Michelle Loyd-Paige, Dean of Multicultural Affairs and professor of Sociology at Calvin College, received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Purdue University (1985). She has taught several courses in the Department of Sociology and Social Work since joining the department in 1985. These course include, but are not limited to: Introduction to Sociology, Diversity and Inequality in the United States, Demography, DCM: Christian Response to Racism, Sociology of the African Diaspora, and the Sociology Senior Capstone course. Loyd-Paige's research interests include the social worlds of Black Clergywomen, Afro-Christian worship, and Christian responses to racism.
