Stephanie A. Bohon

Current Research

Dr. Bohon has been at the University of Tennessee since 2006. She received a Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography from Penn State in 1998. Her specialty areas include Demography, Immigration, Latino Sociology, Urban Sociology, and Quantitative Methodology. Dr. Bohon's most recent work examines the growth and needs of Latino migrants in the South, focusing on the difference between Latino migrant adjustment in traditional and emerging gateways.

Recent and Forthcoming Publications

Malley, Sara, Jennifer Scroggins, and Stephanie A. Bohon.  2011.  “EPA Enforcement of Environmental Regulations in Tennessee:  2005-2008.”  Society and Natural Resources. 

Bohon, Stephanie A. and Heather Macpherson Parrott.  2010.  “The Myth of Millions: Socially Constructing ‘Illegal Immigration’” in Cameron D. Lippard and Charles A. Gallagher (eds.) Being Brown in Dixie:  Race, Ethnicity, and Latino Immigration in the New South.  Boulder, CO:  First Forum Press.   

Conley, Meghan and Stephanie A. Bohon.  2010.  “The Spectrum’s Other End:  Solidarity and Distrust in a New Latino Destination.”  Journal of Latino-Latino American Studies 3(4):  13-30. 

Alzate, Mónica M., David P. Moxley,  Stephanie A. Bohon, and Larry Nackerud.  2009.  “The Influence of Perceived Health Status on Poor Women’s Confidence in Leaving Welfare:  Implications for Social Work.”  Social Work in Health Care 48:  1-19. 
Bohon, Stephanie A.   2009.  “Georgia”  In Mark Overmyer-Velazquez (ed.) Latino America.  Greenwood, CT:  Greenwood Press. 

Bohon, Stephanie A., Laura Gerard Massengale, and Audrey Jordan.   2009.  “Mexican Self-Employment in Old and New Latino Places.”  In Fran Ansley and Jon Shefner (eds.) Global Connections and Local Receptions: New Latino Immigration in the Southeastern United States.   Knoxville:  University of Tennessee Press. 

Borek, Erika and Stephanie A. Bohon. 2009.  “Policy Climates and Reductions in Automobile Use."  Social Science Quarterly 89(5): 1293-1311. 

Bohon, Stephanie A, Katherine Stamps, and Jorge H. Atiles. 2008.  “Transportation and Migrant Adjustment in Georgia.”  Population Research and Policy Review 27(3): 273-291.

Bohon, Stephanie A., Laura Gerard Massengale, and Audrey Jordan. 2009.  “Mexican Self-Employment in Old and New Latino Places.”  In Fran Ansley and Jon Shefner (eds.) Global Connections and Local Receptions:  New Latino Immigration in the Southeastern United States. Knoxville:  University of Tennessee Press. 

Bohon, Stephanie A.   2006.  “Georgia’s Response to New Immigration.”  Chapter 4 in Greg Angrig, Jr.,and Tova Andrea Wang (eds.) Immigration’s New Frontiers.  New York:  The Century Foundation. 

Bohon, Stephanie A., Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson, and Bridget K. Gorman. 2006.  “College Expectations and Aspirations among Latino Adolescents in the United States.”  Social Problems 52(2):207-225.

Stamps, Katherine and Stephanie A. Bohon.  2006.  “Educational Attainment in New and Established Latino Metropolitan Destinations.”  Social Science Quarterly 87:  1225-1240. 

Bohon, Stephanie A.  2005.  “Occupational Attainment of Latino Immigrants in the United States.”  Geographical Review 95(2):249-266.

Bohon, Stephanie A., Heather MacPherson, and Jorge H. Atiles. 2005.  “Educational Barriers for New Latinos in Georgia.”  Journal of Latinos and Education 4(1):43-58. 

Bush, Kevin Ray, Stephanie A. Bohon and Hyoun K. Kim.  2005.  “Adaptation among Immigrant Families: Resources and Barriers.  In Patrick C. McKenry and Sharon J. Price (eds.) Families and Change: Coping with Stressful Events and Transitions.   Second edition.  New York: Sage.

Contact Information

Stephanie A. Bohon
Associate Professor, Associate Head, and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ)
Ph.D.1998 Pennsylvania State University

The University of Tennessee
907 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996-0490

Phone: 865-974-7019
E-Mail: sbohon@utk.edu