I earned an M.A. in Philology in Ukraine in 1995 and a Ph.D. in Sociology from The New School University in 2007. As an Associate Professor of Sociology at St. Francis College, my research and teaching focus on immigration, identity formation, and the experiences of newly arrived immigrant communities in New York City.

My scholarship explores the social construction of identity among immigrants, the impact of immigration on children and families, and the relationships between different waves of immigrant populations. In my book, Ukrainian Immigrants in New York: Collision of Two Worlds, I examine the politics of identity and the challenges immigrants face as they navigate and adapt to American society while maintaining connections to their cultural heritage. My current research focuses on newly arrived Korean and Central American immigrant communities, with a particular interest in understanding how migration shapes social integration, community formation, and individual identity.

See Halyna Lemekh. List of Publications.