Brittany Romanello
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Assistant Professor of Sociology
Also affiliated: Arizona State University (2021–2024)
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Brittany Romanello's research investigates the intersection of cultural identity, migration, and social experiences, particularly within specific religious and geographic contexts. Her work has examined the impacts of border enforcement policies on Mexican Americans and explored how Latina migrants navigate US Mormon communities. Romanello also studies the negotiation of masculinity and body image through "fat talk" among individuals.
Utilizing methodologies such as photovoice, Romanello has explored themes of multiculturalism as resistance, symbolic appropriation of national symbols, and the experiences of Latina Latter-day Saints with ethnic homogenization and racial tokenism in the American West. Her research also touches upon the religious socialization of youth and its connection to political choices.
Romanello holds a h-index of 4, with 19 total publications and 56 citations. She is actively publishing, with recent work appearing in 2024 and 2025.
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- h-index: 4
- Publications: 19
- Citations: 56
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Assistant Professor of Sociology publications 2025University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page
Selected Publications
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“The Burden of Truth is Just Very High: Inequalities in Institutional Responses to Family Violence” (2025)
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Devenue une religion mondiale, l’Église mormone va devoir s’adapter (2025)
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Asylum Seekers’ Rights Denied and Border Communities Disrupted: Ethnographic Accounts on the 2023 Border Closure in Lukeville, Arizona (2025)
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New president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints inherits a global faith far more diverse than many realize (2025)
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How privilege affects reactions to men’s femininity (2025)
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- How privilege affects reactions to men’s femininity
- How privilege affects reactions to men’s femininity
- Asylum Seekers’ Rights Denied and Border Communities Disrupted: Ethnographic Accounts on the 2023 Border Closure in Lukeville, Arizona
- Asylum Seekers’ Rights Denied and Border Communities Disrupted: Ethnographic Accounts on the 2023 Border Closure in Lukeville, Arizona
- “The Burden of Truth is Just Very High: Inequalities in Institutional Responses to Family Violence”
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