K J A Thomas
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 58254 |
|---|---|
| NOME | K J A Thomas |
| PRENOMES | K J A |
| SOBRENOME | Thomas |
| ASSINATURA | THOMAS K J A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1900-643X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 42 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 110 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2002 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Perceptions of Children’s Use of Covid-19 Prevention Behaviors
Very few studies have examined perceptions of children’s use of COVID-19 prevention behaviors during the pandemic and whether such perceptions varied by race-ethnicity. Using data from the COVID-19 in American Communities − 2 Survey collected between March and April 2022, this study examines race-ethnic disparities in perceptions of children’s use of the various preventive behaviors recommended by the CDC during the pandemic. First, it used logis…
Global Inequalities in US Visa Rejections
This study uses data from the US Department of State and other sources to examine inequalities in the use of visas to regulate population mobility to the United States. The results showed that between 2006 and 2021, visitor visa rejection rates were higher for applications submitted in the Global South than in the Global North. For example, the top 15 countries with the lowest rejection rates were mostly wealthy states in the Middle East and Euro…
Race-ethnicity, Foreign-born Status, and Poverty among the Children of STEM Graduates
Although the number of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduates is increasing, few studies have examined the implications of STEM credentials for the well-being of children. Using data from the 2018–2022 American Community Survey, this study examines racial and ethnic inequalities in poverty among the children of STEM graduates, and whether these inequalities are shaped by foreign-born status. The results show several pa…
Racial differences in adoption expectations
Black Immigrants, Exposure to Police Violence, and Support for Black Lives Matter
African Migration at a Crossroads
This study examines international migration trends in Africa since the mid-1960s. It argues that African international migration trends are at a turning point that could significantly affect the future of migration studies. New African immigrant communities are emerging in Asia, South America, and other world regions, while the influence of state and non-state institutions is increasing. Moreover, interstate migration in Africa is now more discon…
Immigrant Status and Hesitancy Toward the Use of Covid-19 Vaccines and Drug Treatments Developed for Children
Racial Disparities in Socioeconomic Status Among Adoptive Parents
Parents of color are underrepresented in adoption research and as adoptive parents. Consequently, there is limited understanding of racial disparities in socioeconomic status (SES) among adoptive parents. We test two hypotheses: (1) racial disparities in the United States will be reflected in the adoption community (social stratification) and (2) adoptive parents of color may need to overcome additional barriers to adoption, thus having higher SE…
Online Schooling, Race, and the Supervision of Children at the Height of the Covid-19 Pandemic
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a shift from in-person to online schooling as the primary mode of instruction for children. This study examines racial/ethnic inequalities in children's participation in online schooling at the height of the pandemic, and how their families adjusted to the process. The analysis was conducted using data from the 2022 Covid-19 in American Communities-2 study. The results indicate that the children o…
Health behaviours and Covid-19 prevention among immigrants in the United States
Recent studies indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic has had negative implications for the welfare of immigrant communities. However, few studies have examined the behavioural responses used by immigrants to respond to the spread of the virus. This study uses data from the U.S.-based COVID-19 in American Communities study to examine whether there are disparities in the use of COVID-19 prevention behaviours between first-generation immigrants (i.e.,…
Racial/ethnic and nativity disparities in U.S. Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy during vaccine rollout and factors that explain them
Racial Family Configurations and Inequalities in Private School Enrollment Among Adopted Children
This study uses data from the American Community Survey to examine the relationship between race, family configurations, and inequalities in private school enrollment among adoptees. We find that private school enrollment is higher in transracial than in same-race families. This disparity is driven by the outcomes of adoptees in transracial families with zero rather than one same-race parent. Among adoptees themselves, there are diverging pattern…
Parental STEM credentials and children's schooling progress in immigrant and U.S. born families
Dimensions of Inequality
The U.S. labor market is increasingly made up of immigrant workers, and considerable research has focused on occupational segregation as an indicator of their labor market incorporation. However, most studies focus on Hispanic populations, excluding one of the fastest growing immigrant groups: foreign-born blacks. Because of their shared race, African and Caribbean immigrants may experience the same structural barriers as U.S.-born blacks. Howeve…
Adoption
These findings suggest a need to consider parental sex preferences and child sex in studies on adoption decisions. Further, adoption provides one mechanism parents can use to achieve a balanced sex composition among their children
Adoption Status and Disparities in the Familial Configurations of Children
Few studies have examined the familial configurations of adopted children and how these configurations differ from those of nonadoptees. As a result, this study examines the relationship between adoption status and inequalities in the family structure of children. Our results indicate that adopted children are more likely to live in nuclear families compared with nonadopted children. Part of this is driven by the comparatively limited presence of…
Parental influence and private school enrollment among children in blended families
Race, Ethnicity, the Political Incorporation of Black Immigrants
Racial Identity and the Political Ideologies of Afro-Caribbean Immigrants
Although the number of Black immigrants in the United States is increasing, few studies have examined whether they assimilate into the liberal ideologies with which U.S.-born Blacks are typically affiliated. Using data from the National Survey on American Life, this study examines how identity formation and generational status among Black Caribbean immigrants moderate their ideological differences with U.S.-born Blacks. It shows that Black Caribb…
Race, Generational Status, and the Dynamics of First-Marriage Transitions Among Black Immigrants in the United States
Previous studies give limited attention to the marital outcomes of Black immigrants in the United States. In this study, therefore, the main objective of the analysis is to examine the relationship between race-ethnicity, generational status, and first marriage among Black immigrants. Using data from the American Community Survey, the study tests two hypotheses. The first is that Black immigrants face greater constraints to first-marriage transit…
Foreign Student Emigration to the United States
This study uses data from various sources to examine the determinants of trends in international student migration to the United States. Our results highlight the differential contributions to these trends made by various entry pathways. For example, we find that the overall growth was driven by students using visas that offered the least possibility of US employment following the completion of their studies. We also find that overall student mig…
Highly Skilled Migration from Africa to the US
Adoption, Foreign-Born Status, and Children's Progress in School
Using recent data from the American Community Survey, the author investigated how the dynamics of immigration influence our understanding of the adoption-schooling relationship. The results suggest that implications of immigrant and adoption statuses could be understood within specific familial contexts. Thus, no statistical differences were found in the outcomes of foreign-born adoptees in U.S. native families and their peers with immigrant pare…
Occupational stratification, job-mismatches, and child poverty
Exploring Child Mortality Risks Associated with Diverse Patterns of Maternal Migration in Haiti
What Explains the Increasing Trend in African Emigration to the U.S
In this study, data from the U.S. State Department on visas issued abroad and information from other sources are used to examine trends in African emigration to the U.S. The results suggest that, on average, moderate increases in African Gross Domestic Product between 1992 and 2007 had a buffering effect on emigration trends. Yet, emigration to the U.S. increased much faster from the poorest than wealthiest countries in Africa. Contrary to expect…
Parental characteristics and the schooling progress of the children of immigrant and U.S.-born blacks
In this study, I examine disparities in schooling progress among children born to immigrant and U.S.-born blacks. I find that in one- and two-parent families, children born to black immigrants are less likely to fall behind in school than those born to U.S.-born blacks. In two-parent immigrant families, children born to two immigrant parents have a significant schooling advantage over children born to one immigrant parent. While children born to …
Return Migration in Africa and the Relationship between Educational Attainment and Labor Market Success
The return migration of skilled professionals has been suggested as a policy instrument suitable for reversing the large-scale emigration of skilled professionals from African countries. However, there are no empirical studies showing how migrant professionals from Africa are reintegrated into the labor market after they return. This study examines the relationship between educational attainment and the likelihood of employment among native-born …
The U.S. Diversity Visa Programme and the Transfer of Skills from Africa
The Diversity Visa (DV) programme is designed to improve the multicultural composition of the U.S. "melting pot" beyond the traditional source countries in Europe. In pursuit of this objective, the basic eligibility requirement for participation in the programme is a high school diploma. Despite its salutary objective and design, the programme's implications for the African brain drain may not all be benign. The "tired, poor, huddled masses" from…
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Education–Occupation Mismatch Status Among Immigrants in South Africa and the United States
Racial/ethnic and nativity disparities in U.S. Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy during vaccine rollout and factors that explain them
Dimensions of Inequality
The U.S. labor market is increasingly made up of immigrant workers, and considerable research has focused on occupational segregation as an indicator of their labor market incorporation. However, most studies focus on Hispanic populations, excluding one of the fastest growing immigrant groups: foreign-born blacks. Because of their shared race, African and Caribbean immigrants may experience the same structural barriers as U.S.-born blacks. Howeve…
Race and School Enrollment among the Children of African Immigrants in the United States
This study examines whether previous findings of an immigrant schooling advantage among Blacks in the United States reflect a declining significance of race in the enrollment patterns of immigrants’ children. Using data from the 2000 US census, the study finds that, despite their advantage within the Black population, the children of Black Africans are collectively disadvantaged relative to the children of White Africans. Disparate enrollment tra…
African female immigration to the United States and its policy implications
This study examines the dynamics of female African immigration and settlement in the United States and discusses the research and policy implications for these processes. It highlights a significant surge in female immigration from African than non-African countries in recent years. This surge is driven by female immigration from Africa's countries most populous countries, from countries affected by civil conflicts, and from English-speaking coun…
Adoption
These findings suggest a need to consider parental sex preferences and child sex in studies on adoption decisions. Further, adoption provides one mechanism parents can use to achieve a balanced sex composition among their children
Foreign Student Emigration to the United States
This study uses data from various sources to examine the determinants of trends in international student migration to the United States. Our results highlight the differential contributions to these trends made by various entry pathways. For example, we find that the overall growth was driven by students using visas that offered the least possibility of US employment following the completion of their studies. We also find that overall student mig…
Exploring Child Mortality Risks Associated with Diverse Patterns of Maternal Migration in Haiti
Migration Dynamics, Entrepreneurship, and African Development
Using data from Malawi, this study situates the discourse on migration, entrepreneurship, and development within the context of Africa's social realities. It examines self-employment differences among three groups of migrants and corresponding group differences in agricultural and non-agricultural self-employment. International migrants are found to be more engaged in self-employment than internal migrants. However, our results suggest that previ…
Highly Skilled Migration from Africa to the US
Family Contexts and Schooling Disruption among Orphans in Post-Genocide Rwanda
Adoption, Foreign-Born Status, and Children's Progress in School
Using recent data from the American Community Survey, the author investigated how the dynamics of immigration influence our understanding of the adoption-schooling relationship. The results suggest that implications of immigrant and adoption statuses could be understood within specific familial contexts. Thus, no statistical differences were found in the outcomes of foreign-born adoptees in U.S. native families and their peers with immigrant pare…
Occupational stratification, job-mismatches, and child poverty
Migration Processes, Familial Characteristics, and Schooling Dropout Among Black Youths
This study uses data from the 2000 U.S. census to examine whether the schooling advantage of black immigrants’ children found in previous studies is robust. According to the results, the advantage associated with having migrant parents is not restricted to the children of immigrants. Black migrant parents, regardless of foreign-born status, have children with favorable schooling outcomes. Such parental-level influences, however, seem stronger amo…
Household Context, Generational Status, and English Proficiency among the Children of African Immigrants in the United States
This study examines how household and parental-level determinants affect English proficiency among the children of African immigrants in the United States. Within immigrant families, the study finds that children's level of proficiency has a stronger positive association with the proficiency of their mothers than with that of their fathers. Children's level of English proficiency significantly increases as the number of other English-proficient c…
Development projects and involuntary population displacement
Parental influence and private school enrollment among children in blended families
Racial Identity and the Political Ideologies of Afro-Caribbean Immigrants
Although the number of Black immigrants in the United States is increasing, few studies have examined whether they assimilate into the liberal ideologies with which U.S.-born Blacks are typically affiliated. Using data from the National Survey on American Life, this study examines how identity formation and generational status among Black Caribbean immigrants moderate their ideological differences with U.S.-born Blacks. It shows that Black Caribb…
Race, Generational Status, and the Dynamics of First-Marriage Transitions Among Black Immigrants in the United States
Previous studies give limited attention to the marital outcomes of Black immigrants in the United States. In this study, therefore, the main objective of the analysis is to examine the relationship between race-ethnicity, generational status, and first marriage among Black immigrants. Using data from the American Community Survey, the study tests two hypotheses. The first is that Black immigrants face greater constraints to first-marriage transit…
Migration, Household Configurations, and the Well-Being of Adolescent Orphans in Rwanda
Child Mortality and Socioeconomic Status
This study examines child mortality and socioeconomic status among migrants and nonmigrants. It also examines child mortality by migration status in all quintiles of socioeconomic status, comparing immigrants to the native-born and internal migrants to nonmigrants. The results show that among migrants, child mortality decreased faster as socioeconomic status increased than among nonmigrants. The results also show a crossover in the likelihood of …
Development projects and involuntary population displacement
Child Mortality and Socioeconomic Status
This study examines child mortality and socioeconomic status among migrants and nonmigrants. It also examines child mortality by migration status in all quintiles of socioeconomic status, comparing immigrants to the native-born and internal migrants to nonmigrants. The results show that among migrants, child mortality decreased faster as socioeconomic status increased than among nonmigrants. The results also show a crossover in the likelihood of …
Return Migration in Africa and the Relationship between Educational Attainment and Labor Market Success
The return migration of skilled professionals has been suggested as a policy instrument suitable for reversing the large-scale emigration of skilled professionals from African countries. However, there are no empirical studies showing how migrant professionals from Africa are reintegrated into the labor market after they return. This study examines the relationship between educational attainment and the likelihood of employment among native-born …
The Human Capital Characteristics and Household Living Standards of Returning International Migrants in Eastern and Southern Africa
Africa's experience with return migration is not new. However, few empirical studies have examined the social and economic characteristics of returning migrants within the continent. In this study, the human capital endowments and household living standards of returning migrants in Uganda and South Africa are examined using recently available data. The study compares returnees in both countries with immigrants as well as the native-born populatio…
Parental characteristics and the schooling progress of the children of immigrant and U.S.-born blacks
In this study, I examine disparities in schooling progress among children born to immigrant and U.S.-born blacks. I find that in one- and two-parent families, children born to black immigrants are less likely to fall behind in school than those born to U.S.-born blacks. In two-parent immigrant families, children born to two immigrant parents have a significant schooling advantage over children born to one immigrant parent. While children born to …
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Education–Occupation Mismatch Status Among Immigrants in South Africa and the United States
Household Context, Generational Status, and English Proficiency among the Children of African Immigrants in the United States
This study examines how household and parental-level determinants affect English proficiency among the children of African immigrants in the United States. Within immigrant families, the study finds that children's level of proficiency has a stronger positive association with the proficiency of their mothers than with that of their fathers. Children's level of English proficiency significantly increases as the number of other English-proficient c…
Family Contexts and Schooling Disruption among Orphans in Post-Genocide Rwanda
The Living Arrangements of Children of Immigrants
Children of immigrants are a rapidly growing part of the U.S. child population. Their health, development, educational attainment, and social and economic integration into the nation's life will play a defining role in the nation's future. Nancy Landale, Kevin Thomas, and Jennifer Van Hook explore the challenges facing immigrant families as they adapt to the United States, as well as their many strengths, most notably high levels of marriage and …
Familial Influences on Poverty Among Young Children in Black Immigrant, U.S.-born Black, and Nonblack Immigrant Families
This study examines how familial contexts affect poverty disparities between the children of immigrant and U.S.-born blacks, and among black and nonblack children of immigrants. Despite lower gross child poverty rates in immigrant than in U.S.-born black families, accounting for differences in family structure reveals that child poverty risks among blacks are highest in single-parent black immigrant families. In addition, within two-parent immigr…
What Explains the Increasing Trend in African Emigration to the U.S
In this study, data from the U.S. State Department on visas issued abroad and information from other sources are used to examine trends in African emigration to the U.S. The results suggest that, on average, moderate increases in African Gross Domestic Product between 1992 and 2007 had a buffering effect on emigration trends. Yet, emigration to the U.S. increased much faster from the poorest than wealthiest countries in Africa. Contrary to expect…
Race and School Enrollment among the Children of African Immigrants in the United States
This study examines whether previous findings of an immigrant schooling advantage among Blacks in the United States reflect a declining significance of race in the enrollment patterns of immigrants’ children. Using data from the 2000 US census, the study finds that, despite their advantage within the Black population, the children of Black Africans are collectively disadvantaged relative to the children of White Africans. Disparate enrollment tra…
Migration, Household Configurations, and the Well-Being of Adolescent Orphans in Rwanda
Migration Processes, Familial Characteristics, and Schooling Dropout Among Black Youths
This study uses data from the 2000 U.S. census to examine whether the schooling advantage of black immigrants’ children found in previous studies is robust. According to the results, the advantage associated with having migrant parents is not restricted to the children of immigrants. Black migrant parents, regardless of foreign-born status, have children with favorable schooling outcomes. Such parental-level influences, however, seem stronger amo…
The U.S. Diversity Visa Programme and the Transfer of Skills from Africa
The Diversity Visa (DV) programme is designed to improve the multicultural composition of the U.S. "melting pot" beyond the traditional source countries in Europe. In pursuit of this objective, the basic eligibility requirement for participation in the programme is a high school diploma. Despite its salutary objective and design, the programme's implications for the African brain drain may not all be benign. The "tired, poor, huddled masses" from…
African female immigration to the United States and its policy implications
This study examines the dynamics of female African immigration and settlement in the United States and discusses the research and policy implications for these processes. It highlights a significant surge in female immigration from African than non-African countries in recent years. This surge is driven by female immigration from Africa's countries most populous countries, from countries affected by civil conflicts, and from English-speaking coun…
Migration Dynamics, Entrepreneurship, and African Development
Using data from Malawi, this study situates the discourse on migration, entrepreneurship, and development within the context of Africa's social realities. It examines self-employment differences among three groups of migrants and corresponding group differences in agricultural and non-agricultural self-employment. International migrants are found to be more engaged in self-employment than internal migrants. However, our results suggest that previ…
Exploring Child Mortality Risks Associated with Diverse Patterns of Maternal Migration in Haiti
Occupational stratification, job-mismatches, and child poverty
Highly Skilled Migration from Africa to the US
Adoption, Foreign-Born Status, and Children's Progress in School
Using recent data from the American Community Survey, the author investigated how the dynamics of immigration influence our understanding of the adoption-schooling relationship. The results suggest that implications of immigrant and adoption statuses could be understood within specific familial contexts. Thus, no statistical differences were found in the outcomes of foreign-born adoptees in U.S. native families and their peers with immigrant pare…
Foreign Student Emigration to the United States
This study uses data from various sources to examine the determinants of trends in international student migration to the United States. Our results highlight the differential contributions to these trends made by various entry pathways. For example, we find that the overall growth was driven by students using visas that offered the least possibility of US employment following the completion of their studies. We also find that overall student mig…
Racial Identity and the Political Ideologies of Afro-Caribbean Immigrants
Although the number of Black immigrants in the United States is increasing, few studies have examined whether they assimilate into the liberal ideologies with which U.S.-born Blacks are typically affiliated. Using data from the National Survey on American Life, this study examines how identity formation and generational status among Black Caribbean immigrants moderate their ideological differences with U.S.-born Blacks. It shows that Black Caribb…
Race, Generational Status, and the Dynamics of First-Marriage Transitions Among Black Immigrants in the United States
Previous studies give limited attention to the marital outcomes of Black immigrants in the United States. In this study, therefore, the main objective of the analysis is to examine the relationship between race-ethnicity, generational status, and first marriage among Black immigrants. Using data from the American Community Survey, the study tests two hypotheses. The first is that Black immigrants face greater constraints to first-marriage transit…
Adoption
These findings suggest a need to consider parental sex preferences and child sex in studies on adoption decisions. Further, adoption provides one mechanism parents can use to achieve a balanced sex composition among their children
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