Temi AlaoGraduate Student

• B. A. in Psychology and Sociology (minor), Rice University, 2020
• M. A. in Sociology, University of Florida, 2022

• 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

Much of my research agenda is driven by questions that evaluate how ongoing enterprises of colonialism and racial capitalism play out in the lived experiences of marginalized populations across the globe, namely ethnoracial minorities and immigrants from the Global South. I study the ways the cultural scripts tied to such enterprises impact the identity formations, social networks, mobilities, and political behaviors of these populations. My research spans transnational lines, primarily focusing on the African diaspora in the United States and in France.  

Currently in its early stages, my dissertation examines the status hierarchies, cultural enactments, and the social networks of Black immigrant communities in Paris, France.

Alao, T. (2023). Diasporic Consciousness in African Immigrants’ Support for #BlackLivesMatter. Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1017/rep.2023.10

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.