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Coda Rayo-Garza, Ph.D.
Applied Demographer and Policy Advocate
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Precarious Times
Earlier this month I was invited to be a speaker on a panel discussion about public scholarship. It was an honor to be on a panel with...
Coda Rayo-Garza
Mar 29, 20211 min read
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Time for Texas to do what is right by our most vulnerable communities
Friends, As you know, I have been an advocate in my capacity as a researcher for colonias. As a native of Laredo, Texas who grew up in a...
Coda Rayo-Garza
Dec 17, 20201 min read
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San Antonio Women and COVID: Our Own She-cession?
Recently I conducted some research on how the pandemic has impacted labor force participation for women in San Antonio. Here is a glimpse...
Coda Rayo-Garza
Dec 3, 20201 min read
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Pink Slime In Journalism...Bad For Democracy
One of the benefits of teaching Political Science in higher education is that I've watched how trends in politics and shifts in...
Coda Rayo-Garza
Oct 30, 20201 min read
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Misinformation 101: The Basics
Over nearly a decade, I have had the distinct experience of watching how misinformation has seeped into every corner of students'...
Coda Rayo-Garza
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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More On Border Communities
If the bedrock of our democracy is resilient communities, Texas’ failure to protect its border communities is damaging our democracy writ...
Coda Rayo-Garza
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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