Catherine White Berheide

Catherine White Berheide is the Tisch Family Distinguished Professor and Professor of Sociology at Skidmore College, focusing on work and occupations, organizations, and women's studies. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Northwestern University and a B.A. from Beloit College.

• Education
  • Ph.D., M.A. – Northwestern University
  • B.A. – Beloit College

Her research explores faculty work-life balance, gender disparities in academia, pandemic impacts on academic productivity, and household labor dynamics. Key themes include:

• Faculty well-being during crises
• Gendered division of labor
• Family-friendly institutional policies
• Academic career barriers for women
• Intersectional analysis of race and gender in teaching

Recent work analyzes:

• Emotional labor disparities during remote teaching
• Career trajectory obstacles in liberal arts colleges
• Gendered work-life conflict patterns

She has contributed to curriculum development through Senior Seminar in Sociology and studies institutional diversity initiatives.