received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan in 2011. Her primary research interests include: comparative frameworks of race in the Americas, how immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean adapt to the US racial system, the impact of immigration on the US racial system, and the experiences of faculty of color and women in academia. Dr. Joseph conducted her dissertation research in Governador Valadares, Brazil where she examined how US migration influenced Brazilian return migrants’ perceptions of race in the US and Brazil. Her current project integrates immigration and health policy by exploring how documentation status influences the health outcomes 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.