Nikita Carney

Nikita Carney

  • Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Sociology, Sociology
  • Ph.D. in Sociology, University of California
  • M.A. in Gender/Cultural Studies, Simmons University
  • B.A. in Women's Studies, Wellesley College

Teaching Interests

SO 132 Issues and Investigations in Sociology
SO 241 Race and Racism in the United States
SO 271 Diversity, Self, and Society

Research Interests

Race, gender and migration
Race, media, and social movements
Ethnography

Bio

Dr. Carney's interdisciplinary research engages with race and ethnicity, gender, and ethnographic methods. Her research involves the Black diaspora in the Caribbean, United States, Canada, and France, with a particular focus on the experiences of Black women.

Professional Memberships

  • Sociologists for Women in Society 2022-01-01 - Present
  • American Sociological Association 2014-01-01 - Present
  • Haitian Studies Organization 2011-01-01 - Present

    • Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

    Journal Articles

  • Carney, N. (2023). Race and Ethnicity across Borders: An Ethnographic Study of Haitian Women in Diaspora. Issues in Race and Society
  • Carney, N., Kelekay, J. (2022). Framing the Black Lives Matter Movement: An Analysis of Shifting News Coverage in 2014 and 2020. Social Currents 2.3295E+14. (Link)
  • Carney, N. (2021). All Work Is Cultural Work: Paid Labor and Cultural Citizenship. Journal of Haitian Studies, (27) 1 112-134. (Link)
  • Carney, N. (2021). Constructing Race and Ethnicity: "It Has to Do with Where You Are". SPATIAL DEMOGRAPHY, (9) 3 375-396.
  • Rios, V. M., Carney, N., Kelekay, J. (2017). Ethnographies of Race, Crime, and Justice: Toward a Sociological Double-Consciousness. ANNUAL REVIEW OF SOCIOLOGY, VOL 43, (43) 493-513.
  • Carney, N. (2017). Multi-sited ethnography: Opportunities for the study of race. SOCIOLOGY COMPASS, (11) 9
  • Carney, N. (2016). All Lives Matter, but so Does Race. Humanity and Society, (40) 2 180-199. (Link)

    • Books

  • Carney, N. (2025). All Work Is Cultural Work: Cultural Citizenship and Haitian Women in Diaspora New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press

    • Presentations

  • Smith, C., Rawls, A. W., Everett, D., Cao, X., Mohammadpour, A., Carney, N. (2024). “Making "Taken For Granted" Racism Visible” Presented at the Bentley University MLK A day of Social Justice, Celebration, Listening, and Learning Waltham, MA
  • Carney, N. (2023). “Constructing Race across Borders: Haitian Women in Diaspora” Presented at the ASA American Sociological Association Philadelphia, PA
  • Carney, N. (2023). “Gender Roles, Work, and Migration: Haitian Women in Diaspora” Presented at the SSSP Society for the Study of Social Problems Philadelphia, PA
  • Carney, N. (2023). “Constructing Race and Ethnicity across Borders: Haitian Women in Boston, Montreal, and Paris” Presented at the Bentley University Bentley showcase of research on the nature and implications of diversity at the MLK Breakfast Bentley University
  • Carney, N. (2022). “Constructing Race and Ethnicity across Borders: Haitian Women in Boston, Montreal, and Paris” Presented at the Bentley University 9th Annual Research Showcase Poster Session Bentley University

    • Reviews

  • Carney, N. (2020). Hands Up, Don't Shoot: Why the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter, and How They Changed America. , (25) 2 285-286.

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Committee Chair for Sociology MLK Day Planning Committee - Present
  • Committee Member for DEI Major - Present

    • Service: Professional

  • Committee Chair for Society for the Study of Social Problems Book Award - 4/30/23

    • Service: Ph.D. Advising

  • Committee Member 2023/04 - Present
  • Committee Member 2019/04 - 2024/03

    • Service: University

  • Committee Member for Inclusive Excellence Council - Present
  • Committee Member for IEC Reflection and Assessment Working Group - Present
  • Student Organization Advisor for Letters of Love - Present
  • Representative of Sociology Department for Academic Exploration Event - Present
  • Committee Member for Academic Standards - Present
  • Committee Member for Juneteenth Planning Committee - Present
  • for Academic Integrity Hearings - Present
  • Guest Speaker for Coming Full Circle - Present
  • Program Organizer for DEI Major 7/1/22 - Present
  • Mentor (Faculty) for First Falcons 1/1/22 - Present