Greta A. Gilbertson

Greta A. Gilbertson is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Fordham University's Department of Sociology and Anthropology. She specializes in immigration studies, gender, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Her work focuses on transnational mobility, carework among immigrant women from the Dominican Republic, and the intersection of citizenship policies with globalized systems.

• Education:
• B.A., Boston University
• M.A., Vanderbilt University
• Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (1988)

Her research explores themes such as aging populations among immigrant communities, welfare reform impacts on Dominican immigrants, and naturalization processes through a gendered lens. Key studies include analyses of multigenerational caregiving dynamics and transnational citizenship regulations.

Her publications span peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in journals like Latino(a) Research Review and Migration Information Source, with a focus on sociopolitical aspects of immigration in urban contexts. Courses taught include 'Contemporary Immigration in Global Perspective' and 'Place, Space and Immigrant Cities.'