Kathleen Odell Korgen

Kathleen Odell Korgen is Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University, a comprehensive university in Wayne, New Jersey. Kathleen enjoys teaching her students that sociology is a remarkably useful discipline and highlights how "Sociologists in Action" make a positive impact on society. Her published works on race relations and racial identity include From Black to Biracial , Crossing the Racial Divide , Multiracial Americans and Social Class , Race Policy and Multiracial Americans ....See more

Kathleen Odell Korgen is Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University, a comprehensive university in Wayne, New Jersey. Kathleen enjoys teaching her students that sociology is a remarkably useful discipline and highlights how "Sociologists in Action" make a positive impact on society. Her published works on race relations and racial identity include From Black to Biracial , Crossing the Racial Divide , Multiracial Americans and Social Class , Race Policy and Multiracial Americans . Her teaching texts, in addition to Sociology in Action, include Our Social World, The Engaged Sociologist , Sociologists in Action , and Social Problems in Action . Kathleen is also the editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology . Kathleen works as a consultant for other sociology departments as a member of the American Sociological Association Departmental Resources Group and received William Paterson University's award for Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Expression in 2006 and the university's award for Excellence in Teaching in 2014. See less