Temi AlaoGraduate Student
Degrees
- B. A. in Psychology and Sociology (minor), Rice University, 2020
- M. A. in Sociology, University of Florida, 2022
General Research Areas
- Racial/Ethnic Relations and Stratification
- Immigration and Immigrant Integration
- African/Black Diasporas
- Du Boisian Sociology
- Identity Processes and Identity politics
- Social Mobility
- Social Networks
- Culture
Current Research
My research agenda is driven by questions that evaluate how ongoing enterprises of colonialism and racial capitalism play out in social institutions (such as the law) and in the lived experiences of marginalized populations across the globe— namely, ethnoracial minorities and immigrants from the Global South. Specifically, I focus on how the cultural scripts tied to these enterprises shape identity processes, the characteristics and structures of one's social networks, and economic mobility.
My research spans transnational lines, primarily focusing on Black/African diasporas in the United States and France. My dissertation, "Hierarchies of Black France: Understanding Status Inequality Among Black Immigrants in Paris and Montpellier, " uses archival, interview, and network analysis methods to examine inequalities in the status attainment (mobilization of social networks to achieve upward mobility in the labor market) of Black immigrants from the United States and francophone African and Caribbean countries who reside in France.
Recent Publications
Alao, T. 2023. "Diasporic Consciousness in African Immigrants’ Support for #BlackLivesMatter." Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics 8(2): 141-163.
Bryan, B. & Alao, T. 2023. “Exploring the Implications of Criminal Justice Contact for Housing”, in McCabe, B. & Rosen, E. (ed.) The Sociology of Housing: An Edited Volume. University of Chicago Press.
Corrington, A., Fa‐Kaji, N. M., Hebl, M. R., King, E. B., Stewart, D., & Alao, T. 2022. "The Impact of Organizational Statements of Support for the Black Community in the Wake of a racial Mega‐Threat on Organizational Attraction and Revenue." Human Resource Management, 61(6), 699-722.
