Her research is located at the intersection of sociology and feminist studies, and has appeared in the journals Gender & Society, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Sociological Forum, Sociological Perspectives, and the National Women’s Studies Association Journal, in addition to other scholarly outlets. Dr. Harnois’ research is rooted in multiracial feminist theory – the broad range of scholarly, activist, and creative writing, produced primarily by racial- and ethnic-minority women, in which the intersections of race, gender, class and other systems of inequality are critically analyzed and contested.