Dr. SunAh M Laybourn is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Memphis and an Affiliate Faculty Member for the Center for Workplace Diversity & Inclusion. She received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Maryland (2018). Her research examines racialization processes and cross-racial interaction. Dr. Laybourn is the co-author of Diversity in Black-Greek Letter Organizations: Breaking the Line (Routledge 2018). Her work has been published in Social Problems, Sociology of Race & Ethnicity, Racial & Ethnic Studies, and Asian Pacific American Law Journal, among others.

In her book, Out of Place: The Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants (NYU 2024), she examines immigration, citizenship, and belonging through the case of Korean transnational transracial adoptees and citizenship vulnerability. In addition to her work in academia, Dr. Laybourn is the host of the radio show, "Let’s Grab Coffee" on WYXR 91.7FM Memphis or WYXR.org. Each week she catches up with experts from across the country who are investigating our most pressing social issues and common curiosities.