Laura Limonic is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Old Westbury. Her research is in the area of contemporary immigration to the United States and the integration trajectories of ethnic and ethno-religious groups. Her book, Kugel and Frijoles: Latino Jews in the United States  explores issues of ethnicity, race, class and religious community building among Latino immigrants in Boston, New York, Miami and Southern California. Laura’s is currently working on a project that examines the effects of neoliberal policies on motherhood and childrearing in the United States. The study takes an in-depth look at how mothering ideologies, division of labor, and labor force participation are affected by factors such race, class, and immigration status.  Her work has been supported by the Berman Foundation, the Association for Jewish Studies and the Templeton Trust.

Laura received her PhD in Sociology from the CUNY Graduate Center in 2014.  She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American Studies from Brandeis University and a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University. In addition to academic research, Laura has an extensive background in public policy research and advocacy.