Juhwan Seo

I'm a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers–Newark. I received my PhD in Sociology at Cornell University, where I was affiliated with the Asian American Studies Program, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, and Latina/o Studies Program.

My research examines how the legal inclusion of historically excluded groups into the polity and its national projects produces normative subjects. My research areas include race and im/migration, gender & sexuality, family, and law & society.

My dissertation explores post-DOMA queer migration in the U.S. Specifically, I draw on interviews with same-sex binational couples applying for the marriage-based green card, as well as lawyers who provide guidance. This project has received multiple paper awards from ASA and SSSP.

My research has been published in Social Networks, Sex & Sexualities, and Gender and Research. I have been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Justice, and Social Science Research Council. I received my B.A. in Sociology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Harvard University.