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Dr. Kasey Ray is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Kent State University, teaching at both the Geauga campus and Twinsburg Academic Center. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Akron, specializing in gender, race, class, and deviance. As a first-generation college student, she advocates strongly for student-centered diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Education:
- Ph.D., Sociology, University of Akron (2015)
- M.A., Sociology, University of Akron (2012)
- B.A., Political Science, Baldwin Wallace University (2008)
Research Focus: Dr. Ray’s work examines social class, welfare participation, spatial inequalities, deviant behavior, and social issues. Her recent publications analyze welfare-to-work programs, emotional norms in policy implementation, and regional disparities in welfare policies.
Publications: Her research bridges sociology and public policy, with recent studies exploring the emotional dynamics of welfare-to-work programs and comparative analyses of welfare participation in Ohio and North Carolina. She co-authored influential work on cultural capital in welfare discourse and neo-liberalism’s impact on maternal policies.
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