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Meet our new faculty: Caitlin Patler, public policy

By Public Affairs

A portrait of Caitlin Patler, smiling outside behind unfocused scenery of buildings and trees
Caitlin Patler is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty.

Nat Hoonsan

April 16, 2024

Name: Caitlin Patler (she/her)

Discipline: Public policy

Degrees: Ph.D. in Sociology, UCLA, 2014

Research interests: Dr. Patler’s research examines US immigration and criminal laws, legal statuses, and law enforcement institutions as drivers of socioeconomic and health disparities. Dr. Patler also studies the spillover and intergenerational consequences of systemic inequality for children’s wellbeing.