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Allison SullivanGraduate Student

Advisor: Irene Browne

Degrees

  • MA, Sociology, Emory University
  • MS, Conflict Management; Kennesaw State University
  • BA, Economics and Political Science, University of Florida

General Research Areas

  • Inequality
  • Culture
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Asian Americans
  • Critical Adoption Studies
  • Work and Occupations

Current Research

My current research examines differences in cultural capital among transracially adopted and second-generation Asian Americans as well as the cultural mechanisms behind the so-called "bamboo ceiling."

Recent Publications

    • Sullivan, Allison Jin. 2024. “Racialized Emotion Management among Asian Americans in the Professional Workplace.” Social Problems.
    • Browne, Irene and Allison Sullivan. 2023. “Human Capital, Gender, and Intersectionality.” Pp. 107-122 in The Handbook on Alternative Global Development, Edited by Franklin ObenOdoom. Camberley Surrey, UK: Edward Elgar Press.