Sociology of Sexualities

About Kandice L. GrossmanKathleen J. Fitzgerald

Kathleen J. Fitzgerald PhD is a teaching  professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research and teaching interests are in social stratification; specifically race/ethnicity gender and sexuality. She is the author of Recognizing Race and Ethnicity: Power Privilege and Inequality 3rd ed. (2020); and Beyond White Ethnicity: Developing a Sociological Understanding of Native American Identity Reclamation (2007); in addition to numerous journal articles. She has been teaching the sociology of inequalities for over 26 years. Fitzgerald earned all her degrees in sociology: her PhD from the University of Missouri her MA from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and her bachelors degree from St. Louis University. Kandice L. Grossman PhD Candidate is a teaching assistant and doctoral student in sociology at the University of Missouri. She earned her masters degree from University of Manchester UK (2000) in women and gender studies with a focus on feminist research methodologies. She is a visiting professor of gender and sexuality studies and sociology at Stephens College and Columbia College in Columbia Missouri and has more than 18 years of teaching experience.