Dr. Rachel Allison is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology. Her research focuses on gender and intersectionality across societal institutions characterized by women's increased representation, including education, medicine, and sport. Dr. Allison's past research has examined racial and gender stratification in medical specialization and college students'…

Dr. Margaret Hagerman is the author of the award-winning book, White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America (NYU Press 2018), and she is a nationally recognized expert on white racial socialization processes. She is available for comments and analysis on how children and youth learn about racism, racial inequality, and racial privilege in their everyday lives.

Stacy Hoskins Haynes joined the faculty at Mississippi State University in 2008 after receiving her Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology and Crime, Law, and Justice at Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on issues related to victimization, sentencing, juvenile justice, and criminal justice policy. Dr. Haynes's previous research has examined offenders' and victims' experiences…

Kimberly Kelly is Professor of Sociology and Director of Gender Studies at Mississippi State University. She studies the intersections of religion and reproductive politics, focusing upon abortion activism in the United States. Her previous work addressed the crisis pregnancy center movement, ‘post abortion syndrome,’ and the diffusion of religious ideology into public policy and appears in…

Tara E. Sutton, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Sociology, Gender Studies affiliate, and African American studies affiliate at Mississippi State University. Dr. Sutton's work on perpetration and victimization incorporates queer criminology and feminist criminology perspectives. Specifically, her research addresses child abuse, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and the cycle of…