Elisha Marr, Assistant Professor of Sociology
616-526-6000
emm24@calvin.edu
Office: Spoelhof Center 213
Weekly Schedule
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Educational Background
- BA Calvin College
- MA Michigan State University
- PhD Michigan State University
Teaching Interests
Fundamentals of Sociology, Diversity & Inequlaity, Families
Research Interests
Transracial adoption, intersections of race, class and gender, media and popular culture, policy
Selected Publications
“Are You My Mother? How Transracial Adoption Provides Insight Into Who is a Mother and Who Gets to be Mothered” in forthcoming Adoption and Mothering. Ed. Latchford, Frances. Demeter Press. Toronto, ON.
“Race and Racism” in forthcoming Encyclopedia of Mothering. Eds. O’Reilly, Andrea and J. Geoffrey Golson. SAGE Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA.
