Dr. Jennifer A. Jones
Dr. Jennifer Jones is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Latin American and Latino Studies by courtesy) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. As a scholar, Dr. Jones seeks to examine the social construction of race by exploring three distinct sources of change in the contemporary racial landscape -- immigration, the growing multiracial population, and shifting social relations between and within racial groups. By focusing on these three themes, she works to expand our understanding of how people become racialized and make sense of that racial identity, as well as how those identities impact social relations and politics. Dr. Jones’ recent work can be found in such journals as Contexts, International Migration Review, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Ethnic and Racial Studies, and Latino Studies. Her book, The Browning of the New South, was released with the University of Chicago Press in 2019.