Carola Suárez-Orozco

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Carola Suárez-Orozco is a cultural developmental psychologist, academic, and author. She is a Professor in Residence at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Director of the Immigration Initiative at Harvard. She is also the co-founder of Re-Imagining Migration, a nonprofit organization.

Suárez-Orozco has focused her research on immigrant children and youth with a particular attention on highlighting the experiences regarding educational contexts. She also works extensively to elucidate how the process of immigration affects immigrant children, adolescents, and young adults. She has authored or co-authored several winning books, including ''Transformations: Immigration, Family Life, and Achievement Motivation Among Latino Adolescents'', ''Children of Immigration'', ''Learning a New Land,'' ''Immigrant-Origin Students in Community College'', and ''Education: A Global Compact for a Time of Crisis.''