Dr. Joseph received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan. Her primary research interests include: comparative frameworks of race in the Americas, the impact of immigration on the US racial system, minority and immigrant health, and the experiences of faculty of color and women in academia. Dr. Joseph’s current project explores how documentation status influences the health and healthcare access of Latino immigrants in the Boston metropolitan area. After program completion, she will begin an Assistant Professor of Sociology position at Stony Brook University.