Luis is Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, Director of the Diversity Research Institute, Russell F. Stark University Professor, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington. His research interests are in racial and ethnic politics, urban politics, politics of immigration, educational politics, and voting rights policy. He is the author of several books, articles and chapters. Among his forthcoming publications is a co-authored book, "Making It Home: Latino Lives in the United States" (Temple University Press).