Stephanie Dhuman

Stephanie A. Dhuman's research and teaching focus on racialization and racism, Latinx (im)migration, sexuality, and family, and has been published in journals including Annual Review of Sociology, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, and Ethnic and Racial Studies. Dhuman is currently working on research related to Latinx racialization experiences, racial and queer identity formation, sociopolitical agency within racialized organizations, and racial disparities in the foster care system. At the University of Florida, she earned her master’s and doctorate degrees in sociology, with focus in the substantive areas of race, Latinx sociology, and gender and sexuality.

Select Publications

• Vargas, N., Valle, A. J., & Dhuman, S. A. (2025). Unraveling Complexities of Latino Racialization. Annual Review of Sociology, 51.
• Dhuman, S. A. (2025). Contention, Cohesion, and Beyond: An Overview of Black-Latinx Relations in the United States. Sociology Compass, 19(6), e70077.
• Dhuman, S. A. (2024). “I’m not a pure Puerto Rican?” Racialization, respectability politics, and Puerto Rican intragroup tensions. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1–19.
• Dhuman, S. A. (2023). “Why Can’t We Have Some Kind of Unity?” Cultural Contention Amongst Puerto Rican and Black Residents in Southern Suburbia. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, 9(4), 470-485.
• Dhuman, S. A., & Vargas, N. (2020). Threatening places or diverse spaces: Divergent constructions of Florida Puerto Ricans across Twitter and newspaper articles. Sociological Inquiry, 90(1), 101-122.

Professional Affiliations

American Sociological Association
Puerto Rican Studies Association
Society for Social Work and Research
Southern Sociological Society
Eastern Sociological Society
Latinx Studies Association
Latin American Studies Association

Appointed to the Faculty

Educational Background

Ph.D., University of Florida
M.A., University of Florida
B.A., University of Florida