Matt Barreto

Dr. Matt A. Barreto is Professor of Political Science and Chicana/o & Central American Studies at UCLA and the co-founder of the research and polling firm BSP Research. He previously co-founded the research firm Latino Decisions. At UCLA, Professor Barreto founded the research center, Latino Policy & Politics Initiative (LPPI) and the UCLA Voting Rights Project (VRP). Prof. Barreto research focuses on minority and immigrant voting behavior, and teaches courses in the departments of Political Science and Chicana/o Stuides on Racial and Ethnic Politics, Latino Politics, Immigration Politics, the Voting Rights Act, Elections, Research Methods, and American Politics. Part of his research agenda also includes public opinion and election surveys, including exit polling methodology and pre-election polls. He is the author of three books and his work has been published in the American Political Science Review, Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, Public Opinion Quarterly, among many other peer reviewed journals as well as three books. He has published 75 academic articles and book chapters on the topics of race, ethnicity and politics. In addition to his research on Latino voting patterns, Prof. Barreto has conducted extensive research on voting rights, and has been an expert witness in numerous Voting Rights Act lawsuits. More information about Dr. Barreto can be found here.