She/Her
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At FSA since 2022
[email protected]
Phone: (404) 373-8746 x8158
B.A. Sociology – Emory University
M.A. Sociology – The University of Georgia
Ph.D. Sociology – The University of Georgia
Coming from a family of educators, Kristen always knew she wanted to work in education. During college, she worked as a camp counselor and youth swim instructor. After graduating from Emory, she worked as a third-grade co-teacher and middle school softball coach at the Greenwich Country Day School in Greenwich, CT. She then decided to pursue higher education, receiving a MA and PhD in sociology from The University of Georgia. While at UGA, her studies centered on the social psychology of race, class, and gender and understanding how these characteristics affect people’s experiences in educational settings. After graduating from UGA, she took a position as an assistant professor of sociology at Oglethorpe University, where she taught classes on race and inequality and served on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) taskforce. Kristen continues to have an active research agenda. Her research has primarily explored identity and inequality in educational settings and has been published in journals such as Sociology of Race and Ethnicity and Sociology of Education, among others. In her spare time, Kristen enjoys watching, playing, and coaching sports. She also enjoys creative writing and is currently working on a picture book about race.