Dialika Sall

Dialika Sall is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY). Her research focuses on immigration studies and race and ethnicity, particularly examining the racial and ethnic boundary-work of second-generation West African youth through qualitative methodologies. She earned her PhD in Sociology from Columbia University and is based in the Bronx, NY.

Research Interests:

• Intersection of immigration and race/ethnicity
• Ethnoracial identity formation among diaspora youth
• Cultural sociology of African immigrant communities
• Social stratification and integration

Research Support: Her work has been funded by prestigious grants from the Russell Sage Foundation and the National Science Foundation.

Publications: Her research appears in journals such as Ethnic and Racial Studies and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, with recent articles addressing topics like religious influence on ethnoracial boundaries and selective acculturation among West African youth.