Publications and Presentations

• Hill, Jessica, Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Paul N. McDaniel. 2021. "Immigration Status as a Health Care Barrier in the USA During COVID-19." Journal of Migration and Health, 4. 
• Huang, Xi, and Cathy Yang Liu. 2019. "Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: A Local Policy Perspective." Journal of the American Planning Association. 

• Huang, Xi, and Cathy Yang Liu. 2016. "Welcoming Cities: Immigration Policy at the Local Government Level." Urban Affairs Review, 54, 1: 3-32.

• Hyde, Allen, and Michael Wallace. 2020. "Immigration and Labor Market Outcomes in U.S. Metropolitan Areas." Sociological Perspectives, 63, 4: 630-652. 

• Hyde, Allen, Jeremy Pais, and Michael Wallace. 2015. "Immigration and Earnings Inequality in America's New Small-Town Destinations." Social Science Research, 49: 81-96.
• Hyde, Allen, Cathy Yang Liu, Paul N. McDaniel, Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Britton Holmes. 2023. "Welcoming Immigrant Integration Beyond the Local Level: Atlanta’s One Region Initiative." Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City. 

• Kim, Anna Joo, and Ashley Bozarth. 2020. "Refuge City: Creating Places of Welcome in the Suburban U.S. South." Journal of Urban Affairs. 

• Kim, Anna J., Josh M. Levin, and Nisha D. Botchwey. 2018. "Planning with Unauthorized Immigrant Communities: What Can Cities Do?" Journal of Planning Literature, 33, 1: 3-16. 
• McDaniel, Paul N. 2021. "Twenty-First Century Migration, Integration, and Receptivity: Prospects and Pathways in Metropolitan Areas of the Southeastern United States." Special Issue: Observations on the Future Geographies of the American South. Southeastern Geographer, 61, 4: 381-404. 

• McDaniel, Paul N. 2018. "Book Review: Shifting Boundaries: Immigrant Youth Negotiating National, State, and Small-Town Politics (by Alexis M. Silver)." International Migration Review.

• McDaniel, Paul N. 2018. "Shared Humanity, City Branding, and Municipal Immigrant Integration Initiatives in the Southeastern United States." Southeastern Geographer, 58, 3: 250-281.

• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Anna Joo Kim. 2017. "Receptivity and the Welcoming Cities Movement: Advancing a Regional Immigrant Integration Policy Framework in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia." Papers in Applied Geography, 3, 3-4: 355-379.

• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Jordyne Krumroy. 2019. "From Municipal to Regional Immigrant Integration in a Major Emerging Gateway: Creating a Community to Plan a Welcoming Metro Atlanta." Papers in Applied Geography, 5, 1-2: 140-165. 

• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Qingfang Wang. 2019. "Immigrant Integration and Receptivity Policy Formation in Welcoming Cities." Journal of Urban Affairs.

• McDaniel, Paul N. and Heather A. Smith. 2017. "Receptivity's Construction in Public Schools: A Component of Immigrant Integration in an Emerging Gateway." Journal of International Migration and Integration, 18, 4: 1061-1081.
• Rodriguez, D.X. and Manley, E. (2021). “Education and Health: The Uneven Playing Field Confronting DACA Recipients”. Youth and Policy. 
• Rodriguez, D.X. and Manley, E. 2020. “How We Fail Foreign-Born Veterans: A Scoping Study of Literature.” Journal of Veteran Studies. 

• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara, Paul N. McDaniel, and Matthew Tikhonovsky. 2020. "Human Services Providers’ Perspectives on Refugee Resettlement in the United States Before and After the 2016 Presidential Election." Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies.

• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara and Paul N. McDaniel. 2019. “Community-Based Participatory Research as a Tool for Improved Understanding and Practice of Newcomer Integration.” Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 23, 2: 3-19.

• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara, Jessica Hill, and Paul N. McDaniel. 2020. "A Scoping Review of Literature About Mental Health and Well-Being Among Immigrant Communities in the United States." Health Promotion Practice.

• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara, Paul N. McDaniel, and Gianni Bisio. 2019. "'FU': One Response to the Liminal State Immigrant Youth Must Navigate." Law & Policy, 41, 1: 59-79.

• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara, Paul N. McDaniel, and Marie-Dominique Ahebee. 2018. "Welcoming America: A Case Study of Municipal Immigrant Integration, Receptivity, and Community Practice." Journal of Community Practice, 26, 3: 348-357.

• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara, Kathleen Skott-Myhre, and Hans Skott-Myhre. 2020. "Shifting the Logic: Losing Children's Bodies." Journal of Progressive Human Services, 31, 1.

• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara, Sanjuana C. Rodriguez, and Banti C. V. Zehyoue. 2019. "A Content Analysis of the Contributions in the Narratives of DACA Youth." Journal of Youth Development, 14, 2. 
• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara, Jessica Hill, and Paul N. McDaniel. 2021. "A Scoping Review of Literature About Mental Health and Well-Being Among Immigrant Communities in the United States." Health Promotion Practice, 22, 2: 181-192.
• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara, Lina T. Tuschling, and Paul N. McDaniel. 2022. “'Why do they laugh at me?' Stereotypes and Prejudices Experienced by Immigrant Youth.” Journal of Belonging, Identity, Language, and Diversity, 6, 2: 26-40. 

• Huang, Xi, and Cathy Yang Liu. 2016. Welcoming Cities: Immigration Policy at the Local Government Level. Atlanta: The Center for State and Local Finance, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.

• Kerr, Juliana, Paul McDaniel, and Melissa Guinan. 2014. Reimagining the Midwest: Immigration Initiatives and the Capacity of Local Leadership. Chicago, IL: The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

• Kim, Anna Joo, et. al. 2016. Clarkston Speaks, The City Listens. Atlanta, GA: School of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology.  

• Kim, Anna Joo, et. al. 2015. Imagine Our Norcross: Planning for Immigrant Integration. Atlanta, GA: School of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology. 

• McDaniel, Paul. 2016. Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Welcoming Cities: Lessons from Chicago, Dayton, and Nashville. Washington, DC: American Immigration Council.

• McDaniel, Paul N. and Rob Paral. 2020. A Global Welcome: Metro Chicago's Approach to Immigrant Inclusion. Chicago: The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. 92 pp.

• Hill, Jessica, Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Paul N. McDaniel. 2021. "Immigration Status as a Social Determinant of Health During Covid-19." Public Health Post. October 29, 2021. 
• Kim, Anna Joo. 2017. "An Introduction to 'Immigrant Atlanta' and Beyond: A Tour of the Work of the Georgia Immigration Research Network." Atlanta Studies. July 25, 2017.

• Kim, Anna Joo. 2016. "Immigrant Community Studio and Working Group on Immigrant Labor." Atlanta: Center for Urban Innovation, Georgia Tech.

• Kim, Anna Joo. 2016. "Immigration in Georgia: The GIRN and 'Welcoming Cities' Forum." Georgia Tech Center for Urban Innovation. June 6.

• Kim, Anna Joo. 2016. "A Welcoming (and Sometimes Not) America: Immigrant Integration in the New South." Metropolitics. November 1.

• McDaniel, Paul N. 2015. "How a Cultural Institution Can Shape Receptivity in a New Immigrant Destination." The Migrationist. October 16, 2015.

• McDaniel, Paul N. 2016. "Shaping and Reshaping Identity on Immigrant and Refugee Receptivity." The Migrationist. June 17, 2016.

• McDaniel, Paul N. and Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez. 2020. "Immigration Integration." Public Health Post. March 12, 2020.

• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Anna Joo Kim. 2018. "Creating a Welcoming Metro Atlanta: A Regional Approach to Immigrant Integration." Atlanta Studies. April 26, 2018.
• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Lara Smith-Sitton. 2021. "Inclusive Storytelling: Community Reaction to Immigrant Youth Experiences in Atlanta." Atlanta Studies. September 16, 2021. 

• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara. 2016. "Welcoming America: A Movement to Embrace Newcomers." Insight Into Diversity.
• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara, Jessica Hill, and Paul N. McDaniel. 2020. "Immigrant Health is Public Health." Public Health Post. October 20, 2020. 

• Aguila, Soakie, Tiffany Rockwell, Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Paul N. McDaniel. “A Community-University Partnership for Improved Immigrant Integration.” National Organization for Human Services. Des Moines, Iowa. October 2017.
• Ahebee, Marie-Dominique, Tiffany Rockwell, Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Paul N. McDaniel. “Missing the Boat: The Underutilized Potential of Foreign-Trained Professionals.” Conference on Social Work Education. Atlanta, Georgia. October 2016.
• Bledsoe, J., Zuñiga-Cardoza, N., Rodriguez, D.X., McDaniel, P.N., Smith-Sitton, L., and Rozman-Clark, T. “Green Card Youth Voices: Immigrant Storytelling as a Tool to Improve Community Knowledge Surrounding the Immigrant Experience.” National Organization for Human Services. Philadelphia, PA. October 2018.
• Kim, Anna Joo and Ashley Bozarth. “Refugee Ghetto or Ethnic Enclave? Welcome to Clarkston, Georgia.” Atlanta Studies Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia. April 2017.
• Harden, Susan B., Paul N. McDaniel, Heather A. Smith, and Katie E. Brown. “Engaging Museums: Joining Forces to Move a Community Toward Immigrant Receptivity.” Engagement Scholarship Consortium Annual Conference. State College, Pennsylvania. September 2015.
• Hyde, Allen, Paul N. McDaniel, Cathy Yang Liu, and Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez. “Regional Immigrant Integration and Receptivity in a Major Emerging Gateway.” Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference. Virtual. October 2021.
• Liu, Cathy Yang and Xi Huang. “Welcoming Cities: Immigration Policy at the Local Government Level.” Atlanta Studies Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia. April 2017.
• McDaniel, Paul N., Allen P. Hyde, Cathy Yang Liu, Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Britton Holmes. “Regional Immigrant Integration and Receptivity in a Major Emerging Gateway: Implementation of the Atlanta One Region Initiative Recommendations.” Atlanta Studies Symposium. Atlanta, GA. May 2022.
• McDaniel, Paul N., Rajit Das, and Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez. "Place-Branding for Immigrant and Refugee Integration and Receptivity Amid a Pandemic: A Comparison of Welcoming Cities Networks in Australia and the United States." Race, Ethnicity, and Place X Conference. Virtual. October 2020.
• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Jordyne Krumroy. "From Municipal to Regional Immigrant Integration in a Major Emerging Gateway: Creating a Community to Plan a Welcoming Metro Atlanta." Southeastern Immigration Studies Association, 2020 Conference. Charleston, SC. February 2020. 
• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, Gianni Bisio, and Christina Edwards. “Immigrant Integration and Receptivity in Networks of Welcoming Cities: A Comparison of Australia and the United States.” American Association of Geographers, 115th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. April 2019.
• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, Smilie Sandhu, and Jordyne Krumroy. “From Municipal to Regional Immigrant Integration in a Major Emerging Gateway: Creating a Welcoming Metro Atlanta.” Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 2018.
• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Lara Smith-Sitton. “Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from an Atlanta High School.” Race, Ethnicity, and Place IX Conference: Engaged Scholarship: Fostering Civil and Human Rights. Austin, Texas. October 2018.
• McDaniel, Paul N. and Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez. "Immigration Practitioners’ and Researchers’ Perspectives Concerning the Study of Newcomer Integration, Inclusion, and Receptivity." The Migration Conference. Lisbon, Portugal. June 2018.
• McDaniel, Paul N. "Media Representation and Public Discourse of Immigrant Integration, Inclusion, and Receptivity in Welcoming Cities." American Association of Geographers. New Orleans, Louisiana. April 2018.
• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Qingfang Wang. “Immigrant Integration and Receptivity in Welcoming Cities: A Multiscalar Comparison of Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dayton, and Nashville.” Conference on Immigrant Integration in U.S. Cities: Past Lessons, Current Practices, and Future Directions. Baruch College, City University of New York. May 2017.
• McDaniel, Paul N. “Receptivity and the Welcoming Cities Movement: Regional Immigrant and Refugee Integration Policy Potential in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia.” Atlanta Studies Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia. April 2017.
• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Qingfang Wang. “Multiscalar Processes of Immigrant Integration and Receptivity in Welcoming Cities.” American Association of Geographers, 113th Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts. April 2017.
• McDaniel, Paul N., Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Anna Joo Kim. “Immigrant Receptivity and the Welcoming Cities Movement: A Potential for ‘Regional Welcoming’ in Atlanta, Georgia.” Applied Geography Conference. Louisville, Kentucky. October 2016.
• McDaniel, Paul N. and Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez. “The Welcoming Movement and Community Practice: A Case of Multi-Scalar Immigrant Integration.” 6th Conference on Immigration to the US South. Columbia, South Carolina. October 2016.
• McDaniel, Paul N. and Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez. “Atlanta’s Immigrant Crossroads: Untapped Potential or Utilized Promise for Newcomer Integration.” Race, Ethnicity, and Place VIII Conference. Kent, Ohio. September 2016.
• McDaniel, Paul N. and Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez. “Immigrant Mobility in Atlanta: The Role of the Welcoming Cities Movement.” Atlanta Studies Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia. May 2016.
• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara. “Latino Civic Engagement in the Atlanta Metropolitan Region: Opportunities and Challenges for Immigrant Integration." Atlanta Studies Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia. April 2017.
• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara, Lina Tuschling, Lara Smith-Sitton, and Paul N. McDaniel. "Why Do They Have to Laugh at Me?: Perspectives from Immigrant Youth on Experiences of Stereotypes and Prejudices in an Emergent Gateway." Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference. Las Vegas, NV. February 2019.
• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara, Lara Smith-Sitton, Paul N. McDaniel, and Tea Rozman-Clark. "Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from an Atlanta High School." Atlanta Studies Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia. April 2018.
• Smith-Sitton, Lara, Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, Paul N. McDaniel, Tea Rozman Clark, and Allison Dobo. “Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from Atlanta High School Students—Pedagogical, Advocacy, and Research Structures for Engaged Work.” Engagement Scholarship Consortium: Transforming Higher Education Through Engaged Scholarship. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 2018.

• Kim, Anna Joo (panelist). "Bridging Divides in Rural and Suburban America." Welcoming America's Welcoming Interactive. Atlanta, GA. April 2017.
• Kim, Anna Joo (panelist). Coming to America: A Conversation on Contemporary Immigrant and Refugee Experiences. Kennesaw State University, Georgia. March 2017.
• McDaniel, Paul N. “From Municipal to Regional Immigrant Integration in a Major-Emerging Gateway.” Invited Colloquium Presentation, Migration Research Network, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. March 2022.
• McDaniel, Paul N. “From Municipal to Regional Immigrant Integration in a Major-Emerging Gateway.” Invited Colloquium Presentation, Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. February 2022.
• McDaniel, Paul N. Session I: Immigration, Diversity, and Inequality in the United States. Conference on Challenges in Development: A Global-Local Perspective, at The Inaugural Atlanta Global Studies Symposium, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. April 2019.
• McDaniel, Paul N. "Researcher Perspectives on the Study of Newcomer Integration." Welcoming Economies Global Network Annual Convening. Philadelphia, PA. October 2016.
• McDaniel, Paul N (moderator). "Living in Clarkston: A Local Perspective." Clarkston Career Information Fair, part of Welcoming Week activities, Building Community: Identity and Engagement in Clarkston. Hosted by Trends Global and the United Nations Association of the USA Atlanta Chapter. September 14, 2016.
• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara (panelist). "Coming to America: A Conversation on Contemporary Immigrant and Refugee Experiences." Kennesaw State University, Georgia. March 2017.
• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara and Paul N. McDaniel. “Geography and Context of Immigration in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Southeastern United States.” Introductory Lecture, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) National Convening 2020, Atlanta, GA. March 2020.
• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara and Paul N. McDaniel. "Evaluating Immigrant Inclusion: Challenges and Opportunities." Welcoming America’s Welcoming Interactive. Atlanta, GA. April 2017.
• Rodriguez, Darlene Xiomara and Paul N. McDaniel. "Welcoming Interactive Café: Researcher Perspectives on the Study of Newcomer Integration." Welcoming America’s Welcoming Interactive. Atlanta, GA. April 2016.