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Katherine McClelland is a Professor of Sociology at Franklin & Marshall College, specializing in race relations, education sociology, and social stratification. Her research focuses on racial dynamics on college campuses and social reproduction across life stages. She has received significant recognition including the Lindback Award for Teaching and multiple research fellowships.
Her work explores how racial climates are constructed on predominantly white institutions, with particular attention to intergroup contact effects and cumulative disadvantage mechanisms. Over three decades, she has published extensively on race relations, career aspiration dynamics, and sociological methodologies.
- Research Grants: Spencer Foundation (1999-2001), National Academy of Education (1991-1992)
- Teaching Excellence: Lindback Award (1991)
- Collaborations: Supervised 3+ independent studies annually and mentored Hackman Fellows (1987-2009)
Notable contributions include longitudinal studies tracking Windsor College's racial climate evolution and analyzing how educational systems perpetuate social inequalities. Her presentations span ASA/AERA conferences since 1990, addressing topics from symbolic racism to multicultural program impacts.
