Julia Arroyo

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Education

Ph.D. Sociology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

M.A. Sociology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

B.A. Sociology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 

Research Interests 

• children and youth
• race and racism, gender
• poverty and social class
• intersectionality
• families
• grandparents raising grandchildren
• fathers
• child welfare system 

Publications

• Arroyo, J. & Zsembik, B, & Peek, C. (2019). Ain’t nobody got time for dad?: Racial-ethnicdisproportionalities in child welfare casework practice with nonresident fathers. Child Abuse& Neglect, 93, 182-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.03.014 
• Arroyo, J., & Peek, C.W. (2015). Child welfare caseworkers’ characteristics and their attitudestoward non-custodial fathers. Child Abuse & Neglect, 47, 140-152.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.06.007 
• Griffin, L., Pavela, G., & Arroyo, J. (2015). Tourism and the treadmill of production: A cross-national analysis. Environmental Sociology, 1(2), 127-138.https://doi.org/10.1080/23251042.2015.1022930