Louis. He specializes in the study of political attitudes toward immigrant groups and policy decisions that affect immigrant treatment in the United States. He also examines the social and political integration of immigrants and refugees in the St. Louis Metropolitan Region. Adriano is also the principal investigator of two national studies on immigrant resentment, support for voter restrictions, and knowledge of local policy decisions on immigrant treatment in the United States. At UMSL, Adriano teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on policy research methods; the politics of public policy; public management; and, the politics of hate, difference, and social justice. In St. Louis, Adriano is also a board member of the Missouri Immigrant and Refugee Advocates (MIRA).