Dr. Ana S.Q. Liberato, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Sociology

1573 Patterson Office Tower

Phone: 257-6069
email: aslibe2@uky.edu

Ana S.Q. Liberato was born and raised in the Dominican Republic.  She received her bachelor’s degree in statistics from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo in June 1996, and her master’s in Latin American Studies and doctoral degree in sociology from the University of Florida in 2001 and 2005 respectively. Ana’s main sociological interest is in the study of race and ethnicity, gender, health, migration and political attitudes.    Below see a list of Ana’s publications:

-          Liberato, Ana S.Q. and Joe R. Feagin. 2007. Becoming American and Maintaining Ethnic Identities: The Case of Dominican Americans. Forthcoming in Yoku Shaw-Taylor and Steven A. Tuch (eds.), “The Other African Americans: Contemporary African American Families in the United States.” Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

-          Liberato, Ana S.Q. and Dana Fennell 2007.Gender and Health in the Dominican Republic: The Impact of Free Trade Zone Employment and Female Headship. Journal of World Development Vol. 35 (3):  394-409.
.Liberato, Ana S.Q. (Second author) and Dana Fennell. 2007. Learning to Live with OCD: Labeling, the Self, and Stigma. Journal of Deviant Behavior. Vol. 8 (4) :  305-331.

-          Liberato, Ana S.Q., Carlton Pomeroy, and Dana Fennell. 2006. Well-being and Social Policy in Bolivia: The Impact of Ethnicity and Regional Location on Material Wealth and Health Outcomes. Social Indicators Research.76 (20): 233-262.

-     Liberato, Ana S.Q., and Dana Fennell. 2006. The Well-being of Industrial Workers: A Quantitative Assessment of the Dominican Case. Perspectives on Global Development and Technology.  Vol. 5 (4): 303-326.