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==Career==
==Career==
Rodríguez was named the 20th president of the [[University at Albany, SUNY]] by the State University of New York Board of Trustees on June 21, 2017,<ref>http://www.albany.edu/news/79681.php</ref> a position he assumed in September 2017. He is the first Latino President of any a [[SUNY]] campus.<ref>http://www.timesunion.com/7day-breaking/article/Watch-live-at-1-30-p-m-SUNY-trustees-appoint-11232768.php</ref> Prior to this position, Rodríguez served as founding Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the [[University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]], Interim President of [[University of Texas–Pan American]], and Deputy Provost at [[University of Delaware]]. His first academic position after earning his Ph.D. was at the [[University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez]].
Rodríguez was named the 20th president of the [[University at Albany, SUNY]] by the State University of New York Board of Trustees on June 21, 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albany.edu/news/79681.php|title=Havidán Rodríguez FB|website=www.albany.edu|accessdate=Apr 27, 2021}}</ref> a position he assumed in September 2017. He is the first Latino President of any a [[SUNY]] campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/7day-breaking/article/Watch-live-at-1-30-p-m-SUNY-trustees-appoint-11232768.php|title=Next UAlbany president makes SUNY history|first=Bethany|last=Bump|date=Jun 20, 2017|website=Times Union|accessdate=Apr 27, 2021}}</ref> Prior to this position, Rodríguez served as founding Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the [[University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]], Interim President of [[University of Texas–Pan American]], and Deputy Provost at [[University of Delaware]]. His first academic position after earning his Ph.D. was at the [[University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez]].


Rodríguez has been featured in ''[[The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education]]'',<ref name="hispoutlook">https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/education-magazine/june-issue-2015#undefined%2F6</ref> the January/February 2018 issue of ''Latino Leaders Magazine'', ''The Minority Report.'' He was interviewed about Puerto Rico's economic crisis by ''[[El Nuevo Día]]'' in June 2018, and included as a "trailblazer" in the December 2017 ''[[American Way (magazine)|American Way]]''.<ref>http://americanway.ink-live.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=75b9cd88-2cc4-494e-9cca-6910da109b30</ref>
Rodríguez has been featured in ''[[The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education]]'',<ref name="hispoutlook">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/education-magazine/june-issue-2015#undefined/6|title=Default title|website=www.hispanicoutlook.com|accessdate=Apr 27, 2021}}</ref> the January/February 2018 issue of ''Latino Leaders Magazine'', ''The Minority Report.'' He was interviewed about Puerto Rico's economic crisis by ''[[El Nuevo Día]]'' in June 2018, and included as a "trailblazer" in the December 2017 ''[[American Way (magazine)|American Way]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americanway.ink-live.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=75b9cd88-2cc4-494e-9cca-6910da109b30|title=American Way|website=americanway.ink-live.com|accessdate=Apr 27, 2021}}</ref>


==Research and scholarship==
==Research and scholarship==
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Rodríguez has published prolifically in the social science aspects of disasters (including the vulnerability and resiliency to disasters), and socioeconomic well-being among minorities, particularly Latinos/as, in the [[United States]] (including the migration, education, and socioeconomic mobility among Puerto Ricans in [[Puerto Rico]] and the [[Contiguous United States]]). He has led and participated in a number of field research projects, including trips to [[Honduras]], following [[Hurricane Mitch]], [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] following the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]], and the Gulf Coast following [[Hurricane Katrina]]. He has received funding from the [[National Science Foundation]], the [[Ford Foundation]], and the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]].
Rodríguez has published prolifically in the social science aspects of disasters (including the vulnerability and resiliency to disasters), and socioeconomic well-being among minorities, particularly Latinos/as, in the [[United States]] (including the migration, education, and socioeconomic mobility among Puerto Ricans in [[Puerto Rico]] and the [[Contiguous United States]]). He has led and participated in a number of field research projects, including trips to [[Honduras]], following [[Hurricane Mitch]], [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] following the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]], and the Gulf Coast following [[Hurricane Katrina]]. He has received funding from the [[National Science Foundation]], the [[Ford Foundation]], and the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]].


In addition to numerous journal articles and book chapters, Rodríguez is co-author (with [[Marie T. Mora]] and Alberto Dávila) of ''Population, Migration, and Socioeconomic Outcomes among Island and Mainland Puerto Ricans: La Crisis Boricua'' (Lexington Books, November 2017).<ref>https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498516877/Population-Migration-and-Socioeconomic-Outcomes-among-Island-and-Mainland-Puerto-Ricans-La-Crisis-Boricua</ref> He is also the co-editor of ''Handbook of Disaster Research'' (with Quarantelli and Dynes, Springer, 2006);<ref>https://www.springer.com/us/book/9780387323312</ref> ''Handbook of Disaster Research, 2nd Edition'' (with Trainor and Donner, Springer, 2018);<ref>https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319632537</ref> and ''Latinas/os in the United States: Changing the Face of América'' (with [[Rogelio Sáenz]] and Menjívar, Springer, 2008).<ref>https://www.springer.com/us/book/9780387719412</ref>
In addition to numerous journal articles and book chapters, Rodríguez is co-author (with [[Marie T. Mora]] and Alberto Dávila) of ''Population, Migration, and Socioeconomic Outcomes among Island and Mainland Puerto Ricans: La Crisis Boricua'' (Lexington Books, November 2017).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498516877/Population-Migration-and-Socioeconomic-Outcomes-among-Island-and-Mainland-Puerto-Ricans-La-Crisis-Boricua|title=Population, Migration, and Socioeconomic Outcomes among Island and Mainland Puerto Ricans: La Crisis Boricua|accessdate=Apr 27, 2021|via=rowman.com}}</ref> He is also the co-editor of ''Handbook of Disaster Research'' (with Quarantelli and Dynes, Springer, 2006);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.springer.com/us/book/9780387739526|title=Handbook of Disaster Research|editor-first1=Havidan|editor-last1=Rodriguez|editor-first2=Enrico|editor-last2=Quarantelli|editor-first3=Russell|editor-last3=Dynes|date=Apr 27, 2007|publisher=Springer-Verlag|accessdate=Apr 27, 2021|via=www.springer.com}}</ref> ''Handbook of Disaster Research, 2nd Edition'' (with Trainor and Donner, Springer, 2018);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319632537|title=Handbook of Disaster Research|editor-first1=Havidán|editor-last1=Rodríguez|editor-first2=William|editor-last2=Donner|editor-first3=Joseph E.|editor-last3=Trainor|date=Apr 27, 2018|publisher=Springer International Publishing|accessdate=Apr 27, 2021|via=www.springer.com}}</ref> and ''Latinas/os in the United States: Changing the Face of América'' (with [[Rogelio Sáenz]] and Menjívar, Springer, 2008).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.springer.com/us/book/9780387719412|title=Latinas/os in the United States: Changing the Face of América|editor-first1=Havidan|editor-last1=Rodriguez|editor-first2=Rogelio|editor-last2=Saenz|editor-first3=Cecilia|editor-last3=Menjivar|date=Apr 27, 2008|publisher=Springer US|accessdate=Apr 27, 2021|via=www.springer.com}}</ref>


==Honors and awards==
==Honors and awards==


* ''Man of the Year'', New York League of Puerto Rican Women, 2018<ref name="NYLPRW">http://nylprw.org/events/</ref>
* ''Man of the Year'', New York League of Puerto Rican Women, 2018<ref name="NYLPRW">http://nylprw.org/events/</ref>
* ''Top Latino Leader'', National Diversity Council's Council for Latino Workplace Equity, 2017<ref name="nationaldiversitycouncil.org">https://www.nationaldiversitycouncil.org/2017-top-latino-leaders-to-be-honored-at-3rd-annual-latino-leadership-conference/</ref>
* ''Top Latino Leader'', National Diversity Council's Council for Latino Workplace Equity, 2017<ref name="nationaldiversitycouncil.org">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaldiversitycouncil.org/2017-top-latino-leaders-to-be-honored-at-3rd-annual-latino-leadership-conference/|title=2017 Top Latino Leaders to be Honored at 3rd Annual Latino Leadership Conference &#124; The National Diversity Council|first=Jasmine|last=Nelson|accessdate=Apr 27, 2021}}</ref>
* ''Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award'', ''INSIGHT into Diversity'' magazine, 2017<ref name="insightintodiversity1">http://www.insightintodiversity.com/wp-content/media/issues/september2017.pdf</ref>
* ''Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award'', ''INSIGHT into Diversity'' magazine, 2017<ref name="insightintodiversity1">http://www.insightintodiversity.com/wp-content/media/issues/september2017.pdf</ref>
* ''President's Medallion'', University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2017
* ''President's Medallion'', University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2017
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* Highlighted in ''Bright Spots in Hispanic Education'' on-line catalogue, September 2015, [[White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics]]
* Highlighted in ''Bright Spots in Hispanic Education'' on-line catalogue, September 2015, [[White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics]]
* ''Alfredo de los Santos, Jr., Award for Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education'', [[American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education]] (AAHHE), 2015<ref>http://aahhe.org/Awards/alfredosantos.aspx , https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/about-utrgv/news/press-releases/2015/april-17-dr-havidan-rodriguez-award/index.htm</ref>
* ''Alfredo de los Santos, Jr., Award for Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education'', [[American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education]] (AAHHE), 2015<ref>http://aahhe.org/Awards/alfredosantos.aspx , https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/about-utrgv/news/press-releases/2015/april-17-dr-havidan-rodriguez-award/index.htm</ref>
* Cover Story, ''[[Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education]]'', June 2015<ref name="hispoutlook"/><ref name="utrgv1">http://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/about-utrgv/news/press-releases/2015/june-17-dr-havidan-rodriguez-featured-on-national-magazine-cover/index.htm</ref>
* Cover Story, ''[[Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education]]'', June 2015<ref name="hispoutlook"/><ref name="utrgv1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/about-utrgv/news/press-releases/2015/june-17-dr-havidan-rodriguez-featured-on-national-magazine-cover/index.htm|title=Dr. Havidán Rodríguez featured on national magazine cover &#124; UTRGV|website=www.utrgv.edu|accessdate=Apr 27, 2021}}</ref>
* ''Scholar of the Year'', ''El Sol: Latino Newspaper'', Philadelphia, July 19, 2008
* ''Scholar of the Year'', ''El Sol: Latino Newspaper'', Philadelphia, July 19, 2008
* ''Hispanic of the Year: Professional Achievement Award'', Latin American Community Center, Delaware, 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2008/oct/hispanic102407.html |title=Vice provost receives Delaware Hispanic of the Year award |publisher=Udel.edu |date=2007-10-24 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
* ''Hispanic of the Year: Professional Achievement Award'', Latin American Community Center, Delaware, 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2008/oct/hispanic102407.html |title=Vice provost receives Delaware Hispanic of the Year award |publisher=Udel.edu |date=2007-10-24 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>

Revision as of 02:20, 27 April 2021

Havidán Rodríguez
20th President of the
University at Albany, SUNY
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 11, 2017
Preceded byRobert J. Jones
Personal details
Born (1959-02-24) February 24, 1959 (age 65)
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
SpouseRosy Lopez
Residence(s)Albany, New York, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Maryland, College Park (BA)
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (MS)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD)
Academic background
ThesisHousehold composition, employment patterns and economic well-being: Puerto Ricans in the United States and Puerto Rico, 1970-1980 (1991)
Doctoral advisor 
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
Institutions

Havidán Rodríguez (born February 24, 1959, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico) is an American sociologist and university administrator. He is currently the president of the University at Albany, SUNY. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Education

Dr. Havidán Rodríguez earned his bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park, his master's degree in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee,[1] and his Ph.D in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1991.[2] His Ph.D. field of specialization was Demography, an area in which he continues to publish, along with his interdisciplinary work.

Career

Rodríguez was named the 20th president of the University at Albany, SUNY by the State University of New York Board of Trustees on June 21, 2017,[3] a position he assumed in September 2017. He is the first Latino President of any a SUNY campus.[4] Prior to this position, Rodríguez served as founding Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Interim President of University of Texas–Pan American, and Deputy Provost at University of Delaware. His first academic position after earning his Ph.D. was at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.

Rodríguez has been featured in The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education,[5] the January/February 2018 issue of Latino Leaders Magazine, The Minority Report. He was interviewed about Puerto Rico's economic crisis by El Nuevo Día in June 2018, and included as a "trailblazer" in the December 2017 American Way.[6]

Research and scholarship

Rodríguez has published prolifically in the social science aspects of disasters (including the vulnerability and resiliency to disasters), and socioeconomic well-being among minorities, particularly Latinos/as, in the United States (including the migration, education, and socioeconomic mobility among Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico and the Contiguous United States). He has led and participated in a number of field research projects, including trips to Honduras, following Hurricane Mitch, India and Sri Lanka following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina. He has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

In addition to numerous journal articles and book chapters, Rodríguez is co-author (with Marie T. Mora and Alberto Dávila) of Population, Migration, and Socioeconomic Outcomes among Island and Mainland Puerto Ricans: La Crisis Boricua (Lexington Books, November 2017).[7] He is also the co-editor of Handbook of Disaster Research (with Quarantelli and Dynes, Springer, 2006);[8] Handbook of Disaster Research, 2nd Edition (with Trainor and Donner, Springer, 2018);[9] and Latinas/os in the United States: Changing the Face of América (with Rogelio Sáenz and Menjívar, Springer, 2008).[10]

Honors and awards

References

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Havidan (1986). Puerto Rican female youth: labor force participation in the continental United States (M.S.). University of Wisconsin-Madison. OCLC 15072119.
  2. ^ Rodriguez, Havidan (1991). Household composition, employment patterns and economic well-being: Puerto Ricans in the United States and Puerto Rico, 1970-1980 (Ph.D.). University of Wisconsin-Madison. OCLC 49216510 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ "Havidán Rodríguez FB". www.albany.edu. Retrieved Apr 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Bump, Bethany (Jun 20, 2017). "Next UAlbany president makes SUNY history". Times Union. Retrieved Apr 27, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Default title". www.hispanicoutlook.com. Retrieved Apr 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "American Way". americanway.ink-live.com. Retrieved Apr 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "Population, Migration, and Socioeconomic Outcomes among Island and Mainland Puerto Ricans: La Crisis Boricua". Retrieved Apr 27, 2021 – via rowman.com.
  8. ^ Rodriguez, Havidan; Quarantelli, Enrico; Dynes, Russell, eds. (Apr 27, 2007). "Handbook of Disaster Research". Springer-Verlag. Retrieved Apr 27, 2021 – via www.springer.com.
  9. ^ Rodríguez, Havidán; Donner, William; Trainor, Joseph E., eds. (Apr 27, 2018). "Handbook of Disaster Research". Springer International Publishing. Retrieved Apr 27, 2021 – via www.springer.com.
  10. ^ Rodriguez, Havidan; Saenz, Rogelio; Menjivar, Cecilia, eds. (Apr 27, 2008). "Latinas/os in the United States: Changing the Face of América". Springer US. Retrieved Apr 27, 2021 – via www.springer.com.
  11. ^ http://nylprw.org/events/
  12. ^ Nelson, Jasmine. "2017 Top Latino Leaders to be Honored at 3rd Annual Latino Leadership Conference | The National Diversity Council". Retrieved Apr 27, 2021.
  13. ^ http://www.insightintodiversity.com/wp-content/media/issues/september2017.pdf
  14. ^ http://www.aaaed.org/aaaed/Awards.asp , http://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/about-utrgv/news/press-releases/2016/june-03-utrgv-provost-receives-national-award-for-advocacy-of-workers-rights-humanitarian-issues/index.htm
  15. ^ http://aahhe.org/Awards/alfredosantos.aspx , https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/about-utrgv/news/press-releases/2015/april-17-dr-havidan-rodriguez-award/index.htm
  16. ^ "Dr. Havidán Rodríguez featured on national magazine cover | UTRGV". www.utrgv.edu. Retrieved Apr 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "Vice provost receives Delaware Hispanic of the Year award". Udel.edu. 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
Academic offices
Preceded by President of University at Albany, SUNY
2017 – present 		Incumbent
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