RESEARCH AREAS
My research area of expertise centers on understanding and measuring inclusion and exclusion in organizations, cities, policy, and beyond. The populations I have studied include immigrant, ethnic, and religious groups and individuals with experiences of foster care, adoption, and youth homelessness. As an interdisciplinary scholar, my work contributes to the field of nonprofits, immigration, citizenship, urban planning and policy, and social work. I specialize in theory and scale development and mixed methods research.
PUBLICATIONS
Sorrell-Medina, Z (2024). Testing the relationship between local context and immigrant-serving nonprofit strategies. Nonprofit Policy Forum. https://doi.org/10.1515/npf-2023-0063
Sorrell-Medina, Z. (2024) Optimizing immigrant and ethnic participation in qualitative research. In Sage Research Methods: Diversifying and decolonizing research. Sage publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529691108
Sorrell-Medina, Z (2023). The theory of citizenry exclusion: Understanding why immigrant-serving nonprofits emerge. Journal of Ethnic and Racial Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2023.2259448
Nicholls, W. & Sorrell-Medina, Z. (2023). Undocumented immigrant activism: The struggle for rights and recognition. In Van Liempt, I., Schapendonk, J., Campos-Delgado, A., (Eds.), Research handbook on irregular migration. (pp. 106-117). Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800377509.00017
Sorrell-Medina, Z. (2022). A Strategy Typology: Unearthing How U.S.-Immigrant-Serving Nonprofits Contribute to Immigrant Inclusion Outcomes. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2022.2132571
WORKS UNDER REVIEW/IN PROGRESS (SELECTED LIST)
Sorrell-Medina, Z. (Article). National goal trends: Understanding the goals of US immigrant-serving nonprofits.
Sorrell-Medina, Z, Aparacio, M., Godoy, A., Juarez, A. (Article). Nonprofit exclusion: The case of foster and adoption agencies.
Sorrell-Medina, Z & Aparacio, M. (Article). A scoping literature review of immigrant-serving nonprofit organizations.
Tessler, T. & Sorrell-Medina, Z (Article). Understanding exclusion: The case of AAPI discrimination during COVID-19
Stamps, T & Sorrell-Medina, Z (Article). Unwanted Kids: Assessing Depictions of Foster Youth in Films
Sorrell-Medina, Z (Book). Marigold: Uncovering the complexity of at promise youth.
REPORTS
Sorrell-Medina, Z., Gonzales, L., Townley, H., Caballero, M., Quijano, M., Collins, S. (2021). A Report on the state of Immigrant inclusion in Florida. Welcoming Gainesville & Alachua Co.
Sorrell-Medina, Z., Madueke, K. (2021). Evaluating the effectiveness of an art-based peace program in contributing to processes of peace in Jos, Nigeria. Yemaya Productions, LLC.
DATA
Foster Parent Exclusion Data
The foster parent exclusion data compiles Reddit posts exhibiting how (prospective) foster and adoption parents experience exclusion in the process of becoming a foster-adopt parent. Access link in between parenthesis --> (here)
