Alejandro holds a PhD in Sociology with a specialization in Political Economy from Carleton University. He was awarded with a Vanier Scholarship, the Government of Canada’s most prestigious international award for doctoral students. His areas of interest include (im)migration/diasporas, race/ethnicity, identities, and youth in Canada and Latin America.

Alejandro has ample experience in migration and youth research, policy evaluation, teaching, and education management both in Canada and Mexico. His most recent research focused on the experiences of economic integration and development of transnational ties among Mexican youth in Ottawa and Montreal.

Alejandro was a member of the 2021 Nomination Committee for the newly minted Lorne Tepperman Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award of the Canadian Sociological Association. He was a Board of Directors member, Elections Officer, and Communications Chair of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (2016-2019). He was also member of the Advisory Search Committee for Vice-President (Research and International), and the Chair of the Committee for Refugee Issues at Carleton University.