers, Amaury J. Rijo Sánchez, Sasha Sandles Palmer, Kristen Desjarlais. 2023. “Silencing the Rainbow: Prevalence of LGBTQ+ Students Who Do Not Report Sexual Violence.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(3):1-12. 
  • Rijo Sánchez, Amaury. 2021. “Book Review on Expanding the Rainbow: Exploring the Relationships of Bi+, Polyamorous, Kinky, Ace, Intersex, and Trans People.” Teaching Sociology 49(3):309-311.