- Margaret Andersen
Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Sociology
Faculty Scholar Emerita, Center for the Study of Diversity
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716Biography
Margaret L. Andersen is the Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Sociology at the University of Delaware where she also held joint appointments in Women’s Studies and Africana Studies and where she currently serves as Executive Director of the President’s Diversity Initiative. She is the author of several books, including Sociology: The Essentials (with Howard F. Taylor); On Land and On Sea: A Century of Women in the Rosenfeld Collection; Living Art: The Life of Paul R. Jones, African American Art Collector; Race and Ethnicity in Society: The Changing Landscape (with Elizabeth Higginbotham);Thinking about Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender; Race, Class and Gender (with Patricia Hill Collins), She is a recipient of the American Sociological Association’s Jessie Bernard Award and has received the Sociologists for Women in Society’s Feminist Lecturer Award. She is the former Vice President of the American Sociological Association, former president of the Eastern Sociological Society and a recipient of the University of Delaware’s Excellence in Teaching Award.
- Patricia DeLeon
Trustees Distinguished Professor, Biology
Faculty Scholar, Center for the Study of Diversity
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716Biography
Patricia A. DeLeon is Trustees Distinguished Professor in Biological Sciences where her research focuses on reproductive genetics, specifically genes involved in sperm development and function (funded by the NIH and the NSF). With an interest in diversity in the STEM field, she mentors graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and undergraduates with senior theses. She served as a member of the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (1992-1996), NIH Study Sections, an NSF Review Panelist, and on the Executive Council of the American Society of Andrology (ASA) where she was recognized for her scientific contributions to Andrology in 2006. Recently, she completed a term as President of Women in Andrology and currently serves as a member of ASA Diversity Committee. Also at UD, she has chaired the Women’s Studies Faculty Research Awards Committee and WISE (Women in Science and Engineering). Nationally known for her efforts in mentoring women and minorities, she is a 2007 recipient of the U.S. Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
- Sam Gaertner
Professor of Psychology
Faculty Scholar Emeritus, Center for the Study of Diversity
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716Biography
Sam Gaertner (PhD, The City University of New York: Graduate Center) is Professor of Psychology at the University of Delaware. His research interests involve intergroup relations with a focus on understanding and reducing prejudice, discrimination and racism. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. Currently, Professor Gaertner is co-editor (with Rupert Brown, Sussex University, UK), of Social Issues and Policy Review, a journal of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Professor Gaertner’s research has been supported by grants from the Office of Naval Research, the National Institutes of Mental Health and the National Science Foundation.
- Elizabeth Higginbotham
Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice
Faculty Scholar Emerita, Center for the Study of Diversity
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716Biography
Elizabeth Higginbotham (Ph.D. )is a professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware with joint appointments in Black American Studies and Women’s Studies. She has a long standing interest in diversity issues as they related to education and employment. Her publications include, Too Much to Ask: Black Women in the Era of Integration (University of North Carolina Press, 2001), and with Margaret Andersen, Race in Society: Then Changing Landscape(Wadsworth-Cengage, 2012) in its third edition. She is currently researching Black professionals who desegregate workplaces.
- April Veness
Associate Professor, Geography
Faculty Scholar, Center for the Study of Diversity
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
