Publications

Books

Diversity in Black Greek Letter Organizations cover

2018     Laybourn, Wendy Marie and Devon R. Goss. Diversity in Black Greek Letter Organizations: Breaking the Line. Routledge.

Journal Articles

2020    Laybourn, SunAh M. “Adopting the Model Minority Myth: Korean Adoption as a Racial Project.” Social Problems DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spz060

2018     Laybourn, Wendy M. “Being A Transnational Korean Adoptee, Becoming Asian American.” Contexts 17(4) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1536504218812866

2018     Laybourn, Wendy M. “The cost of being ‘real’: black authenticity, colorism, and Billboard Rap Chart rankings.” Ethnic & Racial Studies

2018     Parks, Gregory S. and Wendy Marie Laybourn. “Asian American Fraternity Hazing: An Analysis of Community-level Factors.” Asian Pacific American Law Journal

2018     Laybourn, Wendy Marie, Devon R. Goss, and Matthew W. Hughey. “‘You’re either one of us or you’re not’: Racial Hierarchy and Non-Black Members of Black Greek-Letter Organizations.” Sociology of Race & Ethnicity

2017     Laybourn, Wendy Marie. “Teaching and Learning Guide: Korean Transracial Adoptee Identity Formation.” Sociology Compass 11(2) DOI: 10.1111/soc4.12449

2017     Laybourn, Wendy Marie. “Korean Transracial Adoptee Identity Formation.” Sociology Compass 11(1) DOI: 10.1111/soc4.12444

2016     Laybourn, Wendy Marie. “From Subjugated to Incorporated: The Racial Projects of U.S. Rap Music.” Issues in Race & Society 4(1):82-87.

2016     Gregory S. Parks and Wendy Marie Laybourn. “The Sons of Indiana: Kappa Alpha Psi and the Fight for Civil Rights.” Indiana Law Journal 91(4):1425-1472.

2016     Laybourn, Wendy Marie and Gregory S. Parks. “Brotherhood and the Quest for African American Social Equality: A Story of Phi Beta Sigma.” Maryland Law Journal Race, Religion, Gender and Class 16(1):1-47.

2016     Laybourn, Wendy Marie and Gregory S. Parks. “Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and the Fight for Civil Rights.” Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy 6(1):213- 301.

 

Other Publications

2020                Laybourn, SunAh M. and Carla Goar. “Abby Johnson’s comments about her adopted Black son are problematic. Here’s why.” Op-Ed for Brookings,  August 26.